Hi William, This a great start! And not just a great start. It is a great drawing! I can hardly tell which twig is the real one. I love the specimen you chose, with the warm browns and interesting textures. And you have rendered it beautifully! Just to be picky I would like to see you go back into the wound with the vertical elements and define them more carefully. As they are now, they seem too uniform. I’m seeing more varied widths. And some seem to break off abruptly. They tell an interesting story about what is going on beneath the bark!
Thanks for the nice feedback Katy. I agree about the wound rendering, and I tried already to “fix” it, but there are now so many layers over that area, including cream burnishing etc., that I couldn’t get the paper to accept any more lines, but I’ll try again. A good lesson for me about when to add details and about being certain about the information from the get-go. Thanks!
I have the same problem with the paper not accepting more lines. I tend to work with a heavy hand. Sometimes I can use an xacto knife to scape up the wax or oil of the pencils. Doesn’t always work and you have to be careful not to damage the paper.
Hi William, This a great start! And not just a great start. It is a great drawing! I can hardly tell which twig is the real one. I love the specimen you chose, with the warm browns and interesting textures. And you have rendered it beautifully! Just to be picky I would like to see you go back into the wound with the vertical elements and define them more carefully. As they are now, they seem too uniform. I’m seeing more varied widths. And some seem to break off abruptly. They tell an interesting story about what is going on beneath the bark!
Thanks for the nice feedback Katy. I agree about the wound rendering, and I tried already to “fix” it, but there are now so many layers over that area, including cream burnishing etc., that I couldn’t get the paper to accept any more lines, but I’ll try again. A good lesson for me about when to add details and about being certain about the information from the get-go. Thanks!
I have the same problem with the paper not accepting more lines. I tend to work with a heavy hand. Sometimes I can use an xacto knife to scape up the wax or oil of the pencils. Doesn’t always work and you have to be careful not to damage the paper.
Very beautiful and strong, William. Really nice drawing.
Lovely details and subtle cast shadow. Can’t wait to see more from you, William!
Thanks so much for the really inspirational feedback. This is a great community!