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Nice color selection. I think you could enhance the sphere’s form more by adding more dark and mid-tone toning on the right side and bottom. The reflected light could be toned down a little by adding some color. It should not be as white as the main highlight. It often also appears closer to the edge of the subject. Since you trying to recreate a…[Read more]

too bad I poked holes in the paper using a makeshift embossing tool. Live and learn. : )

Great color selection and saturation Mary! Also the patterning is very well done! The highlights at the top give the apple a really nice shine, but be careful with the placement of the main highlight. It is too close to the center of the apple and should shift to the left a little.

Hi Mary- as with the sphere drawing, your cast shadows are not in the correct position. Maybe this is due to conflicting light sources. If you are right handed, the botanical standard is that the light is coming over your left shoulder at a 45 degree angle. If you are left handed the light is coming over your right shoulder.

Great job Mary! I think this is the first time somebody has had fun with this lesson! It looks like a close up of woven fabric. Each thread has nice form!

It is hard to have a full range of tones on narrow roots, etc but you have a nice range here to give them form.

Wonderful job on the branch segment Mary! Great range of tones which is providing great form!

Welcome to the ArtFeed Mary! Nice job on the sphere! A couple of areas to revisit. The dark shadow shading should come up the fight side higher than you have shown. Also, the cast shadow is in the wrong position. Judging from your highlight, the light is coming from the left (at a 45 degree angle over your left shoulder) so the cast shadow should…[Read more]

This was a very fun class.

Pears are so fun to draw! Great job Ethel! Glad you enjoyed the class!

A beautiful rendering and the colors are wonderful Karye!

Wonderful Karye! The colors, textures, the cast shadow, your toning, everything is looking great!

Wow, wow, wow Ishbel! The colors are so vibrant and realistic! What mediums did you use? Fantastic!

Gorgeous Katie! I love how some aspects are not fully realized! It makes that intricate bloom stand out even more!

Great job Sarah! Wonderful renderings and toning!

Many thanks for your feedback!

This drawing was started during the Oct workshop in Kauia and was finished today. It was fun to finish it under Canadian January weather. It is warming for the heart.

Beautiful colors Helene! It is wonderful to see as I look out and see the snow starting to come down!

The use of masking fluid for the leaves did not give the results that I hoped for. The fluid is so difficult to apply in thin lines. I did not use it for the bracts and the veining was easier to achieve.