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Thank you Vern and Doug for the helpful suggestions! I have tried to implement your tips as I understood them. I look forward to zoom on Monday!

Beautiful!

Lisa – I think the both spheres needs more dark toning. Especially the one on the bottom. Look at your tone bar exercises on your page for reference to make sure you are getting the full range of tones when you switch over to drawing objects. See my note on your other post about changing the reflected highlights.

Hi Lisa- the branch is beautifully rendered!!!! I would add more dark toning to the right side as you have done so well on the green subject!!!!

Hi Lisa- you are making great use of the whole page!!! Really nice range of tones on the tone bar! On the arc tone bars you could add more of the darker tones. When I look at the cylinders I see a lot of midrange tones and not enough of the dark. Your toning technique is really nice! The range of tones on the green fruit is very well done! I would…[Read more]

Such a great layout on your study page here, Lisa.

Thank you for the feedback and suggestions. The reflected highlights were bugging me – too obvious! I am finding it tricky to get a smooth transition of tones, and am a bit scared about ruining the drawing by going too dark, but I expect I will build up more confidence with more practice. Really enjoying the lessons. Thank you.

Hi Fanny- the cast shadow really helps ground the apple. There looks like a light tone closest to the apple and that should actually be the darkest area. You could also fade it out a little more as it extends out. Something to consider now that you have added a cast shadow is to also have a reflected highlight. This apple is so well done! Great job!!!!

The color of the red onion skin is certainly different and more the color I think of. Was it more challenging to do these from real life?

Yes it was more challenging. The inside of the onion skin and the petals I found were very shiny and I find it hard to represent. It seems with real subjects there is more thinking to do to choose an angle and appreciate the volumes, but less to imagining and therefore it’s easier to get closer to the truth.

Thank you Doug! The edge of the apple near the shadow does stand out weirdly and it looks better after I darkened the shadow. The reflected highlight is still a little scary so I might add it later.

Hi Beverley- I like the angle and how the carrot is positioned on the page. I think you could add a little more dark toning on the right side of the carrot. Love the variety of greens on the foliage and how crisp it is! Beautiful!

Hi Fanny, Beautiful! I just want to take a bite. Your toning is perfection! Nice touch a green around the stem. I’d sort of like a bit more highlight on the ridge behind the stem. And I want to see what you will do with a cast shadow.

Thank you for your comment! I will try to add a small highlight on the ridge. To be honest I am scared of adding a cast shadow :s I might practice cast shadows elsewhere first and then add one here.

Hi Bettina, Sweet drawing! Nice work on the leaves. I really feel those veins pop out from the surface. Be careful to taper the value and width of the side veins as they go toward the margin of the leaves. I also love that you have observed and conveyed the difference between the front and backs of the leaves. The front: soft and pillowy, the…[Read more]

Hi Christina, Nice study! You have great control with your toning and a good eye for color. My comment would be that I think your highlight is a bit too big. It overwhelms the subject. I’d take it down to half that size. I would also move it slightly to the right, so it is in the top right corner. Also, I am confused with the area where the…[Read more]

thanks