To create this drawing I first trace the shape of the head and then thought about the shading process. I outlined shapes with different values that helped me make the picture look realistic later on. After I shaded in the face shoulder area, I began blending the colors together. I looked at the picture and created a value scale to figure out the value of each part of the face. I used the value scale as a guide to make sure that I shaded things in the right shade and in the right way. I thought I did use a wide range of different values when I created this portrait. I wasn't 'afraid of the dark' and wasn't wary about which shades I used. I thought it looked fairly neat and that it was crafted fairly well. I did feel like some of the features were messier than others because they were harder to see on the guide picture. I definately took my time with this project, and made sure that every aspect that was needed was present. I had a few obstacles that stood in the way of completing this portrait. One of them was that I had to re-draw the picture several times because of shading and/or tracing errors. Another was that I couldn't get the picture shaded and blended right. Although these obstacles stood in the way, I overcame them and created the portrait. I thought it was an okay project overall, but I didn't make it look realistic enough.