Hi everyone, I’ve continued working on my acrylic study. What do you think — do the tonal values work better now? Do the fallen branches in the foreground look odd? I’d really appreciate any tips or feedback!

Picked up some gouache lately and decided to giving it a try. Just playing around and seeing where it takes me. I wanted to switch things up a bit since I work mainly in digital.

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