Hi Collins- you could draw smoke bush leaves all year and they would be so different. I have some now that are an intense salmon color. Your colors work so well together! I see a lot of pencil lines and I would recommend trying to go slow and get nice smooth layers of color. Most leaves have a light side and a dark side especially along the main vein. I would look at the leaves again and also pay attention to the highlight. I am confused by the cast shadows because they don’t look like they are coming from the same light source. Based on the cast shadows of the two green leaves I would expect the gold leaf’s cast shadow to be on the opposite side than where you have it.
Hi Collins- you could draw smoke bush leaves all year and they would be so different. I have some now that are an intense salmon color. Your colors work so well together! I see a lot of pencil lines and I would recommend trying to go slow and get nice smooth layers of color. Most leaves have a light side and a dark side especially along the main vein. I would look at the leaves again and also pay attention to the highlight. I am confused by the cast shadows because they don’t look like they are coming from the same light source. Based on the cast shadows of the two green leaves I would expect the gold leaf’s cast shadow to be on the opposite side than where you have it.