So a couple of things cropped up with the Spanish lavender. First, I got lost in the process and added a leaf that shouldn’t have been there, so erased, then bleached it out as best I could. And an unfortunate tiny insect got squished by accident on the paper on the upper left hand side (which is the mark you can see there). Sorry insect. Not sure if I should add anything else to the composition?
26 May 2020
Amanda, this is looking great. I LOVE the detail in the textures at the top. I’ve had the insect issue myself… there’s no getting rid of that mark, but… you could consider adding an insect pollinator to your composition there! 😉 I think your leaves could be a bit more saturated… or maybe just burnished a bit; maybe some leaves darker than others, a nice dark overlap here and there. This will give the leaves a little more life, variation, and movement. 🙂 Re: the erased leaf… I think you’ve done a pretty good job cleaning that up. If you want more tips or ideas about that, let me know. Re: composition, would you consider showing us another view of the flower? Maybe inside to the reproductive parts? An enlarged section of the textured bit below the petals?
Thank you Vern, awesome suggestions! I love the idea of adding a pollinator to the poor squished insect spot, seems appropriate! I’ll work on the leaves more and I like the idea of adding another view of the flower. If you do have any added tips for erasing, they’d be gratefully received!
So a couple of things cropped up with the Spanish lavender. First, I got lost in the process and added a leaf that shouldn’t have been there, so erased, then bleached it out as best I could. And an unfortunate tiny insect got squished by accident on the paper on the upper left hand side (which is the mark you can see there). Sorry insect. Not sure if I should add anything else to the composition?
Amanda, this is looking great. I LOVE the detail in the textures at the top. I’ve had the insect issue myself… there’s no getting rid of that mark, but… you could consider adding an insect pollinator to your composition there! 😉 I think your leaves could be a bit more saturated… or maybe just burnished a bit; maybe some leaves darker than others, a nice dark overlap here and there. This will give the leaves a little more life, variation, and movement. 🙂 Re: the erased leaf… I think you’ve done a pretty good job cleaning that up. If you want more tips or ideas about that, let me know. Re: composition, would you consider showing us another view of the flower? Maybe inside to the reproductive parts? An enlarged section of the textured bit below the petals?
Thank you Vern, awesome suggestions! I love the idea of adding a pollinator to the poor squished insect spot, seems appropriate! I’ll work on the leaves more and I like the idea of adding another view of the flower. If you do have any added tips for erasing, they’d be gratefully received!