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I tried to upload a photo of the specimen but can’t seem to do it. The back of the leaf is also stunning with deep purple.

One challenge is to get a range of value within in the limited space of the veining. My leaf does not look like the real specimen which is stunning.

Thanks, Sam. The very large acorn is from a Burr Oak. The cup has split and opened up. Like a flower! I don’t know what kind of oaks the other two types of acorn come from.
While doing this Lesson I was wishing I had a nice deep rich brown pencil. Doesn’t seem to be one in the Polychromos. Any suggestions?

I’ll have to find one and try it again to accompany you on this Coleus journey.

Beautiful!

Very beautiful!

Thanks both – and good suggestions…I had trouble softening/feeling confident in a softer edge on shadow. And see your point on the shading! Very helpful!

Thank you. You have identified exactly what I am struggling with. This is the third coleus leaf– I didn’t want you to see the first two! How to get the rich, deep colors, yet keeping the range shading. I will try again. And thanks again.

Thank you Sam! It was a lot of work! Good feedback; you’re never quite finished until someone objectively looks at it! I agree especially the right leaf is lighter than the left, and I see where I could get in some more darks.

I love looking at this. It’s fun to be plant/drawing nerds all together in this community.

Your drawings are so beautiful.

Gorgeous – I adore it. Wave of lichen.

Gorgeous, Leslie! I love it. I think you could still darken a bit more where your flowers overlap the leaf and in some other areas on your stem and leaves for balance. I think those touches of a bit more darks will really give it a strong finish! You should be so proud. What an epic amount of work and complexity – those hydrangeas. Love the four…[Read more]

Linda, this is looking fantastic. Do you know the type of Acorn/Oak?

That slice is going along really nicely. Get your darks in there to match your tomato. Keep up the good work!

Looks so good on the Kraft paper, right!? Double check your overall shape to make sure you get that roundness.

Ooh, nice Pam. So ruffley. 🙂 Maybe I’d like to see some more variation in the yellows. Do some of the yellows tend toward orange or ochre to give some dimension? Maybe you can lift/erase a bit on your greens to bring back bait of highlight. or rush the greens darker in some areas to give me a range of values. Nice work. Lovely page.

This is beautiful and has a great feel, Lucille. You could try pushing your value range, giving a full range on your value scale or tone bar from light to dark to give more depth or form to your leaf. Love the warm colours.

Coming along so well, Amanda. Fun to watch the progress.