Welcome to the ArtFeed Deirdre! Nice job with this branch! It is beautifully drawn! A couple of things to consider. Be careful not to outline the subject. The left edge of the branch is closest to the light source so that edge should not be so dark. The left edge is a 3-4 on the tone scale. You can see on the actual branch that the left side is lighter and it transitions darker once it passes the the highlight to the darker right edge. Moving on with the lessons, it is good to get in the habit of measuring your subjects. The width looks good on your branch, but the distance between details does not match the actual branch. Looking forward to seeing more of your work!
Thanks Doug. The feedback is really helpful. And yes, looking at the branch again, I see exactly what you mean about measuring; I think I got too caught up in the shading
Welcome to the ArtFeed Deirdre! Nice job with this branch! It is beautifully drawn! A couple of things to consider. Be careful not to outline the subject. The left edge of the branch is closest to the light source so that edge should not be so dark. The left edge is a 3-4 on the tone scale. You can see on the actual branch that the left side is lighter and it transitions darker once it passes the the highlight to the darker right edge. Moving on with the lessons, it is good to get in the habit of measuring your subjects. The width looks good on your branch, but the distance between details does not match the actual branch. Looking forward to seeing more of your work!
Thanks Doug. The feedback is really helpful. And yes, looking at the branch again, I see exactly what you mean about measuring; I think I got too caught up in the shading