LESSON #64 - Still Life of Fruit

[MaryAnne Long]

Denise,

I like your fruit still.  Interesting background. 

That still life was the first watercolor lesson I ever did. 

aloha

mea

[ncwren]

Looks good Denise 

[Val]

A little darker shadings on the shadow side of the fruits and your away      Very nicely done so far.     

[Danielle123]

Very nice still life everyone.   

[Denise808]

  for your comments ladies! Val, I've posted my revised along with the original. Good advice as always, thank you 

[Val]

Darkening the cast shadow is an improvement.....but I was actually referring to the shading on the shadow side of the fruit themselves.  Guess I didn't explain that so well...              

[Denise808]

  You explained fine Val, I was thinking that's what you probably meant after I made the change. Anyway, would like to try something similar to this and just do a complete do over....I learned in this lesson, I don't enjoy painting grapes!!

[Val]

I've only seriously tried painting grapes once....had it all worked out, rough sketched, put down a wash...  then couldn't decide where I wanted to go with it....so....I ate them!      

[Denise808]

sounds like the best decision to me 

[dennis]

Denise, if you  beef up the detail in the Pineapple, that will make a tremendous difference to your painting. Also you have the highlights in the grapes a bit too large and in the center of each grape. They should be near the top right hand side of each grape.

[Denise808]

Great, thank you so much Dennis - ok, will fix up the pineapple and grapes