And this second photo:
I know it is hard to tell with my amateurish photography skills, but perhaps you can pick out a few things. First, did you notice that the cast shadow on the right side of the leaf changed? (Oops! Have I ever mentioned 'cast shadow'? It is just what it sounds like -- the shadow that an object casts.) Look at the area in front of the back seed pod. In the top photo, the shadow is like a stripe -- Horreurs! I fixed it by making it mimic the leaf shape more, as the shadow actually does. I guess I got carried away and wasn't looking at what I was doing! Also, do you now see a faint shadow under the stem of the leaf? It is faint because the stem is up the air quite a ways off the table. Finally -- and here's the bonus point -- did you notice the shadow inside the hole in the middle of the leaf? It kind of sticks out now, but I think once I draw in the splotches and freckles on the leaf, it should look about right.
I want to work a bit more on the inward curl of the leaf, but I've basically got it. Then add the speckles and freckles and I'm done! Check back in a day or two and I'll show you the finished piece.
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