Your veins are actually much better here. They are following the form of the leaf much more nicely. I think if you go in with really sharp colored pencils and make those veins more narrow, these will be quite nice. You may want to darken the veins just a bit too, they look just a tad too bright. But I’d start with narrowing them, and then assess. Great job!
Hi Ellen- this is beautifully rendered!!! Your leaves are coming along great on this page and your other posts! I love the center leaf on this page! I think you could make the lower area of that leaf even darker. I would expect that the seed pod would cast a shadow on the leaf there and the main vein would not be as light there as the rest of it. The other thing that struck me is how the left edge of the seed pod lines up with the left edge of the leaf behind it. Personally I would fudge the leaf and make it slightly wider (above and below the pod) so the pod and the leaf don’t share the same edge. It does not have to be much and it would make a big difference.
Still in a bit of the Fish Spine phase…
Though the leaf on the left is starting to come together…
Your veins are actually much better here. They are following the form of the leaf much more nicely. I think if you go in with really sharp colored pencils and make those veins more narrow, these will be quite nice. You may want to darken the veins just a bit too, they look just a tad too bright. But I’d start with narrowing them, and then assess. Great job!
Hi Ellen- this is beautifully rendered!!! Your leaves are coming along great on this page and your other posts! I love the center leaf on this page! I think you could make the lower area of that leaf even darker. I would expect that the seed pod would cast a shadow on the leaf there and the main vein would not be as light there as the rest of it. The other thing that struck me is how the left edge of the seed pod lines up with the left edge of the leaf behind it. Personally I would fudge the leaf and make it slightly wider (above and below the pod) so the pod and the leaf don’t share the same edge. It does not have to be much and it would make a big difference.