#for anyone curious this is a strathmore 400 series

sketchbook pages fall 2016-spring 2017, part 1: from life. All captured in daily life, in public, at work, or in classes.

Sketching exclusively on toned paper for a year now has really improved my use of value and negative space- if you want to train yourself to think in silhouette, work on a midtone and carry a white colored pencil.