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I love the cross section!

Agree with the comments about creating 3 d form, but even without that this one made me smile. So charming!

Wonderful Vanessa! There are several leaves where I would expect shadow toning where the leaf starts to fold over. Especially sides of the leaf furthest from the light source, but also somewhat on the leaf sides closer to the light source.

Hi Vanessa- some of the leaves have nice highlights on them and some don’t. The second and third leaf up from the bottom on the right could use some highlights and dark toning to give them some interest and definition as the other leaves have.

Nice study showing folds and shadows!

Beautiful Vanessa! The center detail is fantastic!

Wonderful Denise! I really like how you composed the leaves. It truly gives the impression of falling leaves!

Great details Machi and the colors are spot on!

Really wonderful Patricia! It is beautifully drawn and great colors. As you say it is in need of shading! It would help emphasize the form by doing shadow toning on the bottom right and the right side in addition to shadow toning the right side of the individual segments. The stem needs more toning and don’t forget the shadow the stem would cast o…[Read more]

Acorns were on the ground, but I plucked the leaf from the tree. Dried leaves on the ground looked too difficult to draw.

This gourd reminded me of a crown! Does anyone have thoughts about the shading? I thought I had gone dark, but looking at it now, I wonder if I should go darker and create more contrast between the highlighted front and the back.

Thank you. Doug. Yes, so many leaves calling out for attention!

Thank you Doug. I was coming to that conclusion as well.

Hi Erin- I love this piece! As I said before, finishing the studies on the bottom could make a difference to the overall composition and to my eye they do. The space between the leaves does not bother me as it did before. If you do add a leaf, it could be the back view and maybe also having it be faded (less detail). However, looking at it now my…[Read more]

Hi Helene- I think the newly added leaves are well placed and my eye now goes to the flower instead of the former negative space. Beautiful!