The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board
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Carol Burke commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years, 3 months agoVery lovely! I love the martagon lily, but alas, they are done in my garden for 2018 🙁
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Dee Tracy commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years, 3 months agoThanks so much! Yes, I started with embossing. Roots are so much fun! -
Dee Tracy commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years, 3 months agoI forgot to add to my drawing that I doubled the size of the flower. It was tiny! I’ll have to sneak back on that trail and see if I spot any more of these. I came home with 2 blooms and some buds. I was able to get one of the buds to come out (which is what I drew) but none of the others have bloomed. I’ll work on the leaves some more! 🙂 -
Dee Tracy commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years, 3 months agoYay! Thank you, Vern!
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Eileen Calvanese commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years, 3 months agothank you Wendy and Vern. I am planning on adding the bulb in the right lower corner, and thinking of some petals on the lower left . My new laptop was not compatible with the photoshop version I had, so until I can update I will have to take a photo instead.
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Pgthompson commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years, 3 months agoVern, thanks! That photoshop edit helps tremendously. I’ll get my eraser out. -
Dee Tracy commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years, 3 months agoI can’t wait to see it, Wendy! -
Wendy Hollender commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years, 3 months agoSuch a lovely composition Eileen!!! To scan a large work I do it in sections and then join them together in photoshop
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Wendy Hollender commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years, 3 months agoI love to do the same kind of flower or similar varieties over and over. It is one of the best ways to learn and progress. I will post a daylily painting that I am currently working on which has 4 dallies thus far, and will have one more added soon! -
Dee Tracy commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years, 3 months agoThank you so much! I followed Wendy’s suggestion to try another daylily and to draw one that has more irregularities in the petals. I’m surprised how much I’m enjoying drawing the same flower multiple times! -
Pgthompson commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years, 3 months agoYay!!! This looks more real to me than your last one. Great work. Love it. -
Pgthompson commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years, 3 months agoThanks Dee. I am happy with it. Much better after trying to do what Wendy said. I just feel like I could do better if I tried again after learning from this one :). But very happy. Can’t believe what I’ve learned through this course. -
Dee Tracy commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years, 3 months agoI love the leaves, too! I’m not sure if this would work with your scanner but I have scanned two halves and merged them together afterwards on my computer.
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Thanks, Dee. I’ll play around with it and see, although figuring out how to do that will be a feat for me!
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I use Publisher because it’s pretty straightforward. I open the document, make the background transparent, open the 2nd document and make that background transparent then line up the 2 halves. I hope that helps a bit!
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thanks. not sure what publisher is, but I will research
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Publisher is Microsoft’s graphic design program.
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Dee Tracy commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years, 3 months agoI’m so surprised that you’re not happy with this one. I think it’s lovely!
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Dee Tracy commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years, 3 months agoThank you so much! I’m afraid to attempt the rose lesson so I feel your pain. I think you’ll really enjoy drawing roots after you watch the class. 🙂 -
Pgthompson commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years, 3 months agoThis is beautiful. I love the whorled leaves.
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thank you! It still needs some more layers of color I think, the white of the paper still showing through
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Pgthompson commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years, 3 months agoNice, Dee! Those roots look great. I’ve been afraid to attempt that lesson. You did a great job!
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Pgthompson commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years, 3 months agoThanks Wendy! Exactly the kind of advice I needed. Now that I’m looking at these foxglove drawings through your eyes I can see that they are flat. Looking forward to working on them some more. Thanks for the feedback! -
Dee Tracy commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years, 3 months agoThanks, Wendy! I’m working on some roots (I loved your root lesson) and then will give it another go at a day lily! -
Dee Tracy commented on a
Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years, 3 months agoThank you so much, Wendy! 🙂 - Load More