Hi Cathie, Nice texture on this squash! I really feel the bumpy texture. And the stem, especially the area where it meets the top of the squash has some interesting details. Good job! What this drawing needs now is a more spherical look. You can accomplish this by focusing on the light source and adding shadows and accentuating the highlight. I can see a lighter area on the left side. You can use this as a start. I would darken the the left side slightly, keeping the highlight in the upper left corner, but not all the way to the edge. Then I would work on the shadow on the right side. you can go much darker, especially in the core shadow area. Chapter 2 in Wendy’s “The Joy of Botanical Drawing” has some great instructions concerning creating a spherical form. With this drawing you can go much darker in the shadows.
Hi Cathie, Nice texture on this squash! I really feel the bumpy texture. And the stem, especially the area where it meets the top of the squash has some interesting details. Good job! What this drawing needs now is a more spherical look. You can accomplish this by focusing on the light source and adding shadows and accentuating the highlight. I can see a lighter area on the left side. You can use this as a start. I would darken the the left side slightly, keeping the highlight in the upper left corner, but not all the way to the edge. Then I would work on the shadow on the right side. you can go much darker, especially in the core shadow area. Chapter 2 in Wendy’s “The Joy of Botanical Drawing” has some great instructions concerning creating a spherical form. With this drawing you can go much darker in the shadows.