Gorgeous Becky! That lemon is superb! The colors, the toning, the texture, everything is wonderful! Leaves are a real challenge! There are so many similarities between many leaves, but they all have unique qualities to be considered and challenge us all! I see that the secondary veins round off near the edge which often means that the leaves have pillowing on them. You have toned the edge of a couple of the secondary veins, which helps convey that pillow effect. If the leaves were indeed pillowed, I would tone them more to emphasize that. A great pillowed leaf also has well placed highlights which add to the effect! If you wanted to leave this piece alone no one would blame you! The leaves are very good as is and anyway, the star of the piece is that fantastic lemon!!!
Leaves are SO hard!!!
Gorgeous Becky! That lemon is superb! The colors, the toning, the texture, everything is wonderful! Leaves are a real challenge! There are so many similarities between many leaves, but they all have unique qualities to be considered and challenge us all! I see that the secondary veins round off near the edge which often means that the leaves have pillowing on them. You have toned the edge of a couple of the secondary veins, which helps convey that pillow effect. If the leaves were indeed pillowed, I would tone them more to emphasize that. A great pillowed leaf also has well placed highlights which add to the effect! If you wanted to leave this piece alone no one would blame you! The leaves are very good as is and anyway, the star of the piece is that fantastic lemon!!!