Bunic
Elite Cafe Member
I started this one by drawing the spine and leaves directly on the plate. I then cut the 1) spine & leaves, 2) did the shading, 3) cut the crosshatching, 4) stippled the background and 5) added the black paint.
I realized that I cut the shading and crosshatching too lightly as they virtually disappeared when I light-sanded it.
I only cut the background away on one small section and stippled it along with all the rest. I didn't see any difference in the blackness until I steel-wooled the paint off. Only the deep-set area where I had removed the background stayed really black. Lesson learned!
CC Welcomed.
I realized that I cut the shading and crosshatching too lightly as they virtually disappeared when I light-sanded it.
I only cut the background away on one small section and stippled it along with all the rest. I didn't see any difference in the blackness until I steel-wooled the paint off. Only the deep-set area where I had removed the background stayed really black. Lesson learned!
CC Welcomed.