Nice job on this pomegranate Maura! They are such a great subject! And for an added challenge splitting them open and adding an interior view is a great addition! The texture looks grainy, which I don’t expect on a pomegranate. Maybe add more layers of color to fill in the light marks. The reflected light is very successful! Wonderful job on that! I would revisit the cast shadow. The shadow would be on the right side only and angle back at a 45 degree angle. It would go up a little higher on the side and I would eliminate the horizon line. The cast shadow would be darkest at the subject edge as you have shown, but then it fades lighter as it moves away. Shadows are meant to be suggestions to ground the subject to the page. There would not be a cast shadow on the left side. You might have seen a shadow there and that would have been caused by conflicting light sources. It is something that gets easier with time, but you have to draw subjects lit how they are suppose to be, not necessarily how you are seeing them. Working in areas with limited light sources or establishing blocks to create the best lighting set up help a lot. We can give you tips on that if you want.
Nice job on this pomegranate Maura! They are such a great subject! And for an added challenge splitting them open and adding an interior view is a great addition! The texture looks grainy, which I don’t expect on a pomegranate. Maybe add more layers of color to fill in the light marks. The reflected light is very successful! Wonderful job on that! I would revisit the cast shadow. The shadow would be on the right side only and angle back at a 45 degree angle. It would go up a little higher on the side and I would eliminate the horizon line. The cast shadow would be darkest at the subject edge as you have shown, but then it fades lighter as it moves away. Shadows are meant to be suggestions to ground the subject to the page. There would not be a cast shadow on the left side. You might have seen a shadow there and that would have been caused by conflicting light sources. It is something that gets easier with time, but you have to draw subjects lit how they are suppose to be, not necessarily how you are seeing them. Working in areas with limited light sources or establishing blocks to create the best lighting set up help a lot. We can give you tips on that if you want.