Hi Jenny, this is Sam, the new instructor, jumping into the art feed for some commenting. Please feel free to let me know what is helpful for you in terms of feedback. Is this a Nigella seedpod? Love-in-a-Mist? I love this drawing and this plant. I think the skinny parts look good. I’ll keep my eye out for when you post your next version of this. Don’t lose your highlight and maybe darken on the right a bit so I can feel that form rounding. Is that dark sepia on the edge? Maybe some chrome oxide green next to it? You tell me! Cheers, Sam
Thanks! I did indeed mean Damascena (Nigella), so will edit. I’ll try the CO Green for sure, hadn’t considered that – am assuming that would go between the cast shadow sepia and the green of the pod. Thank you so much for your suggestions -this gives me something to be moving ahead with! So glad to have you as one of the instructors.
22 July 2020
Jennie, I love these plants! A few more suggestions: For this composition, I don’t think you need a cast shadow. I think removing that cast shadow will help you show some more contrast on the pod itself. Re: skinny lines, I think these look pretty good–one thing to keep in mind when you’re drawing leaves like this is that if you give your lines some variation in thickness, it can help make your plant look more realistic. I would bet that those little lines are thicker where they meet the stem and then get thinner as they grow outward. These small details can make all the difference. 🙂 Great work.
Thanks so much Vern! I did another one recently trying to incorporate Sam’s advice, which I’ll post – but will probably give this subject at least one more shot with your ideas as well – they are so fun.
While I like where the color is going on this, I still really struggle to draw “skinny” things as my hand control isn’t good.
Hi Jenny, this is Sam, the new instructor, jumping into the art feed for some commenting. Please feel free to let me know what is helpful for you in terms of feedback. Is this a Nigella seedpod? Love-in-a-Mist? I love this drawing and this plant. I think the skinny parts look good. I’ll keep my eye out for when you post your next version of this. Don’t lose your highlight and maybe darken on the right a bit so I can feel that form rounding. Is that dark sepia on the edge? Maybe some chrome oxide green next to it? You tell me! Cheers, Sam
Thanks! I did indeed mean Damascena (Nigella), so will edit. I’ll try the CO Green for sure, hadn’t considered that – am assuming that would go between the cast shadow sepia and the green of the pod. Thank you so much for your suggestions -this gives me something to be moving ahead with! So glad to have you as one of the instructors.
Jennie, I love these plants! A few more suggestions: For this composition, I don’t think you need a cast shadow. I think removing that cast shadow will help you show some more contrast on the pod itself. Re: skinny lines, I think these look pretty good–one thing to keep in mind when you’re drawing leaves like this is that if you give your lines some variation in thickness, it can help make your plant look more realistic. I would bet that those little lines are thicker where they meet the stem and then get thinner as they grow outward. These small details can make all the difference. 🙂 Great work.
Thanks so much Vern! I did another one recently trying to incorporate Sam’s advice, which I’ll post – but will probably give this subject at least one more shot with your ideas as well – they are so fun.