Just a quick post to show you what I have been sketching.
Do you think I should color the background?
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Just a quick post to show you what I have been sketching.
Do you think I should color the background?
Ruth Lane Art 
Difficult question. I do like the silver birch sketch just as it is – however, I have seen the trees against a bright, wintery, pale blue sky and they looked good.
This comment wasn’t much help at all was it?
Lyn, I totally agree with your comment. That’s how I was thinking too. 🙂
My take on it–No, don’t color the background. Like it just the way it is!
Thanks Cathy, I will probably leave it for now. Then after a while, it’s easier for me to make a final decision.
Tough call. If it’s a winter scene which it me it seems to be, I’d just use a little blue gray which should make the birches pop.
Thanks Marilyn, the inspiration photo was a winter scene. So if I do use color in the background, blue grey would be perfect.
I think it needs a background colour to help distinguish the tree trunks form the background. Alternatively, you could a colour wash to the trunks but I think colouring the background would look best…
Thanks Teri – I do think a background color will make it pop more.
Make a colour copy of it on good paper and colour that background, then you get the best of both worlds. Which ever way you go it’s a gorgeous drawing. Karen
That’s a great idea! Thanks Karen 🙂
I like it how it is, but can imagine a foggy or snowy background too. I was going to suggest scanning it into Photoshop to try, but occasional artists idea is better. In fact, I think that would even be a great idea for greetings cards, paint your own card kind of thing 🙂
Thanks Zed, I thought about scanning it into Photoshop too. I might try both.