Value Drawings

This assignment was to make a value scale. Using different shades of color, we were asked to create 2 value scales; one value scale that had the values blended together; and the other one where you could clearly see where the value changed. I used pencil for my value scale and a ruler to correctly measure the boxes. We obviously used value for this drawing. I started making my value scale starting with the lightest shade, but then decided it would be easier to do the darkest shade first so that I could get all the values into my scale. I struggled with making sure the darkest value didn't turn out shiny because when you have too much pressure, it can sometimes give a metallic look to the values. If I was to do this assignment again in the future, I would try harder to make the darkest value less metallic.

This is my gridded value self portrait drawing. We were asked to find a picture of ourselves, make it black and white, and draw it. We put a grid over the images as well as our drawing paper, so that the proportions were right. I took the original image at an apple orchard but decided to do a different background because the image was a little bit blurry. I used pencil for this whole drawing as well as a ruler to make my grid. I also used a shading tool to make the values on my self portrait more pure. I chose to use this picture for my self portrait because it was one of the only pictures I could find where I was standing straight. Value was obviously the most significant element of art used in this drawing. I worked really hard on the hair and I think that was one of my strengths of my self portrait. I changed my hair a lot because that was the part of my face that was most detailed. The project relates to my life because it is a picture of me. As I said, my hair is what I am most proud of in my self portrait drawing. I struggled with the eyes because they were really dark in the picture and I wanted it to really replicate the picture. If I could change anything on my self portrait, I would erase the grid because I feel like now the critique is done, and most of the comments were about the grid, it really bothers me.