Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Dull and Rough

1/21/19 avocado and satsuma

One reason you see so many apples, pears and tomatoes on my blog is that they are all shiny and have smooth surfaces. Because of that, I find them relatively easy to draw realistically because the highlights are bright and solid, and even the reflected light is smooth. Much more challenging are dull, rough surfaces, so I find myself resisting other regularly available produce on our kitchen counter, such as this avocado and satsuma. It was time to stop resisting and get some practice.

1/23/19 satsuma leaves
The satsuma’s leaf, too, proved to be difficult – more so than I expected – another thing I need more practice on. A couple of days later, several leaves had fallen off the satsumas, so I grabbed a few from the counter. It’s very challenging to get the curls and the many tiny form and cast shadows right.

1/23/19 satsuma leaves

2 comments:

  1. You did a great job on the bumpy texture of the avocado, as well as the shining highlight. Curled leaves are always a fun subject as they twist and turn and the shadows appear. Well done!

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    1. Thanks! It was all very challenging and enjoyable! I'm going to start shopping for more dull produce. ;-)

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