My approach to the assignment was to start with materials I was familiar with, such as charcoal and ebony. I did this because I have not taken an art class since my senior year of high school and wanted to slowly introduce myself back into it with familiar tactics. I then moved on to materials I was less familiar with like the Conte crayon and graphite stick. I have used graphite before but never in the form we use in class. I did not like the graphite stick as much as the other materials as I felt it was hard to get any lights and my drawing ended up mainly with medium and dark tones which I did not want. I think my bottom left drawing is my most successful because I think I did a good job filling the page and I am especially proud of the clear bottle as it looks see-through. I also do not often work with metallic materials so I felt as though I did a good job at making the metal part actually look metal. My least favorite would have to be the top left one. It was my first drawing, and I had not drawn in quite a while and I was still getting back into the hang of things. I also feel as though I could have added more to the background as it looks very empty and there is too much negative space.
