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    • NickA
      NickA last edited by

      just looking now, the drawer shadow seems a bit out of place dark, but I'll leave it for now.

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      • MOO
        MOO SVS OG last edited by

        Really nice! I love the light coming in through the window and the the other light reflecting off the furniture.

        Marsha Ottum Owen

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        • MOO
          MOO SVS OG last edited by

          Wow! I like it! I can see how you took the feedback and it makes a difference.

          Marsha Ottum Owen

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          • NickA
            NickA last edited by

            Some mushrooms (More work on these to come later):

            mushrooms.jpg

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            • sergio
              sergio @NickA last edited by sergio

              @NickA

              Pretty much better to me. Now you can feel the shapes by the lighting (tones). I see a couple of details:

              • Part of the clothes in the closet must be darker. They are receiving the shadow of the door and part of the closet "box".
              • The door and the chest of drawers are a bit crooked.
              • There is a problem with one of the legs of the chest of drawers.

              tones-2.jpg

              Anyway, its a great improvement, I think you only need to tune a bit the intensity of the lights and shadows. The best way to me is by analizing some master pieces and, of course, practicing a lot. Just training your eyes.

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              • NickA
                NickA last edited by

                Thank you Sergio. 🙂

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                • NickA
                  NickA last edited by

                  A copy (in monochromatic green) of Will Terry's first mushroom example:

                  green-mushroom.png

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                  • NickA
                    NickA last edited by

                    A color attempt of the first office scene I shaded:

                    Practice_ShippingOffice-color-1.png

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                    • NickA
                      NickA last edited by

                      Color added to the bedroom scene:

                      Practice_RoomLight-2pt3-lamp-nicka-adding-color-.jpg

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                      • bharris
                        bharris last edited by

                        Nice job, these are great practice! I found it was so much easier to learn this stuff by using someone else's drawings so you can focus on the light and shadow and not what you want your drawing to look like. 🙂

                        www.brittanyharrisillustration.com/
                        www.instagram.com/britillustration/

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                        • NickA
                          NickA last edited by

                          Thank you Brittany. I agree, it's an efficient way to focus on tone and color and you can let go of adjusting the drawing a bit more. 🙂

                          Sometimes it can a challenge to work out someone else's use of form and perspective though (but that's good training)

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                          • NickA
                            NickA last edited by

                            Pretty surreal thing to color:

                            Practice_Stairs-color-with-lines.jpg

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                            • sergio
                              sergio @bharris last edited by

                              @bharris

                              Your palettes are very interesting. How are you creating them?

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