This project required us to draw a total of five objects using Reductive Value. We could not move from where we were sitting and could only draw based on that location only. The reflected light on each of the objects had to not be changed or it would mess up the entire drawing. This project was the most interesting one we did so far.

Materials: Charcoal Pencil, Compressed Charcoal, Vine Charcoal, Paint Brushes, Charcoal Powder

Canvas Size: 18 x 24

Objective: With this piece we practiced doing reductive drawing by trying to draw our own collard green leaves. Reductive Drawing involves rubbing compressed charcoal or charcoal powder over the canvas and carefully pulling it away by using a magic or kneaded eraser to make an object stand out on the paper. The lighting in the room had allowed us to try and capture the different shading that would come off of the leaf and made it difficult to have the leaf stand out more than the shading. This project wasn’t about trying to outline the leaf into the paper, it was about trying to make it appear on the paper on it’s own.

Materials: Charcoal Pencil, Compressed Charcoal

Canvas Size: 18 x 24