So… I continued on last night breaking up the background and foreground with color spots and attempting to get the color and value on the right track. Tad sent more feedback on the image you see here. His words are below. I will continue today with them in mind. Stay tuned for layer 4!! Tad:

Hi Mike –

Congratulations on the next step.  Hope it was fun to get further acquainted with the broken color process. It looks from the photo like some of the gradations could be smoother, more blended. You might want to darken the upper right corner a bit from the artistic viewpoint, and keep the interest more on the flowers. Similarly, the darkest shadows should be in the can, so the left side might want to come up in value just a bit. In the photo it also looks a bit warm. The can itself is fine except for the bottom, where both sides come in a bit before meeting the ellipse. I’d also consider taking the flower shadow off the page, connecting to the left edge. As you progress, try to find the ways in which the background color is influencing the flower shadows. You are much more into a game of increments now, as I’m sure you’re finding. These increments can get pretty small but just let them take their time, let it dry a bit, then come back to it.

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