Gorgeous colors, and you captured the form of all those flowers so well. Great job. I think what this drawing could use, is some more 3 dimensional form overall. That cluster of flowers as a whole should be toned like a cylinder. That would help it look less flat, and give it some nice 3D form. It’s so hard with something with so many details and colors and patterns to keep that 3D form overall. You could try erasing a bit where the cylinder’s highlight would be, and then darken the shadow side a bit. And then on each one of those individual flowers, you could add a little more contrast by putting in those really dark darks in those tiny little areas that receive the least light.
Thanks,Pam. I was experimenting with mostly watercolor as I bought these cold press cards which don’t work well with pencils. But I agree about the flatness. Not sure what will work on this paper. Any suggestions?
Hi Margaret, You could try taking a flat brush and gently try to lift out some highlights, especially toward the left. You could add some really dark darks using dry brush in some of those little areas that don’t receive any light. Hope this helps 🙂
I love how you captured the colours of those petals, Margaret!
Gorgeous colors, and you captured the form of all those flowers so well. Great job. I think what this drawing could use, is some more 3 dimensional form overall. That cluster of flowers as a whole should be toned like a cylinder. That would help it look less flat, and give it some nice 3D form. It’s so hard with something with so many details and colors and patterns to keep that 3D form overall. You could try erasing a bit where the cylinder’s highlight would be, and then darken the shadow side a bit. And then on each one of those individual flowers, you could add a little more contrast by putting in those really dark darks in those tiny little areas that receive the least light.
Thanks,Pam. I was experimenting with mostly watercolor as I bought these cold press cards which don’t work well with pencils. But I agree about the flatness. Not sure what will work on this paper. Any suggestions?
Hi Margaret, You could try taking a flat brush and gently try to lift out some highlights, especially toward the left. You could add some really dark darks using dry brush in some of those little areas that don’t receive any light. Hope this helps 🙂