Artist Using a Black Mirror to Check Values Painting a Still Life

Here's a how-to vid on a small, homemade black mirror (instructions on how to make one on my blog) being used to check my dark to light value differences in comparison to my subject. What's so special about a black mirror for this? Find out now!

[patrickt.randolph]

This is wonderful, Thimgan. Thank you, The Randolphs =^., .^=

[seanfaherty]

Interesting.
You might want to try a comparator, as seen in the doc Tim’s Vermeer

[ShawnAllen-vx]

Cell phones (used or not) also make a decent black mirror.

[annmarie]

Sorry I didn’t see you’re how to! My bad!🫣