The punch

This is a 11x17 which I practiced with charcoal to create. I used charcoal, and prisma color to create this. The assignment was to create motion by erasing the charcoal, which you can see by the fist moving. I added an extra layer of thought to this by creating foreshortening with the fist. I was over all very happy with how it turned out, the color really makes the mood of the work. I would say I was not the happiest with the background in this, it feels sorta empty. While i feel like it is empty, it also really adds to the mood because it almost seems like rain which adds to the mood of sad/depressing.

Shells in white and black

This is 11x17 practice of a still life using charcoal. I say practice because this was just me getting used to charcoal and how to create shadows and shades etc. The artwork is incomplete so that is my main issue with it. What i did finish though, I believe actually turned out really cool. You can see the texture in the shells and the gradients are there, so for a practice I was happy with it.