Painting 3... Meh

Erika_wakirestudio

I’m happy with the way the table and the fringe of the fabric came out, but the bowls weren’t so successful. I didn’t get the structure right. I used a Prospek tool, but the angles are all wrong. The reflections aren’t too bad. 

I’m calling it: 2020 (or The Saying Is Supposed to be “Life is just a Bowl of cherries,” But This Year Was Just A Bunch off Empty Bowls) 

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ArtGal

It looks great, i like the fringe of the fabric. the bowls look good, I'd add warmer color ro rhem as there is reflective light from the fabric. also maybe emphasize the highlights? but it looks good as it is too

MichaelD

They may be empty bowls @Erika_wakirestudio, but you have done them in such a way that they have a positivity and brightness to them.

  

GTO

...or bowls full of cherry pits😀
I find the prop divider to only get me into the ball park then I have to do a lot of stepping back and refining.  The ellipses especially give me trouble. Bowls with that kind of fluting is a lot harder than it looks.  

A_Time_To_Paint

Nice idea for a still life.  Those fluted edges look daunting.  I would agree with adding some highlights to the inside of the top bowl on the left and on the right side of the three bowls.  I think you did a really good job on this.

Mio

That's an extremely difficult reference photo that I would not try myself. Bravo for the bravery. You can cheat and take shortcuts for drawing if it helps you when you are learning, the darks aren't dark enough (fix this and you will see a big step forward).

KingstonFineArt

A tough subject. The elpsies are a little ok. Hard to do to say the least. Did you try drawing it first?