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This is off to a good start Richard! Remember you want to try to have 9 different tones starting with the lightest (color of the paper) to as dark as you can get. I would start by lightening the area around the main highlight and also darkening the darkest area on the right side and bottom. Than you can work on the transition of tones in between…[Read more]

Richard, this is such a great improvement from your first sphere! Take Doug’s advice and it will be even better.

Wow Sheila! I really like how balanced this composition is! I also enjoy the complimentary orange and blue color combination! Beautiful!!!

Yes! I 100% agree with Doug. I also love all the different shapes and textures. It’s fantastic.

Richard, you are getting some nice rich color. I think what your missing is the 3D form. Try doing a grisaille layer with one dark neutral color first, before even thinking about color. I think that red-violet (#194) would work well for your grisaille with this petal. You could post an image of your grisaille first before you add any more color.…[Read more]

OK thanks

Wow, so much fun! I especially like that round subject on the upper right. It’s so 3D! Great highlights and darks. Nice job!

Hi Pam, thank you for your comments. The ´subject’ is a seed case from a tree grown in Hawaii. It was found along the road with other debris, like the beans on the left. I like drawing withered and dried plants or plant parts!

Helene, I’m loving these! Those leaves are just wonderful!

Anything to improve upon? I was feeling stuck so posted it to get your input.

There are a couple of suggestions that I can make. – You may want to be careful about trying not to outline your forms. This does have a certain nice style to it that works with the outlining, but if you want it to look more realistic, try to avoid those dark outlines at your edges. If there is an area that has a dark edge, be sure to feather that…[Read more]

Hi Pam, your comments help very much. For your information, the item on the left is a very white turnip – Japanese variety. They are pure white when small. I could add some green though for contrast and colour.

Do you think that this a much smother version?

RIchard, your toning is much better. It’s looking much more smooth. Good job. Now just try to get those nine values in there. I would lighten up that dark outline, especially on the left. And than slowly, slowly, slowly, build layers so that the upper left is clearly lighter than the right side and bottom. Add more and more layers to the right and…[Read more]

Thank you for your comments. I could see mistakes after I posted it. I’ll do it again.

It’s funny. I find that I always see my mistakes more clearly after I post my work too 🙂