Value studies are by-products of my process of creating a large oil painting. Once I finish my perspective drawing for a given aircraft, I overlay the drawing with a sheet of semi-transparent vellum and lay in my shading and values. This allows me to figure out how the shadows will fall across the aircraft and where the highlights and darkest shadows will be.

Often times, the value studies for larger aircraft come out nicely enough that they are suitable for framing. When that happens, I put them up for sale. Below is a list of value studies which are currently available.

Available Pencil Studies

pencil study for Achilles
16.5 ” x 11”, pencil on vellum
$540

54Sq Sopwith Camel pencil study
14 ” x 10.5”, pencil on vellum
$450

54Sq Sopwith Camel pencil study
22.5 ” x 15”, pencil on vellum
$395

full pencil study for La Sentinelle
16.375 ” x 9.375”, pencil on vellum
$425

Morane N pencil study for La Sentinelle
12 ” x 21”, pencil on vellum
$350

Taxiing SE5a
19 ” x 13”, pencil
$425

Pencil study for Jasta 27 Dr1, Yellow Jackets (pilot and serial unknown )
15 ” x 23”, pencil on vellum
$395

Fokker DVII value study for Two Birds with One Stone
12 ” x 21”, pencil on vellum
$350