# Black beauty from a reference photo I took two years ago from my garden

**URL:** <https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/black-beauty-from-a-reference-photo-i-took-two-years-ago-from-my-garden/830>\
**Category:** Share Your Art\
**Created:** [May 25, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/black-beauty-from-a-reference-photo-i-took-two-years-ago-from-my-garden/830 "2020-05-25T15:57:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Btomczek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/btomczek/32/383_2.png) [@Btomczek](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Btomczek)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/black-beauty-from-a-reference-photo-i-took-two-years-ago-from-my-garden/830/1 "2020-05-25T15:57:21Z")

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![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/1X/03e15c28c2a737b325cded7d0ee4e79c2c314438.jpeg) Polychromos and Prismacolor on Fabriano 140 lb

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**Author:** ![tgp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/tgp/32/701_2.png) [@tgp](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/tgp)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/black-beauty-from-a-reference-photo-i-took-two-years-ago-from-my-garden/830/2 "2020-05-27T15:02:23Z")

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there is a LOT of subtle beauty in this! I love it! well done

I love the way the color blends abound the curved leafs and flower petals.

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**Author:** ![Littlewhitelie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9d8465/32.png) [@Littlewhitelie](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Littlewhitelie)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 1:24am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/black-beauty-from-a-reference-photo-i-took-two-years-ago-from-my-garden/830/4 "2020-05-28T01:24:03Z")

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Love how the petals lie on top of one another. You can sense how they relate to each other without seing the whole petals. Very nice!

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**Author:** ![Denise](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/denise/32/40_2.png) [@Denise](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Denise)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/black-beauty-from-a-reference-photo-i-took-two-years-ago-from-my-garden/830/5 "2020-05-28T23:12:50Z")

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This is wonderful. Love it.

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**Author:** ![Btomczek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/btomczek/32/383_2.png) [@Btomczek](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Btomczek)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/black-beauty-from-a-reference-photo-i-took-two-years-ago-from-my-garden/830/6 "2020-05-29T00:34:53Z")

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Thank you Denise! I love flowers the best.

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**Author:** ![Btomczek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/btomczek/32/383_2.png) [@Btomczek](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Btomczek)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/black-beauty-from-a-reference-photo-i-took-two-years-ago-from-my-garden/830/7 "2020-05-29T00:35:43Z")

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Thank you so much for your review.

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**Author:** ![Btomczek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/btomczek/32/383_2.png) [@Btomczek](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Btomczek)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2020, 12:37am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/black-beauty-from-a-reference-photo-i-took-two-years-ago-from-my-garden/830/8 "2020-05-29T00:37:47Z")

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Thank you for all you said.