I got charcoal and it is a first try.
After the first ugly sphere I immediately figured out what was always missing in my pencil drawings - absence of proper dark shadows as I always tried full value scale. Now when I know how I can create mood via value scale with support of charcoal I think it can give me more expressiveness.
Very interesting to see how eraser and fingers work on the paper and how different textures can be created.
You are SOOO right about value. This is boring but so much needed as progression to be better artist. Drawing is a base for representative painting and learning light/shadow via value changes creates the depth and volume.
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Such a great exercise. I am increasingly learning how critical and challenging value scale work is. In fact, I am convinced that value differentiation is THE most important part of painting/drawing. It's not as much fun as slapping bright colors all over a canvas, but it is so fundamental. I haven't used charcoal in years, but recently picked up a set of different graphite pencils to work on these same kinds of exercises. I have contemplated trying charcoal gain. Maybe I will now!