Wonderful colors Faye! There are a couple of areas to revisit. You could add more shadow toning where leaves overlap. The berries also need highlights and a range of dark toning. I see that the berries that are behind are slightly more saturated, but it is subtle. Because there are no highlights or range of tones the berries are too similar and in need of definition and form. Remember that the shinier the surface of a subject, the whiter the highlight should be.
Thank you Doug! I love the watercolor pencils and have noticed my tendency to go in too quickly (I am excited and going too fast) with the color rather than slowly building up. How would you suggest I add highlight in after the fact? I tried removing the saturation from the berries using plain water on the no. 6 Interlon brush, and also by adding white pencil on top which makes the berries look pink. As with my previous upload of winter berries, I was sitting outside drawing and did not have a sharply defined light source so this is definitely a more fantastical rendering. Your feedback is so helpful, thank you!
Wonderful colors Faye! There are a couple of areas to revisit. You could add more shadow toning where leaves overlap. The berries also need highlights and a range of dark toning. I see that the berries that are behind are slightly more saturated, but it is subtle. Because there are no highlights or range of tones the berries are too similar and in need of definition and form. Remember that the shinier the surface of a subject, the whiter the highlight should be.
Thank you Doug! I love the watercolor pencils and have noticed my tendency to go in too quickly (I am excited and going too fast) with the color rather than slowly building up. How would you suggest I add highlight in after the fact? I tried removing the saturation from the berries using plain water on the no. 6 Interlon brush, and also by adding white pencil on top which makes the berries look pink. As with my previous upload of winter berries, I was sitting outside drawing and did not have a sharply defined light source so this is definitely a more fantastical rendering. Your feedback is so helpful, thank you!