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Thanks Sam! Yes, I was wondering the same thing, it seems a bit abrupt at the top there. Thanks for mentioning that.

Thanks so much @sam-mcwilliams for the positive feedback and the helpful tip. I added a slight bit of light ochre here and there and it’s just what it needed to bring it to life a bit more. Thanks! 🙂

Thank you! @lizs

Fantastic! Especially that cross section. And I find myself wanting the skin of the whole fruit to read as smooth/shiny. Should it? Then maybe I’d smooth out those pencil line marks in the reds of the whole fruit.

BIscuit and shadow look good to me. 🙂 That sand dollar is stunning. You captured it so well and with such fine detail. I think you could add a bit of warm colours in just a few places, maybe a touch of light ochre or some such applied so lightly. You really nailed the feel of it, Jill. Lovely.

Awesome start, of course. We’ll follow along excitedly to see how your plan goes. I already wonder if you’ll need something sneaking out in the background behind that top cone…

Gorgeous!

You are a gem, Sara. I think a book of these will definitely need to be published.

It’s a rhododendron bud

Very elegant giving off a wonderful softness

Beautiful

Beautiful

Okay I’ll use dk sepia in those areas. I was using walnut but I can se with this scan it doesn’t recede enough. Believe it or not these sunflowers are blooming away on Wurts Street in Kingston. It’s at a garden I maintain.

Thanks for that suggestion! I think it scanned darker than in actuality BUT I did take out most of the shadow and keep the line only. Much better.

Hi Sheila- a flower and seeds next season would look good. If you don’t get to it I think the drawing is dynamic as it is. I love how you did the trio of cut pieces. Great job!

This is one of those puffy sea biscuit sand dollars. It was challenging to try to make it look 3 dimensional without getting too dark. I would appreciate any tips! Also does the cast shadow look ok? Thanks so much!

After the composition workshop, I decided to work on the conifer arrangement. I’ve only just started, so a lot of detailing to add to the cones. They will be the focal point, so I’ll keep that area the darkest and perhaps keep the branches and needles lower down the page lighter in general?