# Long distance apprenticeship with Rodney Davis/ value scale

**URL:** <https://www.smartermarx.com/t/long-distance-apprenticeship-with-rodney-davis-value-scale/1248>\
**Category:** WC: The Language of Drawing\
**Created:** [January 2, 2021, 5:14am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/long-distance-apprenticeship-with-rodney-davis-value-scale/1248 "2021-01-02T05:14:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![sow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@sow](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/sow)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2021, 5:14am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/long-distance-apprenticeship-with-rodney-davis-value-scale/1248/1 "2021-01-02T05:14:52Z")

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Dear all,  
I started training with Rodney Davis, i will use graphite because i can’t have Charcoal. Here is my value scale for feedback and advices.

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**Author:** ![AWaichulis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/awaichulis/32/2859_2.png) [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/long-distance-apprenticeship-with-rodney-davis-value-scale/1248/2 "2021-01-03T16:12:42Z")

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Wonderful Sow! Rodney is an incredible artist and highly-skilled instructor. If I was looking for a practice guide or mentor, Rodney would be one of my first choices. Please keep us posted as to your progress!!!

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**Author:** ![sow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@sow](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/sow)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/long-distance-apprenticeship-with-rodney-davis-value-scale/1248/3 "2021-01-03T16:33:53Z")

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Already learning a lot, Rodney is very straight to the point and pragmatic.  
He also told me about perfection, i got from it that every step in the curriculum should be done to high level finish.

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**Author:** ![AWaichulis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/awaichulis/32/2859_2.png) [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/long-distance-apprenticeship-with-rodney-davis-value-scale/1248/4 "2021-01-03T17:36:31Z")

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Absolutely! 😃

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**Author:** ![SiBreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/35a633/32.png) [@SiBreen](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/SiBreen)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 11:50am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/long-distance-apprenticeship-with-rodney-davis-value-scale/1248/5 "2021-01-23T11:50:28Z")

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@sow  
Very much looking forward to seeing updates…!

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**Author:** ![mokxmatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@mokxmatic](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/mokxmatic)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/long-distance-apprenticeship-with-rodney-davis-value-scale/1248/6 "2025-06-29T16:04:40Z")

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Could you tell a bit more about how the apprenticeship has been, and what to expect.