Hi Nancy, Again, Beautiful colors! You have a real feel for using colors in a way that is harmonious, interesting, and compelling. As far as your piece being a botanical illustration in terms of a realistic rendering of the subject, I feel you need to think more of the subject as a whole. I can see that you are rendering each petal with an understanding of highlight and shadow, but you are missing the big picture. Think of the flower as a cup or sort of doughnut. Know where your light source is. Note the lightest point on the flower is and the darkest. Think of the indentation of the center of the flower. Where would the light be blocked? Where would the light hit strongest?
03 September 2020
Love this feedback from Katy. Great points. You have some beautiful color and detail here, especially in the center! But, yeah, think of the way that light will interact with the entire flower. Your highlights on the petals of the shadow side could be a bit duller than the ones on the light side, for example. You can also show some more dark tones in the petals that are underneath other petals–that will give you some more depth as well. Great work!!! Love those little petals that sort of “roll” into a greenish tube–I totally have seen that, and it’s so cool.
Hi Nancy, Again, Beautiful colors! You have a real feel for using colors in a way that is harmonious, interesting, and compelling. As far as your piece being a botanical illustration in terms of a realistic rendering of the subject, I feel you need to think more of the subject as a whole. I can see that you are rendering each petal with an understanding of highlight and shadow, but you are missing the big picture. Think of the flower as a cup or sort of doughnut. Know where your light source is. Note the lightest point on the flower is and the darkest. Think of the indentation of the center of the flower. Where would the light be blocked? Where would the light hit strongest?
Love this feedback from Katy. Great points. You have some beautiful color and detail here, especially in the center! But, yeah, think of the way that light will interact with the entire flower. Your highlights on the petals of the shadow side could be a bit duller than the ones on the light side, for example. You can also show some more dark tones in the petals that are underneath other petals–that will give you some more depth as well. Great work!!! Love those little petals that sort of “roll” into a greenish tube–I totally have seen that, and it’s so cool.
Ok I’m excited to work on that! Thanks for telling me the fix!