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sheila y. added a Photo 5 years, 1 month ago
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Gorgeous. Those whites, blues and purples look so awesome on the Kraft paper, right? So luminous.
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Thanks, Sam. It was definitely fun to use white and blue, almost never used them. Hablas español?
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Very good study, Rebecca – keep up the good work. Always tone down the reflective highlight a bit – the one from the surface the form sits on on the right – it shouldn’t be too bright.
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Pam commented on Pam's Photo 5 years, 1 month ago
Also, where that light edge line met the white of the paper, I used a very sharp chromium green opaque on the outside edge to define it a bit. -
Pam commented on Pam's Photo 5 years, 1 month ago
Thanks so much! To get the general shapes and curves of the edges of the leaves I carefully observed the plant. I was working from a photo that I took, because it wilted pretty quickly. But we have a ton of milkweed, so I brought fresh leaves inside every day to observe closely while I drew them. That helped tremendously. There was a lot of detail… -
Sinéad Kane commented on Sinéad Kane's Photo 5 years, 1 month ago
Thank you for the feedback Sam! I’ll add more detail to those stems
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Laura Crosby commented on Pam's Photo 5 years, 1 month ago
Gosh…beautiful! I don’t think the flower is too dark at all. Your leaf edges are great. Could you offer some tips on how to do that?
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Pam commented on Pam's Photo 5 years, 1 month ago
I made some more progress on my milkweed, but I continue to be tempted to start over (hence the note on the paper). I feel like the flower got too dark. But I’m still going to finish it.
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Pam added a Photo 5 years, 1 month ago
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I made some more progress on my milkweed, but I continue to be tempted to start over (hence the note on the paper). I feel like the flower got too dark. But I’m still going to finish it.
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Gosh…beautiful! I don’t think the flower is too dark at all. Your leaf edges are great. Could you offer some tips on how to do that?
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Thanks so much! To get the general shapes and curves of the edges of the leaves I carefully observed the plant. I was working from a photo that I took, because it wilted pretty quickly. But we have a ton of milkweed, so I brought fresh leaves inside every day to observe closely while I drew them. That helped tremendously. There was a lot of detail…
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Also, where that light edge line met the white of the paper, I used a very sharp chromium green opaque on the outside edge to define it a bit.
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Really pretty Pam!
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Thanks Maureen!
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This is fabulous! What size paper and how long did this take you do do?
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Love this Pam. I think it is crying out for a few scattered flowers or something…..Is that a milkweed latex drip at the bottom? If so , I think you can make that more obvious as it almost appears to be the inside of the stem. I know you can do it! Love your description of how you accomplished this
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Thank you Wendy. Yup. That’s the latex dripping out of the stem. I’ll try to make it more obvious – great advice. My plan is to add some blowups of the individual flowers including a cross-section to show the structure and ovary. I wish you guys could smell the flower. It’s one of my favorite scents.
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These are some studies I did before I got started in the drawing. They are what I’m planning to add to the bottom. Do you think that will work?
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Sam McWilliams commented on sheila y.'s Photo 5 years, 1 month ago
Shadow doesn’t look too heavy to me. Beautiful – so good on the Kraft paper. Shows us why they are called Oyster Mushrooms – really looking like oysters here. 🙂
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Sam McWilliams commented on Nancy Weinman's Photo 5 years, 1 month ago
Nice work Nancy – I want a leaf now! I know, so demanding. 🙂
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Sam McWilliams commented on sheila y.'s Photo 5 years, 1 month ago
Beautiful, Sheila. Que buen regalo para Charo! Ahora, buen provecho pues 🙂
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Sam McWilliams commented on Lisa Orenstein's Photo 5 years, 1 month ago
Did you make a value scale like on page 26 of Wendy’s Botanical Drawing in Color book? You can hold it up to a drawing to help check if you are getting a good range of values in your object. I think you can still push these orbs a bit. 🙂
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Sam McWilliams commented on Lisa Orenstein's Photo 5 years, 1 month ago
Good work Lisa – looks like you are really getting it. Don’t forget the highlights on the side shoots too!
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Sam McWilliams commented on Eleanor McCarthy's Photo 5 years, 1 month ago
Do you have a Muji crank sharpener? They really make a huge difference. The long sharp pencils allow us to draw softer and build up the layers. Do you use Wendy’s cold press paper? Looks like you are a lefty, yes? I’d lighten that shadow, it’s too overwhelming – we want it to be a supportive player – not the main one. If you use watercolour make…[Read more]
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Pam commented on Pam's Photo 5 years, 1 month ago
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Pam commented on Pam's Photo 5 years, 1 month ago
Thank you so much! I’m still working on it, but made some more progress today. I’ll check out your magnolia leaf post. -
Sam McWilliams commented on Sinéad Kane's Photo 5 years, 1 month ago
These look great Sinead, nice work. You can give a bit more info on some of your stems – make me feel that they are cylindrical and that they don’t have the same width/diameter for their whole length. Thumbs up! Great overlaps studies.
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Sam McWilliams commented on Eleanor McCarthy's Photo 5 years, 1 month ago
Don’t forget your highlights on your leaves! Such a great shape. Nice edges. 🙂
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Sam McWilliams commented on Eleanor McCarthy's Photo 5 years, 1 month ago
I always just stick to Wendy and Vern’s paper recommendations – glad you are experimenting!
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Way to go, Nancy – and so nice to meet you last weekend.