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Richard, you are really good at getting bright saturated colors. I’m a little confused by the orange color of the reflected highlight. Is it sitting on an orange surface maybe?

Richard, I really like the bright graphic quality of your drawings. And you are getting a nice core shadow here. I’m seeing a dark outline around your pepper and around your highlight. You may want to try to fade your colors into your edges instead of outlining shapes. Your toning is getting better with each drawing. Keep it up 🙂

I plan on adding more to this at some point.

Pam and Wendy looked like they were having so much fun with nightshades so I started a study of my own. I started this while I was stuck at home with COVID in August, I’m not happy with the tomato. I think I did better with the pepper. And apologies for the awkward crop — this is on 11×14 paper and I have a 9×12 scanner.

Great!

thank you Doug

Thank you Doug – I agree with all your suggestions – the highlight area needs to more gradual and the reflective highlight is awkward. Good things to practice…..

Hi Cathie- I feel your frustration in your post! The revised color looks really good to me! I think purples are hard to do because there rarely is one purple that works on its own. You have to mix a few colors to get the right one. I see that you followed Pam’s advice and the form is better now too! Don’t get too discouraged, your work just kee…[Read more]

Nice job Susan! You have a really good range of tones on the two spheres. I would lighten the area around the main highlight a little. There is too much of a jump from the highlight to the area surrounding it. The tomato also looks really good! The top area especially has really good form. I would add more dark and mid-range tones (use your…[Read more]

Aw, thank you Doug! I wouldn’t have dared to try it without your encouragement.😊

Hi Marie- I am glad you took the leap and added more color saturation! It looks great!!! You retained the highlight and tonal range, which is imperative, but not always easy when you are adding saturation. Wonderful job!!!!

I tried to intensify the colours all over… I’m wondering if I might have lost a bit of definition and form?

Outstanding Ishbel!!!! Bravo!!!!

Thank you so much!

Beautiful landscape, Renata!

I love this — it’s so elegant and striking on the toned paper

Thank you Doug!

these are amazing – beautiful composition