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Hi Douglass- thanks for sending the photo! When I look at it I see the veins on the off shoots continue onto the vein of the primary stalk, which is what I would expect, but don’t see on your drawing. I think changing that where applicable would eliminate the confusion I had.

Me again. I meant to also say the reflected highlight and shadow look good. I would angle the shadow back more instead of angling forward. Nice job!

Me again! In the future could you edit the picture before posting it so the image is not sideways? Thanks!

Hi Ginny- your sphere looks very good. Nice smooth application and range of tones! The shape looks off to me. The area where the reflected highlight is located looks more angled than curved which gives the sphere an odd shape. Easy to correct. In the future could you edit the picture and reposition the page so we don’t have to look at it sideways? Thanks!

Hi Liz- the sphere looks great and I enjoy the purple! I would lighten the area around the highlight so there is not such a distinct circle. There should be more of a transition of tone as the toning nears the highlight. The reflected highlight looks really good. I would angle the shadow back more. Great job!

Hi Douglass- I thought this was color pencil because of the stroke marks. If you are using watercolor pencils I would add more water to smooth out the lines. Is this the base that you are going to add color to? Will it all be all watercolor or are you going to add some color pencil?

Nicely rendered Sheila- we look forward to seeing what comes next! These are crazy times! Safe travels!

Hi Rita- I got your name right this time! I agree with you that it is time to venture on to a range of new colors. The leaves are nicely rendered. Are they this color or are you going to add some green? The colors and saturation of the flower are good. I would go back with a red violet or dark sepia and hit the “V” areas where the petals meet. I a…[Read more]

Hi Rita- my apologies for making a mistake on your name above!

Hi Jette- I enjoyed seeing this page! I especially like the stem with buds on the top. Your placement of the highlights and toning is very well done here! The branch segment has nice detail and I think it would benefit from a little more dark/mid-range toning to enhance it’s cylindrical shape. I would also add some more toning on the folding l…[Read more]

Hi Mayra- this is a really nice page! The branch segment on the left is very well toned and it could be your guide for the grouping of branches. Although the composition is very good the branches don’t have the same level of toning as the single branch so they don’t appear to be cylinders. The leaf is beautifully done! Great color saturation, nic…[Read more]

Hi Jette- nice job on this apple! There are a couple of areas to revisit. The toning on the shadow is much smoother. I would just lighten it a little and have it angle back more. The standard for lighting is that light is coming over your left shoulder at a 45 degree angle. Your shadow placement looks like it was based on the light coming form the…[Read more]

Interesting subject Sheila. Nice details! Is this a study for a future drawing?

The leaf is from a really large camphor tree in my back yard.

The leaf veins were tough. Will have to practice that a lot more! This has been a lot of fun. I don’t usually draw this small, so it’s been a good exercise for me.

I can’t seem to stay away from the pink- This will be last one for a while