Used bad paper, the blending and to achieve a nice saturation was difficult. The colours are not as bright as I would have liked them. Important experience….
Yellow is a difficult color in any circumstance. I can see you are working toward a spheric shape, But the highlight could be more pronounced. And you need more of a core shadow. Also think more about the shading around where the stem emerges. There would be a highlight on the right side of the indentation. and your shadow should be more to the left.
Used bad paper, the blending and to achieve a nice saturation was difficult. The colours are not as bright as I would have liked them. Important experience….
Hi Ingrid, Yes, the paper you use is important. Good lesson.
Yellow is a difficult color in any circumstance. I can see you are working toward a spheric shape, But the highlight could be more pronounced. And you need more of a core shadow. Also think more about the shading around where the stem emerges. There would be a highlight on the right side of the indentation. and your shadow should be more to the left.
Darkening the leaves would really help the yellows pop…if the paper lets you!
@katylyness thank you for your feedback, Katy! Will try to make some improvements, but I am afraid the paper will not stand it …