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

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!!!!

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

Yes!!!! I think you are keeping the form very nicely. And I love how saturated you got. Great!

Pam, thank you so much for your motivating feedback! I feel I’ve got some great coaching from you, to help me reach my goals!

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]

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…..

these are amazing – beautiful composition

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

Thank you so much!

Outstanding Ishbel!!!! Bravo!!!!

Oh Ishbel. I LOVE this! Gorgeous.

I love this – Beautiful!

This is gorgeous! The whites are so great. Everything!!

Ooh Ishbel! It’s positively breathtaking!!!!!

Beautiful!!

Sigh…the texture and color elude me

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]

thank you Doug

This is looking great, Cathie! The color looks sooooo much more natural now. Way to go!!

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?

Pam ,since grapes are simi- transparent the light comimg out of the grape is orange . Taught to me by a painting teacher

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 🙂

You’ve got it Susan! The range of tones on the branches give them great form! Looking forward to seeing more of your work!

Thank you Doug!

Great!

Yes, Susan, this is a wonderful page of twig portraits. 🙂