Hi Liesbeth- this is a beautiful drawing. Be aware that your light source is not positioned correctly. I can see in the photograph that the light is coming from behind the leaf instead of coming over your left shoulder at a 45 degree angle, which is the universal standard for botanical artwork. When you correct the light source you will see that the cast shadow and the toning of the leaf will be much different than you have now.
01 April 2020
Agree with Doug here. Alter that light source, and then go in there and saturate! Build up green colors until you get a nice, rich pigment. Don’t forget to leave some of the highlights! Great job on this drawing. What kind of leaf is it? Strawberry?? If so, draw us a berry, too!! 🙂
thank you. Yes, indeed, this was a strawberry leaf. I think it’s to early for berries 🙂 I was sitting outside in the sun, so indeed, the light source shifted a bit during the day. I find it difficult to keep the balance between rich color, light shading and keeping it fresh. I’ll keep on practising. Thank you for the feedback!
The actual leaf already faded a bit. This time I used a sepia color. Brand new from the shop 😉
Hi Liesbeth- this is a beautiful drawing. Be aware that your light source is not positioned correctly. I can see in the photograph that the light is coming from behind the leaf instead of coming over your left shoulder at a 45 degree angle, which is the universal standard for botanical artwork. When you correct the light source you will see that the cast shadow and the toning of the leaf will be much different than you have now.
Agree with Doug here. Alter that light source, and then go in there and saturate! Build up green colors until you get a nice, rich pigment. Don’t forget to leave some of the highlights! Great job on this drawing. What kind of leaf is it? Strawberry?? If so, draw us a berry, too!! 🙂
thank you. Yes, indeed, this was a strawberry leaf. I think it’s to early for berries 🙂 I was sitting outside in the sun, so indeed, the light source shifted a bit during the day. I find it difficult to keep the balance between rich color, light shading and keeping it fresh. I’ll keep on practising. Thank you for the feedback!