I sure could use some help making this drawing look less drawn. Something with the darks, or shades. I am not sure but it is not finished. Thanks you!!
Greetings! Amaryllis bulbs are one of my favorite subjects.!!!! There are two things that strike me right away about your drawing. To begin with I see very little toning so the bulb doesn’t have much form and reads flat. Remember that there should be a range of tones from the highlight thru very dark to convey a subject’s form. Secondly, there needs to be more variation in the colors. In the brown papery area above the green bulb there are usually many different shades of browns and rusts, etc.. The roots also need to be toned so you establish which are in front, which are behind and which are in between. Even though they are thin the roots should also be toned to establish that they are long cylinders. I will repost an amaryllis bulb that I did which may give you some visual guidance.
I sure could use some help making this drawing look less drawn. Something with the darks, or shades. I am not sure but it is not finished. Thanks you!!
Greetings! Amaryllis bulbs are one of my favorite subjects.!!!! There are two things that strike me right away about your drawing. To begin with I see very little toning so the bulb doesn’t have much form and reads flat. Remember that there should be a range of tones from the highlight thru very dark to convey a subject’s form. Secondly, there needs to be more variation in the colors. In the brown papery area above the green bulb there are usually many different shades of browns and rusts, etc.. The roots also need to be toned so you establish which are in front, which are behind and which are in between. Even though they are thin the roots should also be toned to establish that they are long cylinders. I will repost an amaryllis bulb that I did which may give you some visual guidance.
Thank you Doug, great advice!! And I LOVE that bulb.