Love this page! (The lettering! Yes!) Good highlights here. To make leaves less muddy, try a few things: 1. Saturate more with several shades of green in layers over top of the Sepia. 2. Try using another neutral like Earth Green or Chrome Oxide Green to lay down the first layer of toning, and then just use sepia later to accentuate the darkest of the dark places. 3. Burnish with ivory or white to smooth the transition from sepia to green.
Love this page! (The lettering! Yes!) Good highlights here. To make leaves less muddy, try a few things: 1. Saturate more with several shades of green in layers over top of the Sepia. 2. Try using another neutral like Earth Green or Chrome Oxide Green to lay down the first layer of toning, and then just use sepia later to accentuate the darkest of the dark places. 3. Burnish with ivory or white to smooth the transition from sepia to green.
Thank you! I will try these techniques next time I draw leaves. 🙂