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Very nice. I love that pod opening up and spilling its seeds. So fun! You did a beautiful job of leaving those edges of the pod walls nice and light where they meet the shadows on the inside. And those inside shadows are nice and interesting, and show some great form (not just a dark blob). I like all the different views of the seed pods that you…[Read more]

I just love root studies. They are so much fun. You are off to a great start. You really captured the “feel” of those roots and the way they twist and overlap and tangle. One trick that can help a bit is to take some some of the medium to larger shapes that are created by the negative space between roots, and tone that whole space a bit darker. It…[Read more]

Yes! Gosh this is just fantastic. I love the composition changes. Just gorgeous.

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Trees in workshop – Clethera

Great job Maureen!!! The color saturation is fantastic! The thing I question are the highlights. The highlights are so strong on the 2 bottom pods, but not as strong on any of the other pods. Specifically the top two pods on the left. Should the top pod highlight be stronger or the bottom pod highlights be toned down? What do you think?

Doug, Thanks for your critique. The colored branch started as a blind contour drawing in ink. Then I decided to use some color. I could try erasing the color but don’t think I can do anything about the ink drawing. It was fun doing the pencil drawing with the red berries. Hope to get more drawing done soon. Thanks again. mj

So inspiring, it reads like a sweet melody!

Hi Kathy, thank you very much for your great advice. I like your ideas of changing the greens and roots and I‘ll simply start to draw a new bulb. These roots are so fascinating! Thanks a lot!!!

Hi Sheila, I was just comparing this one to your last version, what a great study/lesson in composition! Just a subtle tweak, but the difference is amazing. This party is really rockin!

Oh, Wendy, its always a pleasure to see your work!

Hi Theresia, Ah, spring! My bulbs are just peeking up. I love this time of year. You have done a great job on the brown bulb. You are so good at spherical subjects! But I’d like to see some work on the greens. They seem one note. Try adding some indigo in the shadows and yellow/green in the highlights. Maybe even some browns from the bulb to tie t…[Read more]

I see you have lightened the shadows since the last submission. I think that was a good move. Now think about adding some color to the shadows. I believed I mentioned indigo. Also, the reflective light could be better placed. Even though, because of ambient light and translucency of the subject, you will see a dark edge next to the cast shadow,…[Read more]

What a fantastic composition. I love everything about it.

I would be so happy to show my redesign lettering aid! Or do you mean how do chose content?