Second Drawing & Values

Two days in a row! I'm in the zone...:)

Go Stones
(Graphite on Sketch, 5x6")

It also occurred to me to create a value range for the combination of graphite on sketch paper so that I have some comfort with this combination.

From top to bottom, the squares are: very light, normal, very hard. Any values appearing to be out of order are due to my inconsistency of technique.

Values: Graphite & Sketch
(Graphite on Sketch, 5x6")

One last thing for today...here's a list of the artists that I like the best, and plan to use as inspirations for the personal styles that I hope to acquire one day.

Standard Art
Norman Rockwell
Robert Bateman
Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Fantastic Art
James Gurney
Matt Dixon
Gerald Brom
Frank Frazetta
Justin Sweet
Daniel Horne
Scott Gustafson
Greg Staples
Michael Whelan

Comics Art
Stan Sakai
Mike Mignola

Asian Art
Japanese Shin Hanga (20th C. woodblock prints)

I suppose next time, I'll go into the aspects of what I consider good art...