@pgthompson Hi, I’m new to Draw Botanical. Do you have a recommendation for what to focus on improving next? (Colour, blending, lighting, watercolour application?) Any critique would be welcome. I really like how you did the little dots on your pears.
Great job Sara! The colors are wonderful! As I mentioned on some of your previous posts, the pear would benefit by adding more dark and mid-range tones starting in the right edge to emphasize the form. It looks like you are working strictly in watercolor, which is fine. Wendy’s technique, which many of us follow, is applying color pencil on top of the watercolor to add more saturation of color and details to finish off the drawing. Whether you stick with watercolor or add color pencil, the addition of the dark tones as I discussed will help better convey the pear’s form.
Hi Doug, thanks for the feedback! I’ll go back and either try adding more dark tones to this one or try a whole new one. This one is Both watercolour and pencil. (Maybe only two washes in watercolour?) Most of my standalone practice has been watercolour so far, because I haven’t used it in the past and it’s the part of the process that I’m most shaky on. Looking forward to seeing your suggestions on my other posts in a moment.
@pgthompson Hi, I’m new to Draw Botanical. Do you have a recommendation for what to focus on improving next? (Colour, blending, lighting, watercolour application?) Any critique would be welcome. I really like how you did the little dots on your pears.
Your work is truly remarkable. So lifelike! Well done.
Thank you! I’ve been excited by the idea of adding watercolour to pencil. That’s new to me.
Great job Sara! The colors are wonderful! As I mentioned on some of your previous posts, the pear would benefit by adding more dark and mid-range tones starting in the right edge to emphasize the form. It looks like you are working strictly in watercolor, which is fine. Wendy’s technique, which many of us follow, is applying color pencil on top of the watercolor to add more saturation of color and details to finish off the drawing. Whether you stick with watercolor or add color pencil, the addition of the dark tones as I discussed will help better convey the pear’s form.
Hi Doug, thanks for the feedback! I’ll go back and either try adding more dark tones to this one or try a whole new one. This one is Both watercolour and pencil. (Maybe only two washes in watercolour?) Most of my standalone practice has been watercolour so far, because I haven’t used it in the past and it’s the part of the process that I’m most shaky on. Looking forward to seeing your suggestions on my other posts in a moment.