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This is fun Faye! I love the torn edge of the tea packet!

Thanks Doug!

Wonderful colors Faye! There are a couple of areas to revisit. You could add more shadow toning where leaves overlap. The berries also need highlights and a range of dark toning. I see that the berries that are behind are slightly more saturated, but it is subtle. Because there are no highlights or range of tones the berries are too similar and in…[Read more]

Thank you Doug! I love the watercolor pencils and have noticed my tendency to go in too quickly (I am excited and going too fast) with the color rather than slowly building up. How would you suggest I add highlight in after the fact? I tried removing the saturation from the berries using plain water on the no. 6 Interlon brush, and also by adding…[Read more]

Welcome to the ArtFeed Faye! Good job on these berries! The rendering is nice as are the colors! My one comment would be consistency. A couple of the red berries could use more tonal range to enhance their form and a number are missing a highlight. Same goes for the blue berries. Pay attention to the placement of the highlights as some are not…[Read more]

Thank you so much Doug! I’m going to try the berries again as they emerge in the landscape, the next time around with a sharper light source to achieve an accurate and defined highlight.

Wow Ishbel! Gorgeous! You really captured the folds and details! The colors are so soft, but the image has such impact. I could look at this for hours! Bravo!

Thank you Doug!

Gorgeous.. I love the three angles of the blooms

You are mastering white flowers on Kraft paper Ishbel! The one spot I wonder about is the bottom right petal on the bottom flower. Unlike all the other petals it has a strong outline. That is causing a strong contrast which is demanding my attention and makes the petal look as if it is applied. Softening the two side edges of that petal will…[Read more]

Great comment Doug, thanks. This petal bothered me too. I think softening the edges has helped although it is still a bit odd.

Another white beauty Ishbel! The one area I would take another look at is the petal at the top that is seen between the two petals of the large flower in front of it. I think you need more dark in the “v” as you did in other spots. Visually, I wish the top edge of that petal in the back did not almost line up with the tip of the large petal to it’…[Read more]

I found the largest pomegranate buds I’d ever seen and then I added them to the orange blossoms, along with some lavender. I’m wondering about the tops of the page.

Hi Sheila! I thought I had responded to this piece, but I guess only in my mind. I am struggling with the composition. The top section seems busy, while the bottom area is dominated by the two leaves creating a strong inequity. Personally, rather than covering the two leaves with something I would rather see more exposure of the leaves in the…[Read more]

I am a beginner. I am getting the feel of different paper, using the pencils and watercolor pencils etc. LOVE your book and artwork Wendy. Truly inspirational! Can’t wait to learn more from you. Plan to take your webinars.

Welcome to the ArtFeed Jill! Really good job on this watermelon radish! It is nicely rendered and the colors are beautiful. Is this a hot press watercolor paper? It has a lot of texture, which we ideally do not want. You could use more dark and mid-range tones along the right side to emphasize the radish’s form. Looking forward to seeing more of your work!

Pam, thanks for the feedback and suggestions on the webinar. I watched it yesterday. What do you think of the leaves now? It’s hard for me to attend the webinar when I’m in Spain because of the time difference. 🙃