A value scale in five boxes
From white paper to the darkest 6B, in five even steps, and why it matters for every drawing after.
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Sunday Sketchbook
A short letter every Sunday: this week's lesson, the one thing in the kit it needs, and a drawing to try before next week.
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WatchDrawing outside: a five-minute sketch
A small sketch on a walk, with the pencil, the eraser and the sketchbook in a jacket pocket.
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