Value studies: black and white sketches on toned paper

Value studies: black and white sketches on toned paper - student project

Thank you Ohn Mar for this amazing class! I learned a lot, and using the toned paper for this, to focus solely on shadows an highlights is brilliant. Of course I got carried away a couple times, but this is work diving in, I am glad I did! 

My fruit: 

Apples

Value studies: black and white sketches on toned paper - image 1 - student project

Value studies: black and white sketches on toned paper - image 2 - student project

And with the full apple before cutting it: 

Value studies: black and white sketches on toned paper - image 3 - student project

The full apple isn't in the photo, because I ate it before I could take a picture of the apple with the drawing!

Grapes:

Value studies: black and white sketches on toned paper - image 4 - student project

Grapes and Apples together:

Value studies: black and white sketches on toned paper - image 5 - student project

Veggies: 

Onion:

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Totally messed up the highlight on this first onion, I think. I went to hard on the white acrylic on the right, and forgot the stem. And the shadow is weird. 

Value studies: black and white sketches on toned paper - image 7 - student project

Until here I used a 2-3 mm 'paint pen' black marker from Colozoo, as well as white acrylic paint with a brush for the highlights. 

Garlic: here I decided to use a Sakura Gelly Roll 10, much finer for the white lines on the garlic. Same black marker for the shades. 

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And a cup, seen from 3 vantage points, using the Gelly Roll and the black marker:

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Value studies: black and white sketches on toned paper - image 10 - student project

Value studies: black and white sketches on toned paper - image 11 - student project

Lessons: the more I practiced, the more I could see the highlights and shades. I loved drawing the shades, but they all lean in different directions, because I did this whole projects at different times of day! 

Also, it forced me to bypass the details, which for me is a challenge! 

My favorite of the 5 studies, is the one with the garlic! 

Claude C

Watercolor, Gouache, Acrylics, Ink