I’ve started this drawing course. I’ve been drawing with graphite pencils.

But I’ve been thinking lately, that my drawings tend to lack contrast. That they are all pretty light in tone and that I really do not have a feeling for depth. Like the things I draw are kind of flat and are just what they are… drawings. They do not have the weight and mass of the actual object that I’m seeing.

So, I thought I would try something new and dramatically different. I decided to draw a still life using photoshop.

Tomato in Tones, originally uploaded by johntynan.

I really liked the way the chili pepper came out. The tomato was a bit more difficult. I could have put more time into it, but I wanted to see what kind of a response people had.