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Lovely! Was this all watercolor? I like the way you have used the tone of the Kraft paper to achieve the values. Especially on the bottom one. That technique takes control. It is so easy to overdo the white.

Thanks Katy. I’m just practicing ATM on Kraft paper. From memory the bottom one is mostly water colour and my second attempt. I watched Wendy’s lesson and it sunk in a bit better on my second try about using the tone of the craft paper to show shadows. I’m not too successful with leaves on Kraft paper and feel a little lost there but it is fun and…[Read more]

Thanks for the feedback Vern. I shall give leaves on craft paper a few more tries…

Another beauty! I love the deep rich darks. And your rendering of the veining is well done.. I also love your use of color! My only suggestion would be to tone down the cast shadow. It looks too “drawn”. Soften the edge. It should never have even a hint of an outline.

Beautiful, as usual, Camille. I especially appreciate the back of the leaf – the softness, the muted green and the reddish tones. Just lovely. I could look at it for a long time.

Hi Camille, Lovely drawing. We both love the clementine! I love how you have rendered the peel on the right side. I really feel its texture and thickness. Also the glow of the translucent fruit is beautiful! the one comment I would have concerns the shadows. I think you will find there should be more of a shadow where the peel overlaps the fruit…[Read more]

Hi Camille, I really love this drawing. It has a lovely orange glow and I like how it turns and opens up towards something. It’s an inviting and dynamic composition.

I love a simple, well done drawing of a piece of fruit! Thank you for this! The slices are so well done! I think the whole fruit maybe has too obvious pencil lines. Try toning with small circular movements. If the subject has natural contour lines you can use them to indicate form, but I think in this case it is distracting. Especially since the…[Read more]

Parts of this are still work in progress but I thought I should try to get some feedback anyway. It was a lot of fun but not really easy! Thank you so much for all the great videos/classes!

Nice drawing. Yellows are a challenge! Daffodils are a challenge! But you have done quite well! Especially the side view. I like your experimenting with colors to create the tonal range. As I said, “yellows are challenging”! But you are going about in the right way.

I like that you get good darks. But try not to create an outline. And work some on those mid tones.

Thank you for the feedback. Yes, I will have to resist the temptation to outline.

Nice rendering of a leaf and twig! What type of paper are you using? It seems a bit rough. Your tonal transitions would be easier on a smoother paper.

Thanks, I was using Strathmore 140lb cold press watercolor paper and a Windsor Newton 2B pencil since it was what I had. The paper definitely has a rough texture and the pencil applies heavy. But the draw botanicals Stonehenge aqua hot pressed sketchbook and Tombow H graphite pencil just arrived in the mail, so I will try it with those materials.…[Read more]

You are getting a nice dark. And your toning is coming along.

Great practice, Mary. Work on your 0,1,23 transitions. 0 to 1 should be so subtle. The practice will pay off. Happy toning.

Thank you! The toning is definitely good hand and eye practice. Appreciate your comments.

I don’t think I’m totally finished with this. Would appreciate any feedback. Thank you! 🙂

Haha, YES! Some darker red violet in places – and even a very sharpened dark sepia in key areas? I feel perhaps the Interlon long 3/0 417 paint brush is going to enter your life soon – so good for details with watercolour (more paint, less water…) I love this, Jill. @vern is going to love this.

Thanks so much @sam-mcwilliams for your helpful tips as always! I appreciate the suggestion to add some darkness. It really helped to make it stand out more. I have also been trying out the paintbrush you suggested and I like it a lot! (:

Another attempt with more saturation – not so successful….

Water-colour will remove the unsaturated texture of the paper showing through.

Brilliant! Of course.