Again, nice smooth toning and good understanding of the light source. Those bumps are well done! Good job. But as I mentioned in your twig drawing, watch out for that white line between the cast shadow and the subject. The reflective light is almost never the lightest point in the drawing. And shouldn’t appear as a line. Bring the cast shadow to the edge. And in this case I would leave the value of the cucumber bottom edge, but add a darker core shadow.
It’s called ‘Minituare White’ cucumber that I grew myself from Real Seeds (UK company) – will see if I have any left on my allotment and send an inside photo this week:) it’s really yummy in salads!
Again, nice smooth toning and good understanding of the light source. Those bumps are well done! Good job. But as I mentioned in your twig drawing, watch out for that white line between the cast shadow and the subject. The reflective light is almost never the lightest point in the drawing. And shouldn’t appear as a line. Bring the cast shadow to the edge. And in this case I would leave the value of the cucumber bottom edge, but add a darker core shadow.
Doug has a good description of how to think of the reflective light in his critique of Kaye Metzler’s tomatoes. You should check that out.
Thank you for the feedback, this is really helpful! Will try and dig out Doug’s description:)
Gorgeous texture here, Julia!! What sort of plant is this? It looks so interesting. I would love to see the inside! 😉
It’s called ‘Minituare White’ cucumber that I grew myself from Real Seeds (UK company) – will see if I have any left on my allotment and send an inside photo this week:) it’s really yummy in salads!