Autumn leaves from sketchbook - xpost from Still Life.

[Joy]

These are watercolor. I finally started sketching in an attempt not to belabor a painting so much. Now I overwork the sketches instead!

 

[Jo Castillo]

I mentioned framing, maybe a notecard?

 

[Joan T]

These came out so great, Joy. I like the shading on these and the way you handled the curling edges as they dried. I agree with Jo that they would make nice notecards. I hope you are planning to do more of these.

 

[Queen Bee]

Your leaves look great. I like the shading and the fact that you did not try to make them perfect. The imperfections of the leaves makes them look more realistic.

 

[Dm7]

Lovely sketch! I like how simple they are, but yet there are enough imperfections to make it feel real. Lovely colors and shadows!

 

[AiArts]

You did so great, Joy. I love the glowing shadows too.

 

[CMorPaint]

Great work. Nice shadows and not overworked, (in my opinion).

 

[Artyczar]

Oh my, Joy. This is stunningly fantastic. I am glad you are working in this way because the results are amazing! Just beautiful!

 

[Joy]

I am beyond thrilled with the overwhelming positive responses. I struggle with shadows, so these turned out better than most. You all really made my day!

 

[P. Barrie]

Beautiful, just enough detail. The shadows are spot on making the paper surface such an intragal part of the composition.

 

[Joan T]

The shadows are really important and you did them so well.

 

[Joy]

Thanks again for the feedback!

 

[Hawkmoth]

Absolutely lovely! Really lifelike rendering of the leaves and your shadows really are beautifully delicate and natural looking. Some of the best shadows I've ever seen on a botanical sketch. Really well done!

 

[Vivien]

Joy - Beautiful watercolor leaves and those shadows are excellent!

 

[Joy]

Vivien, thank you! Great to see you here.