It is all so much much more difficult then it looks. My petals are far from good. I do not want to over criticise myself and will wait being overly harsh untill I finish my 100th petal. But constructive feedback is very welcome. Advice in colour, overlays and embossing for example would be great.
You are being too hard on yourself! That top petal is beautiful! The toning is very sensitive. I’d add more dark tones on both. Dark sepia perhaps. The embossing is the biggest problem. It seems all one weight and value. Keep practicing working with it. Maybe do a whole page of emboss practice.
Just keep practicing, Mia, and be nice to your self. Wendy has probably drawn 100,000 petals. Emboss very lightly, and sometimes come back in. with some watercolor to tone down the embossing. They are looking good; you are definitely improving. Practice going darker than you think in some places. #2 has a good highlight, and #1 is starting to develop a nice indented petal form and a nice curve back at its top edge. Ask yourself where the highlight would be on #1.
It is all so much much more difficult then it looks. My petals are far from good. I do not want to over criticise myself and will wait being overly harsh untill I finish my 100th petal. But constructive feedback is very welcome. Advice in colour, overlays and embossing for example would be great.
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You are being too hard on yourself! That top petal is beautiful! The toning is very sensitive. I’d add more dark tones on both. Dark sepia perhaps. The embossing is the biggest problem. It seems all one weight and value. Keep practicing working with it. Maybe do a whole page of emboss practice.
Thank you Katy. Good idea’s I can work with.
Just keep practicing, Mia, and be nice to your self. Wendy has probably drawn 100,000 petals. Emboss very lightly, and sometimes come back in. with some watercolor to tone down the embossing. They are looking good; you are definitely improving. Practice going darker than you think in some places. #2 has a good highlight, and #1 is starting to develop a nice indented petal form and a nice curve back at its top edge. Ask yourself where the highlight would be on #1.