LJ and NJ

This has been quite a learning experience, in that i ignored some basic “rules” and paid the price.  For doing a still life i should have had good subjects in a paintable setting; and, probably more importantly, a good reference photo.  I glossed over both these preliminary steps, which then left me kind of winging it from my imagination about how things “should” look.  Next time I’ll try to correct these omissions.  the trickiest issue was trying to figure out how the lighting should look — highlights, reflections,  etc.  and still have the jar looking like a jar.  Learned a lot, but mostly how to do this process differently next time around.