I absolutely love the texture you have developed on the trunk of the tree- super realistic and compelling. I think your mark making is spot on and so beautiful. Looking forward to how you differentiate the texture of the leaves from the trunk of the tree. I also love the perspective you chose- it perfectly draws your eye to the top of the drawing where the leaves begin. Definitely make sure to get a deep range of values by having the leaves be some of your darkest darks.
What are your ideas on the macro shot? Thinking maybe a focus on the leaves rather than the trunk might complement this drawing well. You could abstract it in a really cool way by focusing on the interesting negative space shapes formed between the leaves. Nice job!
I can’t wait to see your cellular botany enhancements to your micro drawing. Let Terry Winters inspire you take risks based on where the drawing wants you to go, not just on what realism looks like and keep pushing boundaries!
Love the finished product for the zoomed out drawing! So stunning. I agree with Deirdre that it would be fun for you to play with the super detailed veins and texture on the macro image. I was even thinking white charcoal could be an asset for that to really make it pop. Amazing work as always!
Please upload your final diptych changes so that the remote students can see the risks that you took in your micro leaf drawing! Love how the set turned out.
The texture and value work on the macro drawing are phenomenal. I actually had to look closely to make sure I was looking at the drawing and not the reference image. The attention to the accuracy of the shapes of the leaves is especially impressive. In comparison, the micro drawing feels a little like it’s lacking in detail and texture. The micro drawing might be stronger if there was more diversity in the value levels throughout the leaf surface, and perhaps if the leaf texture was more exaggerated.
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I absolutely love the texture you have developed on the trunk of the tree- super realistic and compelling. I think your mark making is spot on and so beautiful. Looking forward to how you differentiate the texture of the leaves from the trunk of the tree. I also love the perspective you chose- it perfectly draws your eye to the top of the drawing where the leaves begin. Definitely make sure to get a deep range of values by having the leaves be some of your darkest darks.
What are your ideas on the macro shot? Thinking maybe a focus on the leaves rather than the trunk might complement this drawing well. You could abstract it in a really cool way by focusing on the interesting negative space shapes formed between the leaves. Nice job!
I can’t wait to see your cellular botany enhancements to your micro drawing. Let Terry Winters inspire you take risks based on where the drawing wants you to go, not just on what realism looks like and keep pushing boundaries!
Love the finished product for the zoomed out drawing! So stunning. I agree with Deirdre that it would be fun for you to play with the super detailed veins and texture on the macro image. I was even thinking white charcoal could be an asset for that to really make it pop. Amazing work as always!
Please upload your final diptych changes so that the remote students can see the risks that you took in your micro leaf drawing! Love how the set turned out.
The texture and value work on the macro drawing are phenomenal. I actually had to look closely to make sure I was looking at the drawing and not the reference image. The attention to the accuracy of the shapes of the leaves is especially impressive. In comparison, the micro drawing feels a little like it’s lacking in detail and texture. The micro drawing might be stronger if there was more diversity in the value levels throughout the leaf surface, and perhaps if the leaf texture was more exaggerated.