Misty Forest

[jillh]

  Louisa, Patricia, Robin, Jennylynn, Val, Nolan, Zayn and Danielle for taking a look and commenting.  I appreciate it. 

[MaryAnne Long]

I knew I needed more practice with tonal ranges so remembered Nolan's lesson on the Misty Forest.  I can see now how important the darks are for pushing the lighter stuff into the distance.  Funway to learn this concept, Nolan.

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I started out making a mess of the leaves, but finally seemed to catch on to the shapes.  I still need to practice making small tree branches, too.

I'm always amazed at how not doing anything in a particular area can end up being the focal point of the entire drawing.

My husband says this reminds him of the wallpaper in the house where he grew up in Vermont!

aloha

mea

[jillh]

Excellent Mea!   

[liz]

I really like misty forest scenes!  Good pencil work, Everyone!      

[MaryAnne Long]

Thanks, Liz and Jill.

aloha

mea

[Bellarina]

I'm baffled at the wallpaper reminder.  Nice penciling Mea.

[MaryAnne Long]

Thanks, Robin. 

I'm hoping the wallpaper had color, not pencil drawing on it. 

aloha

mea

[Cheryl Andrews]

Looks great Mea, this is definitely one I want to try.

[Danielle123]

Beautifull Mea you have nice depth in your drawing. 

[nolan]

great job Mea, good depth

[MaryAnne Long]

Thanks, Nolan.  One of my favorite drawing lessons.

Thanks, Danielle.  I am getting used to creating depth now.

Thanks, Cheryl.  You will really enjoy this lesson.

aloha

mea

[Val]

Great work Mea  This just shows how important learning to work the values are! 

[MaryAnne Long]

Thanks, Val.  It took a while to sink in, but I'm finally understanding the importance of tonal ranges.

Even shopping for an 8B pencil now.

aloha

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[cyril]

  Nolan for the great class...

Here's my version of this drawing.

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[Danielle123]

nice depth Cyril    maybe add a bit more tonal value for roundness of the trees.