The details are so well done and you really feel the weight of this gourd! There are areas I would like to see more toning, such as the right side of the stem and the well to the right of the stem. I think it could also use more on the bottom and along side the right side. The area where all the great details are looks flat because it is missing the toning that would convey the form. You can do it and not lose your details.
Nice drawing. I do agree with Doug that it could use more tonal range. I’m thinking that along with bringing in more tone on the shadow side, some carefully placed highlights on the highlight side would really make it pop!
The details are so well done and you really feel the weight of this gourd! There are areas I would like to see more toning, such as the right side of the stem and the well to the right of the stem. I think it could also use more on the bottom and along side the right side. The area where all the great details are looks flat because it is missing the toning that would convey the form. You can do it and not lose your details.
Nice drawing. I do agree with Doug that it could use more tonal range. I’m thinking that along with bringing in more tone on the shadow side, some carefully placed highlights on the highlight side would really make it pop!
Thanks for comments. I will work on toning some more. I see that the detail area does appear flat.