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I've just started playing around with my new Copic markers and would like some advice on my shading and highlights. I know that I'm heading in the right direction, but it's still very amateurish and I'd like to improve, but not sure how. I know the light direction should come from one place, here it's from the left front, but I don't know how much highlighting is appropriate or what shape and size it should be, especially on the rose petals. Do you know what I mean? Can you tell I'm a perfectionist? LOL!
One other thing, no matter how hard I try, I can't get my Lipstick Red to blend! I used Lipstick Red, Chinese Orange, Chrome Orange, Yellowish Shade and Pale Yellow for the flower; those were my only orange/red/yellow markers that I own. The leaves were done with Yellow Green and Pea Green and a little Olive. Again, I am very limited in colors(for now!).
Im no professional, but i think it looks really good! The leaves look very nice. All the petals look great too. "if" you added more highlights, I would think they would go on the larger petal in the front where there is no white, just orange.
Okay...you are doing an amazing job! I love the depth of color and hue you have. The only critique would be to add a bit more highlighting to the very front petal...
I only hope I do so well with mine when I get them. WOW!!!
__________________ Colleen Schaan - Education Specialist at Imagination International Inc.,/Copic Marker
Blog - Distinctive Touches;My Copic Books!
This is just gorgeous. Your shading is done very, very well. I couldn't begin to tell you what it needs if anything. All I know is it looks wonderful in all ways.
I think you did a great job. Holy Cow! I really like how you made sure to make the interior of the flower petals a darker color and then lighter as you went out. It gives it a lot of depth instead of just 'laying flat' on the paper.
Thank you all so much for your compliments and comments! I definitely have more confidence now in my work. A couple things I need to work on are not being afraid to leave white space and not needing to color every inch. I have a tendency to overwork a space with color. Again, thanks for all the encouragement! I'll keep practicing.
Critique me, please!
