Hi folks, Hoping to get some tips on this gourd, it’s really fun and I am using some dry brush technique in the green area. Because it’s so light in color wondering how to render shape as shown in photo.
Hi Maureen- this is looking great! I think I would first try earth green to add some toning to the shaded side on the white top part of the gourd. Check out Jill’s recent citrus drawings (she has the sweet gum drawing next to your photo post). Her citrus are both very textured and she captured the form toning so well in addition to retaining bright yellows.
@doug-milne Thanks Doug, good ideas! I will repost in about a week when I’m back from the west coast.
30 September 2021
Yeah, looking good Maureen! These are tough shapes to draw, but you’re getting it! Just a bit more toning so that we feel the 3-d quality of the entire shape… Let one side get a little darker and in shadow so that it feels rounder. I like Doug’s suggestion of Earth Green for the lighter areas. Remember, too, that even though that creamy orange color is light, it should still be slightly darker than the highlights. You want to create that 3-d illusion, so the highlights should be the brightest, whitest things. Hope that helps. 🙂 Have fun on the west coast!
Hi folks, Hoping to get some tips on this gourd, it’s really fun and I am using some dry brush technique in the green area. Because it’s so light in color wondering how to render shape as shown in photo.
Hi Maureen- this is looking great! I think I would first try earth green to add some toning to the shaded side on the white top part of the gourd. Check out Jill’s recent citrus drawings (she has the sweet gum drawing next to your photo post). Her citrus are both very textured and she captured the form toning so well in addition to retaining bright yellows.
@doug-milne Thanks Doug, good ideas! I will repost in about a week when I’m back from the west coast.
Yeah, looking good Maureen! These are tough shapes to draw, but you’re getting it! Just a bit more toning so that we feel the 3-d quality of the entire shape… Let one side get a little darker and in shadow so that it feels rounder. I like Doug’s suggestion of Earth Green for the lighter areas. Remember, too, that even though that creamy orange color is light, it should still be slightly darker than the highlights. You want to create that 3-d illusion, so the highlights should be the brightest, whitest things. Hope that helps. 🙂 Have fun on the west coast!
Wonderful gourd!