Homework Week 2

I'm not crazy about these two but they are better than last week's homework. I'm trying something I've never done before in pastel and that is using a subtractive technique I use for charcoal and graphite. First, a lay-in the gesture and proportions with my chamois, powdered drawing medium and drawing medium. Second, I pull out highlights and shadow shapes with my kneaded eraser and enhance the mid-tones and core shadows. Third, I tie everything together and by using a combination of my drawing medium, eraser, chamois (w/powdered drawing medium) and drawing medium. These two are pastel. The technique was more time consuming than I planned but it was the first time I had done it like this.