All twelve roses are gorgeous … I drew only three.
Valentine Roses – Compare the Vases
I added a touch of blue and darkened the underside of the handle as well as the lumpy china where the handle attaches to the vase. I also darkened, only slightly, the upper rim of the vase. The third little change I made was to add a touch of blue to the middle decorative line around the vase. Notice the difference in the illusion of form with just those three little changes. Little changes can make a huge difference.
Image: Three Valentine Roses, drawn first with ink using a vintage Sheaffer fountain pen filled with Noodler’s Black ink, followed by watercolor washes using a limited palette of Cadmium red light, alizarin crimson, alizarin madder, hookers green, cadmium yellow and manganese blue.
Link to Schedule for upcoming workshops in March in Santa Rosa, CA and Sebastopol, CA … register online to guarantee a spot … space is limited.