This is wonderful Marie! At first glance it was hard to figure which was the real subject! Beautiful toning , range of tones and attention to detail!!! The subtle cast shadow is also well done! If you wanted to take this another step you could make the colors more saturated as you see on the subject.
Thank you Doug, for the positive feedback. It encourages me! Intensifying the overall saturation is a good idea. When I took the photo, I noticed my version seemed washed out compared to the real branch. But I wasn’t brave enough to touch it again, thinking I might lose what was right. Looks like I need to loosen up and give it a try… Thanks again!
Gorgeous, Marie. It’s really hard to maintain 3D form on a subject as patterned as this, and you did it!! Wonderful. Don’t be afraid to get more saturated. It will take this beautiful drawing to the next level 🙂
This is wonderful Marie! At first glance it was hard to figure which was the real subject! Beautiful toning , range of tones and attention to detail!!! The subtle cast shadow is also well done! If you wanted to take this another step you could make the colors more saturated as you see on the subject.
Thank you Doug, for the positive feedback. It encourages me! Intensifying the overall saturation is a good idea. When I took the photo, I noticed my version seemed washed out compared to the real branch. But I wasn’t brave enough to touch it again, thinking I might lose what was right. Looks like I need to loosen up and give it a try… Thanks again!
Gorgeous, Marie. It’s really hard to maintain 3D form on a subject as patterned as this, and you did it!! Wonderful. Don’t be afraid to get more saturated. It will take this beautiful drawing to the next level 🙂