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Nice Becky! I would revisit the reflected highlights. They are really demanding my attention. I would tone them down a little and also make them a little more organic in shape. They should not be so controlled in shape.

@doug-milne, Thank you for the feedback. Can you please elaborate on what you mean by organic? Are you thinking they should be shaped different or a little jagged or just more blended?

Hi Becky – sorry for the confusion. By saying organic, in conjunction with my comment about the reflected lights as being too controlled in shape I was hoping you could picture them in your mind as being softer in appearance. I should have also said that the reflected lights should blend into the dark toning above them. Lastly, toning down the…[Read more]

Good color saturation Susan. You could add a highlight and more of a range of tones on the stem. I would also expect that the flower would cast a shadow on the top of the stem.

Thank you Doug. I know there are areas that need more toning – but did not think of the stem. Burnishing with white #107 seems to dull the colour – so I will go back with more purple.

Lovely, Susan! I LOVE that leaf, you captured it wonderfully. Your flower is great – those colors are wonderful.

Thank you Pam, I really enjoyed re-creating this funky leaf. I had to make the leaf darker than it appears so the stem would stand out in front.

Beautiful page Dolores! Nice composition!

Wow Dolores! I love the composition! The flowers are really well done, but the branch is what has me enthralled!

Great composition Dolores! I love how the respective stems are relating to each other. It looks like they are having a party!

Charming Dolores!

Thank you! I’ve been “branching” out into flowers more, getting over my slight fear of them.

Thanks! Learning how to draw water.

Oh Dolores. This is fantastic!!!

Another lovely drawing. It’s fun to see you doing some more strictly botanical work. These are great.

Another beauty.

I love the whimsy of this one.

Ahhh. I just love your duckies. such a fun illustration.

What an interesting plant. I’m really enjoying our compositions.

Hi Emily! You are off to a good start! You need to have more of a range of tones. Refer back to the tone bar exercise you did with the 9 tones. There is too much of a mid-range tone. Add to the dark toning you have on the right side and transition lighter as you move left. I am missing a highlight and adding that and the range of tones will give…[Read more]

Nice to see you continuing through the lessons, Emily!

Nice color story Sheila! Maybe consider something for the negative space to the right of the Iris stem.

Oooh. Interesting on the Kraft paper. I think that the Kraft paper makes it more obvious that these are cutouts. I feel like the standards of the iris may need a little more contrast/darks? I don’t know. What do you think?

Hello @pgthompson @sam-mcwilliams This is a copper beech leaf from my tree. Copper beeches turn a variety of different colors but right now they are a purple blue color with some green. I am struggling with the colors and the light. I started drawing when the leaf was fresh (see other photo). But now I am working from the photo – as the leaf is…[Read more]

Hi Patricia, I’m so sorry this took me so long to get to! This is such a beautiful leaf. That purple color is so rich. I think you are doing a great job. Your highlights are great, your veins look nice and natural, and your colors are fantastic. If you want to try to get a little bit darker, you could go back in with some more dark indigo, and…[Read more]

Nice job Becky! You have maintained the rich, fresh yellows and golds and still gave the fruit beautiful form.