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Fantastic! Those gills are awesome

Hi Sam thanks for the tips! Yes my embossed lines were too straight. I Was afraid to use it – think I had Embossing Tool Panic Syndrome. 😂 I’m going back in to do more blending and “messing up” with my pencils. I am learning that putting something away for a couple of days and coming back to it is a huge help.

Thank you!!

I hope this added toning helps separate the different tomatoes. I’m glad we didn’t eat them last night.

Thanks Doug!

Thanks Doug. Actually this was taken in the kitchen with the ceiling light. It was a really green tomato and should be much lighter and brighter. Do you have any suggestions for keeping the color light?

This is beautiful Eleanor! The reflected highlight is really nice! Judging from the position of the highlight and the cast shadow your light source was shining down from above the tomato rather than the botanical standard of coming over your left shoulder at a 45 degree angle. Also the cast shadow should be much lighter.

Hi Susan- you really nailed the color and intensity of that flower! The right side of the leaf looks closest to the bluish color and fuzzy texture I expect of this plant.

Beautiful Dora! Great composition and colors! Maybe it is the quality of the photo, but some areas of leaves don’t have the same saturation as other leaves. You are getting to practice a lot of leaves and doing a great job on them!

Hi Dora- your daffodil is off to a great start! The colors are so nice and fresh! I think it would benefit from adding some tone to some of the petals. There are a couple of petals where both sides of the petal are light and it needs to have some toning to enhance the curling of the petals and also establish which petal is in front of the other,…[Read more]

Hi Pamela- the tomato looks really good! Looking at the photo, you could add more color saturation so your drawing is closer to the live subject. A reflected highlight should not be white and I would add some color to it to tone it down. I would also lighten the cast shadow a little.

It is a really nice composition Sheila! There are a couple of areas on the tomatoes that I would add some more darker toning both for form and to delineate where some of the tomatoes meet. A couple of them blend into each other. Great job!

The cherries look great Amanda! Your execution of the highlights really make the cherries shine and enhance the form.

Beautiful Sheila! It looks great on the Kraft paper! I think the cast shadows are good!