This looked real at first glance. 🙂 soften the shadow and give me those highlights on the side branches too. You can try using a variety of greens in the needles – so that some parts appear closer or farther away.
So even if I see a screaming dark shadow I should not put that in? I have to remember to not always draw what I see as it doesn’t get translated well.
18 February 2021
Yes, keep the shadow as a secondary player; even if it appears dark and “shapely,” try to give the shadow its own gradient, from dark to the light of the paper, so that it fades out. This will also help you define the shadow side of your form and distinguish it from the shadow a bit more. You’re doing awesome work, Mary.
This looked real at first glance. 🙂 soften the shadow and give me those highlights on the side branches too. You can try using a variety of greens in the needles – so that some parts appear closer or farther away.
So even if I see a screaming dark shadow I should not put that in? I have to remember to not always draw what I see as it doesn’t get translated well.
Yes, keep the shadow as a secondary player; even if it appears dark and “shapely,” try to give the shadow its own gradient, from dark to the light of the paper, so that it fades out. This will also help you define the shadow side of your form and distinguish it from the shadow a bit more. You’re doing awesome work, Mary.