Comment from Goya
I'm sorry, but I cannot possibly say that this work either masterfull or professional.

For me it looks like a work of a student who is in the process of learning.
To my hamble opinion, you either should go to classic direction- light/shade, perspective, or so called "flat" way.
But it seems you couldn't decide which way to go.

Take care :)

 Comment Written 04-May-2004

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reply by the author on 04-May-2004

Why are you sorry? And I do not consider my self a professional, or this work to be masterful; I'm sorry if that's the way I came across. Thank you for giving your honest opinion. :)

Comment from brokelizard
I think this is a good picture but I dont see much else there, I think better attention detail such as shadding and maybe a possible shadow in the background could have made it stand out more and hold my attention. Thanks.

 Comment Written 04-May-2004

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reply by the author on 04-May-2004

I've gotten a lot of comments on lack of good shading. I think that that may be a hint that I need some more. :P Thank you for giving feedback!

Comment from Cricket
Great detail on the outline of the petals. Encourage more use of shading in the rose itself. I love drawing roses! There are so many types and you can have so much fun with them.
Cricket

 Comment Written 03-May-2004

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reply by the author on 03-May-2004

I like drawing roses for the same reasons! :)

Comment from WickedLizzie
Very nice rendering, unusual choice to render it completely in grayscale, and the background really doesn't look black on my screen, but it's pretty, and you did a good job of drawing it.

 Comment Written 03-May-2004

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reply by the author on 03-May-2004

I used black, it really turned out to be gray. ;P

Comment from Richard
The colors you describe are much lighter on the image we see. Is that from scanning? I am not sure the dark backround is helping this picture. I hope to see more of your work.

 Comment Written 03-May-2004

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reply by the author on 03-May-2004

I meant it to be mainly a black and white, but there is very light shading, which is made a bit lighter because my scanner blows things to rather large proportions. Thank you for your honesty! ^_^

Comment from Papa
Tigrr, I see this as an exceptional work, the detail is magnificently simple and straightforward, and the shading very effective. (On screen I see only the tiniest hint of green on the uppermost leaf.) Congratulations!
Peace, Papa

 Comment Written 03-May-2004

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reply by the author on 03-May-2004

Thank you very much!