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  • Wendy Hollender commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 5 years, 3 months ago

    Hi Pam, You have worked very hard on this drawing and done a good job in capturing details but the overall image doesn’t convey the subject. It looks like a chunk of wood to me and not a flat piece of bark . There are a few reasons why this is happening. It is a severe one point perspective, if it was a bit more horizontal we would understand the form better and be able to see it as a mostly flat piece of bark. Sometimes cast shadows help but in this case I really think the view is problematic and difficult. I think you should try a few rough sketches of different views to see how a different view would have been easier to describe. This is a great way to learn about how important choosing a view of a subject is!