value portrait

1. The first step I took to create the value portrait was to trace the picture onto tracing paper, outlining the lines of different value. Next, I shaded the back of the tracing paper very dark, and then retraced the lines onto a page in my sketchbook. My last step was to add shading, pressing lightly on the light areas, and hard on the dark areas.

2. I found the different values in the portrait by holding the picture and tracing paper up to the light. This highlighted the the light and dark values. It made seeing the different values easier and I could see every spot in his face.

3. Yes, think I have a full range of all the different values. I think this because I used the lighter values for the light spots in his face,and the darker values in the dark spots, such as his hair. This picture had alot of light values, so I used alot of the light and medium values.

4. The craftsmanship on this project is ok, but it could have been neater. The reason I think this is becaues  you can see the lines of the pencil. The best part of this in my opinion was the hair, because it shows alot of texture.

5. One of the hardest parts of this portrait was doing the hair. When I first did it, I didnt show alot of value and there wasnt any texture. But then Mrs. Rossi showed me how to add texture, and now I think its good. Another hard part of the project was showing the values in his face, because alot of the values were light, and they all mixed together.Overall I think this is a good portrait.