The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board
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Pgthompson commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 10 months agoThanks, Dee!
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Pgthompson commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 10 months agoVery nice, Dee! I love the composition, and the seed, and the leaves look so realistic. Really nice!
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Dee Tracy commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 10 months agoI think it’s stunning! I absolutely love the roots!
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Pgthompson commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 10 months agoThank you Vern! -
Pgthompson commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 10 months agoHer’e’s that park close up. -
Dee Tracy commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 10 months agoThanks, Vern! I’ll add color and keep a light hand and see what happens. 🙂 -
Dee Tracy commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 10 months agoBoth look great but I vote for the stem behind the leaf. 🙂 -
Pgthompson commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 10 months agoLooking nice to me!
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Pgthompson commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 10 months agoReally pretty Dee! I love your highlights!
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Awww . . . thank you so much!
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Pgthompson commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 10 months agoThanks Carol! I’ve been working hard at making myself be more loosely goosey, and take chances that could end up in complete failure. Sometimes it works, and sometimes I only learn from it 🙂 -
Pgthompson commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 10 months agoYou are sweet! -
Pgthompson commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 10 months agoLooks gorgeous, Sheila. -
Dee Tracy commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 10 months agoYour work is lovely, Sheila!
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Dee Tracy commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 10 months agoI really like the way you’ve brought the roots close to the front and managed to get the roots behind to fade in the foreground. Lovely!
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Dee Tracy commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 10 months agoLooks like perfection to me! -
Dee Tracy commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 10 months agoIt’s so kind of you to think about my desire to get a softer look with my drawing and also to take the time to help me understand what I’m doing wrong! I will definitely try to build up my layers more slowly and with less pressure. I know I was building up dark sepia too fast and with too much pressure and I’ve tamed that beast! 🙂 I probably…-
That’s great! You should not feel discouraged at all! You are already doing great work.
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Pgthompson commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 10 months agoSorry, just one more thought to try to explain. I try to barely let my pencil touch the paper while doing those little toning ellipses. It isn’t until I get almost done that I allow myself to press a bit harder to add in those really dark darks. I’m not sure if this is the way it’s supposed to be done, but it’s a way that’s been working better fo… -
Pgthompson commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 10 months agoThis is such a fun study.
This morning I was drawing, and my mind was wondering, and I was thinking about your drawings and how you say that you want them to look “softer”. I never really understood what you meant by that, but I think I may have had an epiphany :). I tend to have a heavy hand, and sometimes get too satuarated too fast, and the… -
sheila y. commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 10 months agoWendy and Vern, thanks very much for all the suggestions at the July online meeting. And for the “shout out” and celebrity photos in Greece! Hey everyone, put Greece on the top of your list. It was my best drawing, touring, cultural, retreat/vacation ever!!!! Back to the touch ups, please let me know if I need to do more or erase some. 🙂
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sheila y. commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 10 months agoWow!!! What a beautiful page, branch and close ups. The cluster of views and colors is gorgeous!
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