1. A great trick to make white pop on white paper is to place a green leaf behind it if possible. You can also try using grey or earth green for shading/toning,overlaps within the flower – but carefully. 🙂 2. It’s a bit hard to tell with the angling question in this format- but I think I like it as is. 3. Yes, when in doubt, we always need more darks. Squint your eyes and look at it and see if you see a full range of values. And don’t forget to leave good highlights that indicate your strong light source from the left or right depending on your drawing hand. 4. Good work – you could note at what scale you magnified the flower. And write the name of the plant – so amazing the Peruvian originating potato.
1. A great trick to make white pop on white paper is to place a green leaf behind it if possible. You can also try using grey or earth green for shading/toning,overlaps within the flower – but carefully. 🙂 2. It’s a bit hard to tell with the angling question in this format- but I think I like it as is. 3. Yes, when in doubt, we always need more darks. Squint your eyes and look at it and see if you see a full range of values. And don’t forget to leave good highlights that indicate your strong light source from the left or right depending on your drawing hand. 4. Good work – you could note at what scale you magnified the flower. And write the name of the plant – so amazing the Peruvian originating potato.
Wendy has a good white petal from an anemone on page 129 of Joy of Botanical Drawing.