1. Drawing the onions helped me start to master value. I do not think that I have mastered any technique yet but I think by using the shading of charcoal to add value to my piece I made it look three dimensional and more realistic. I struggled with adding texture to my drawing, specifically in the onions. In the image they looked much more rough and I think I could have used the charcoal to better show the texture that was obvious in the photo. 2. While drawing this piece, I did not take from any artists in history but rather those who were in my class and had more experience than me using charcoal and with art in general. These artists were helpful because I saw myself making mistakes that they were also making yet they were able to help me fix the mistakes in ways I do not think I would've thought to fix it. 3. My piece began as dots which aligned with the grid on my photo and on my paper. I then connected these dots to create basic shapes which I then added value to by creating areas of dark charcoal which shifted into light over a gradient. I decided to add value before finishing the overall form of each object because I believe it helped them look more realistic before perfecting exact form. 4. If I were to redo this drawing, I would have focused more on the form of the right onion and the garlic because I never fully developed them and they ended up looking like two dimensional shapes in a three dimensional piece. I would do this by adding more textural elements to the onion and adding value and more permanent lines to the garlic. 5. This is the first piece I have created in art and it is also my first time ever using charcoal to create a piece.