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    sheila y. commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 7 months ago

    Thanks Vern, I’ll work more on the leaves. I still have a little piece of forsythia blooming like crazy. I’ll post it.
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      Wendy Hollender commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 7 months ago

      Hi Pam, You have worked very hard on this drawing and done a good job in capturing details but the overall image doesn’t convey the subject. It looks like a chunk of wood to me and not a flat piece of bark . There are a few reasons why this is happening. It is a severe one point perspective, if it was a bit more horizontal we would understand the…[Read more]

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        Pam Thompson - Draw Botanical Instructor replied 7 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks, Wendy! I’ll try some different points of view.

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      sheila y. commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 7 months ago

      Thanks Vern, I’ve got watercolor underneath. I don’t think it erases. I’ll contemplate this! How’s beautiful Hawaii!!!?
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        Wendy Hollender commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 7 months ago

        Hi Pam, I think you had a set up of the leaf that just had a slightly tricky view. I always evaluate my view by deciding if that characteristic is something I want to be important or not. If it detracts from a composition I would adjust it in the future. I do think you have improved it a lot. Just keep it in mind in the future. It really is an…[Read more]

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          Pam Thompson - Draw Botanical Instructor replied 7 years, 7 months ago

          Thanks Wendy. Your comment about losing the iconic fig leaf structure in the webinar was a lightbulb moment for me. That didn’t even occur to me when I was setting up the leaf to draw it. But so important! So many things to think about. Learned a ton from working on this.

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        Pgthompson commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 7 months ago

         
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        Pgthompson commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 7 months ago

        Sorry for all the typos. I couldn’t find my reading glasses

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        Pgthompson commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 7 months ago

        Sorry for all the typos! I can’t find my reading glasses.
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          Pgthompson commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 8 months ago

          Great composition. I love the shine on the skin and the seeds next to the flesh. Really beautiful.

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          MelissaB commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 8 months ago

          I especially love the composition. So pretty.

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          MelissaB commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 8 months ago

          Beautiful.

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          sheila y. commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 8 months ago

          Thanks, page kept getting filled as I found more and more forsythia in bloom or at least buds. They’ve been opening from the indoor temps. I’m really interested in getting bright yellows going. Watercolor pencil base helps me.
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            sheila y. commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 8 months ago

            Thanks Pg, I needed some red now that all the leaves are down here.
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              Pgthompson commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 8 months ago

              Yum! I especially love the stem area.

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              Pgthompson commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 8 months ago

              Great page. I love the composition. And those yellows are great! So much beauty to look at here.

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              Carol Burke commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 8 months ago

              Thx Pam! I am trying to post from my iPad. So maybe that’s the problem. Had no issues before the new site development began. But now can’t post any images.

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                Pam Thompson - Draw Botanical Instructor replied 7 years, 8 months ago

                Have you tried posting using google chrome instead of safari?

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              Stephey commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 8 months ago

              Thank you!
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                Pgthompson commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 8 months ago

                Carol, yes! Actually when I tried to reply to your question, I couldn’t. I had to click on the photo and then comment in there. Are you trying to post media from your computer, or from your phone?

                I’ve found that I can’t post media using safari on my phone, but can using chrome. Hope that helps.

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                Pgthompson commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 8 months ago

                Nice!!! Huge difference. Looks much more 3D

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                Pgthompson commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 8 months ago

                I think that now I need to go back in and darken the fig up some more.what do you think?

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                sheila y. commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 8 months ago

                I love this study page. The acorn cap is especially beautiful!

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