tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post9158395573983410244..comments2023-09-25T05:42:19.236-04:00Comments on Nuncketest: Red Oak Branch - Finished DrawingJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072444717957864494noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post-41748563536286773552009-12-21T17:29:39.502-05:002009-12-21T17:29:39.502-05:00Thanks, Gretchen. I was having a fit of a time wit...Thanks, Gretchen. I was having a fit of a time with it yesterday--after all my snow shoveling, my muscles were sore and I had a bit of the shakes.<br /><br />You know, I somehow thought that photos would be just fine, even though I'd always read that the real deal was truly necessary. I believe it now! Pictures don't cut it! I twist and turn while looking for the best angle. And then comes the lighting, getting that proper glancing illumination to bring out the details.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072444717957864494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post-35799379270197620482009-12-21T16:25:49.128-05:002009-12-21T16:25:49.128-05:00This drawing turned out beautifully.
I too, alway...This drawing turned out beautifully.<br /> I too, always start looking for 'green things' to paint and draw when there are none to be had- by February I would give anything for even one dried, curled leaf and I begin to haunt the local florist for live sprigs of fresh greens, however foreign they may be to my own environment.<br />Although I have a TON of reference photos of my own local flora to draw from, I think it is far more exciting and satisfying to work from a real specimen. <br />~gretchengretchennoreply@blogger.com