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This is a rose I started drawing from life last year. I’ve got the drawing back out and am working on it more, using photos I took as reference. I want to add leaves, too. I’d appreciate suggestions to improve this. Thank you.

Thank you Doug for your kind comment! I could see some of the toning issues but didn’t realize those highlights were not in the right place. I really appreciate getting your experienced advice.

Hi Pam,

Thank you for explaining this to me- It is helpful to learn how you did it- much appreciated!

Ooh good one Cynthia! So much fun. Yes to what Katy said – where is the highlight on that sphere? You did consider the highlight on the cylinder/tail part of the root. I like this very much.

So great Jill. I love those leaves and the character-ness of all of these. wonder if the bells could have a bit more colour saturation in some places. Might just be the photograph, though.

Gorgeous, as usual. You make it look so effortless – what beautiful portraits.

This is such a cool drawing.

I am so enjoying how much this style has taken a liking to you, friend.

I have named this branch Harvey. I don’t know why.

Ooh yes the saturation is so good.

Such a tough view/angle to draw – which I why I never do it – ha! Do a side view next time – and think of showing me more light green near the highlight so you have a gradation form the highlight out to a lighter green and then darker as it curves away. You could even try putting down the lightest yellowish green over the whole form (except for…[Read more]

Great start Cynthia – keep up the good work. 🙂 Tone those cylinders.

Very good suggestion from Katy.

That anenome is so stunning – I can’t look away – keep getting drawn back in .

Wishing good healing to your shoulder.

So good, Wendy.

@doug Thanks, Doug. I used scissors. I have done a lot of fabric collage and got used to cutting things up :). The idea came back to me with the crabapple drawing that had a very unfortunate mess on one edge. That’s when the scissors came out! These aren’t glued down yet because I want to draw in the faint shadow they cast. I use an archival glu…[Read more]