{"id":398,"date":"2026-02-27T19:27:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaelle-artstudio.com\/plog2026\/?p=398"},"modified":"2026-02-27T19:33:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:33:07","slug":"exercise-2-1-observation-of-natural-objects-using-detail-and-tone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaelle-artstudio.com\/plog2026\/exercise-2-1-observation-of-natural-objects-using-detail-and-tone\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise 2.1 \u2022 Observation of Natural Objects using Detail and Tone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In Project 2, I’m aiming to develop my drawing skills. My priority is to practice my drawing and develop my understanding of tonal values, aiming to use the full tonal range visible when I look at my subject matter, using monochrome drawing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I chose the first exercise from Project 4 as it seemed the most appropriate to get me going. I’m asked to make a series of four studies of individual objects, creating dark, medium and light tones using hatching and cross-hatching techniques combined with soft and medium grade pencils and altering the direction of the strokes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m aiming to spend about 15 hours practicing for this first exercise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n