old barn value sketch
Again, at the old farm. This is a value sketch; the aim being primarily to perceive and record the lights & darks of the scene in the proper relationship to one another, without doing too much detail. I started with an overall shape sketch with an HB pencil, then blocked-in the darkest darks with an 8B, identifed the lightest lights, and worked-in the values that fell between. A value sketch can be very helpful later on when you go to do a color rendering, or even just a more detailed drawing, because you will have familiarized yourself with the elements of the subject, and know what you’re shooting for as far as contrast.
NOTE: All images and text in this post are Copyright K. A. Renninger 2011. I am more than happy to have you share them through your own blog, and hope you will do so—but you must give me credit. Anyone who uses them to make money will be prosecuted.
About Sketching 
I just started sketching yesterday. I bought a sketch pad with an instructional book and some pencils. It’s been fun starting out and I hope to one day be able to sketch like that. Awesome work.
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Thanks, Jason. The more often you can sketch, the better you’ll get at it. ( I’m shooting for every day, although that doesn’t always happen!) 🙂 Have fun!
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Yeah it’s going to take doing it everyday for me to get better. I realize that it’s not as easy as it looks and it’s going to take a while for me to get perfect shape to my circles and squares. Ha.
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good job!
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Thankya!
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My wife and I met you today why you were sketching. Thanks for sharing your site and blog. I really like your two different approaches on the Smokehouse.
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Hey—thanks for checking out my blog, & for your comments! It was nice to’ve met you & your wife. Keep sketching those barns & buildings. Someday they will all be gone & our sketches are all that will be left for future generations to enjoy.
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