Hi Susan- the branch segments are beautifully rendered!!!! They have a wonderful crispness to them which I always love seeing! Something to keep in mind is that the main highlight often is interrupted as it travels down a branch by knots, buds, side branches, etc. With the colored arc bar I would lighten the areas flanking the highlight. They is currently too much of a jump from the highlight to those areas. I could look at these branch segments all day!!!
Susan, are you using stonehenge aqua? The reason I ask, is because I have found that if I accidentally use the side of the paper that isn’t the smoother of the two sides, I can get some fuzziness and sometimes some fraying. If I use the smoother side, I don’t have that problem. If you buy your paper in a block, the side that isn’t the smoothest is often the side facing up. Just thought I’d let you know in case that is what is happening here. And lovely branches!
Doug and Pam thank you for your comments. Pam, I am using stonehenge aqua in a block. I will try using the other side. I thought the side facing up was the correct side but perhaps the back will be better!
I’m not happy with the sample on the left – my paper was worked too much and was starting to fray when I tried to add the reflective highlight.
Hi Susan- the branch segments are beautifully rendered!!!! They have a wonderful crispness to them which I always love seeing! Something to keep in mind is that the main highlight often is interrupted as it travels down a branch by knots, buds, side branches, etc. With the colored arc bar I would lighten the areas flanking the highlight. They is currently too much of a jump from the highlight to those areas. I could look at these branch segments all day!!!
Susan, are you using stonehenge aqua? The reason I ask, is because I have found that if I accidentally use the side of the paper that isn’t the smoother of the two sides, I can get some fuzziness and sometimes some fraying. If I use the smoother side, I don’t have that problem. If you buy your paper in a block, the side that isn’t the smoothest is often the side facing up. Just thought I’d let you know in case that is what is happening here. And lovely branches!
Doug and Pam thank you for your comments. Pam, I am using stonehenge aqua in a block. I will try using the other side. I thought the side facing up was the correct side but perhaps the back will be better!