Shade, 12x18” each (4)

This is my shading piece for this quarter. My materials for this piece was a dulled pencil, dampened cloth, my fingers, a ruler, and a sheet of paper. When I work with shading, I am reminded that it is very important to get the lighting correctly. I begin the piece by having a dim shade, a back drop, in each square. I know a piece is done when I can step back and see where the light is coming from. When my work is going well, I am filled with a sense of relief because I always want to give it my all.

When people see my work, I'd like them to know where the light is coming from and the type of work it is. When I work with my fingers, I am reminded that the strokes of my fingers have a big impact of where everything is going. The most difficult part of the whole drawing was getting the right about of darkness for each shade. Also the squares I had were very small and that made it hard to even out. The easiest part was making the mess because I could erase anything I didn't want.