This has taken me a while to start as I couldn't find a suitable metallic surface, until I unearthed this tankard from the depths of the sideboard. I used charcoal on A2 paper and stood at the easel in order to have a higher sightline than previous drawings. I tried to use a putty rubber but have always found the crumbly nature of them difficult, and reverted to a plastic eraser to achieve the highlights.
I enjoy drawing reflective surfaces but I found it hard to categorise which was direct and which reflected light- I tend to study the shapes and then apply relative tone values. In hindsight I think I should have started on a toned surface, so I'll have another stab at this as soon as time allows.
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