Nice job on the branch segment Norma! You are really starting to capture the quality of the bark texture! A couple of things to consider- the color of the actual branch looks more like a reddish brown and might want to practice trying to achieve that color. Also, the inside edge of the bark that shows along the bottom edge looks more like shadow on your drawing. Not as much of it is showing on your drawing and it does not have the crisp edge shown in the photo. The contrast is very high. If you draw at night, shadows are usually stronger because we are just using artificial light and you have to adjust accordingly. It also may be that your light is too close to the subject. You can see in the photo that the actual branch does not have much form because of it. Work on keeping a highlight and also adding a range of tones on your drawing to really emphasize the branch’s form.
Nice job on the branch segment Norma! You are really starting to capture the quality of the bark texture! A couple of things to consider- the color of the actual branch looks more like a reddish brown and might want to practice trying to achieve that color. Also, the inside edge of the bark that shows along the bottom edge looks more like shadow on your drawing. Not as much of it is showing on your drawing and it does not have the crisp edge shown in the photo. The contrast is very high. If you draw at night, shadows are usually stronger because we are just using artificial light and you have to adjust accordingly. It also may be that your light is too close to the subject. You can see in the photo that the actual branch does not have much form because of it. Work on keeping a highlight and also adding a range of tones on your drawing to really emphasize the branch’s form.