mike thomas
still more tree work, all brick shaded in, more landscaping filled in
I again bit the bullet and filled in the rest of the brickwork with some shading to give it an even tone.
The maple tree (left) is giving me fits. It's soooo thick with foliage! I worked a bit with the #00 (the rest of the drawing is #000) to delineate the right-hand side of the masses of maple foliage to try to separate it from the house. I went carefully, because I don't want to overdo it.
After fighting the maple for a while, I darkened the tones of the landscaping foliage and tightened up bits of house here and there.
I haven't done a good job of time tracking on this project, but I'd estimate that I've spent about six hours on it so far, and have two or more still to go.
I need to figure out how to resolve the tops of the trees, and accomplish that. (I'm toying with bringing the two trees together in the top middle, with only a contour). I also need to find a way to render trees in the distance behind the roofline. This will make the roof pop out, in relief.
A couple of important techniques I've used in analyzing/evaluating my work as it progresses:
1. Set the drawing up on a mantle or chair and stand/sit well back from it. See how it all fits together, and how the values are coming along.
2. Look at the drawing in a mirror. This changes your perception enough that you see the work with new eyes. You may be pleasantly surprised to find it looks better than you thought. You will probably also notice some things that need improving. For me, it was that the roofline and peak of the house, on the left, needed to be strengthened, so I have addressed that here.
still more tree work, all brick shaded in, more landscaping filled in
I again bit the bullet and filled in the rest of the brickwork with some shading to give it an even tone.
The maple tree (left) is giving me fits. It's soooo thick with foliage! I worked a bit with the #00 (the rest of the drawing is #000) to delineate the right-hand side of the masses of maple foliage to try to separate it from the house. I went carefully, because I don't want to overdo it.
After fighting the maple for a while, I darkened the tones of the landscaping foliage and tightened up bits of house here and there.
I haven't done a good job of time tracking on this project, but I'd estimate that I've spent about six hours on it so far, and have two or more still to go.
I need to figure out how to resolve the tops of the trees, and accomplish that. (I'm toying with bringing the two trees together in the top middle, with only a contour). I also need to find a way to render trees in the distance behind the roofline. This will make the roof pop out, in relief.
A couple of important techniques I've used in analyzing/evaluating my work as it progresses:
1. Set the drawing up on a mantle or chair and stand/sit well back from it. See how it all fits together, and how the values are coming along.
2. Look at the drawing in a mirror. This changes your perception enough that you see the work with new eyes. You may be pleasantly surprised to find it looks better than you thought. You will probably also notice some things that need improving. For me, it was that the roofline and peak of the house, on the left, needed to be strengthened, so I have addressed that here.