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RE: How to Paint Monstera Leaves | Step by Step Tutorial | Water Colour Painting
Oo thank you for sharing this tutorial @yashny. I liked how you showed us your drawing and starting off with light colours before moving to darker colours. And thank you also for sharing your reason behind the choices you make because it makes it easier to understand the logic. On the darker colours, do you have any guideline on where to colour darker on the leaves? Do you imagine where the light is coming? I always have a problem of determining where I should colour darker and where to add some "shine".
You are most welcome @marblely! I am glad that you like it. Regarding adding the shadows and highlights, yes I determine where the light is coming from first and from where am I looking at the subject. For instance, in this artwork, my view is from the above and in a natural light setting, the light is from the top. This means that the darkest parts will be the bottom i.e. the edges of the leaves. The highlights/shine will be the parts on the middle of the leaves as that is the first spot where the light hits. One important thing is to keep it consistent, if light is from the left then it is best to keep it that way for the whole painting. You are not alone. I get confused too but I try to make sketches to have a glimpse of the potential outcome of the painting. As we keep practising our craft, we will get there :)
Thank you @yashny!
Ah good tip! It makes it easier this way to follow this.
And I like what you said about keeping it consistent throughout the painting. I agree. It is very important, else we will have a rather funny looking piece with shadows and shine all over the place. You have a great week there @yashny! Keep drawing and painting and crafting and share it with us here on Steemit! SteemOn! :)
That is right, and it will rob off the realistic touch from the artwork. I am happy to help you =) Yes, I will keep working on my craft and share what I have learned with Steemians. You have an awesome week too, blessings to you xx
Thanks dear 😘
You're welcome x