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I think I still need something bottom left. I’ll keep looking at it and around.

Hi Becky! When I think of roses they are a combination of strength (of form) and delicacy and I think you really captured that! Congratulations on getting those beautiful dark shadows, which in combination with your highlights give this piece wonderful contrast and impact! The one area I am a little confused by is the larger petal on the right. I…[Read more]

Hi Sheila! The two pages are more balanced now and look great. The problem for me is still the bottom left corner. The strawberry plant leaves in front of the succulent does seem heavy in comparison to the rest of the work. Could you do a smaller version of the leaves?

I feel that there is more work to do on this but I would LOVE some feedback/suggestions before going further. Thank you.

The additional strawberry leaves are not glued. I added some flying Jade plant flowers. Thoughts? Might be too heavy now🙃

Thanks! Worked on that and will repost.

Hi Sheila! Great to see your work again! I love the colors and the open quality of the composition! The one piece that sticks out to me is the succulent on the very left side (of the left page). It seems too crowded there and is the one spot that differs from the light feel of the rest of the piece. Maybe moving it over to the left a little would…[Read more]

Greetings Denise! You have done a really wonderful job illustrating the colors and textures! I am struggling to tell where your light source is coming from. Especially on the left side, at the very end where it curls up and the large curl to it’s right, which sticks up could both use some shadow toning which would help clarify it visually. You a…[Read more]

Hi Daniel- you have been busy! This is a nice study page. Acorn nuts can be shiny. The shinier a subject is the whiter the highlight should be. With the inverted view of the cap on the top right I would suggest putting in some dark toning on the left side fading to a highlight on the right so you are conveying that it is an empty well. For fun,…[Read more]

Hi Daniel- this is very nice! Strong bright colors and the placement of the highlight is great. You have a range of tones, but you could go even darker on the right side and bottom (transitioning lighter as you move toward the highlight) to emphasize the fruits form. With the cast shadow, it should be the darkest at the edge of the subject and…[Read more]

Hi Daniel- I love the colors and patterning on your branch segments. What medium are you using? A couple of things to consider. I see you have cast shadows, but the branches are missing the arc toning (highlight thru shadows) we discussed on your first post. Arc toning will give the branches form. All though beautiful, right now the branches are…[Read more]

I’m working on this. Nothing glued yet. Thinking of a few more petals in the air and on the ground. Thoughts?