Title: Still Life Drawing
1Still Life Drawing
2What is a still life drawing?
3A drawing of inanimate (unable to move on their
own) objects. They are usually made up of common
things found in nature like food, flowers, plants
and rocks. They can also contain man-made things
like cups, books, vases, jewelry, coins, pipes
and much more. The advantage of a still life tis
that the artist has more control over the
arrangement the design of the composition unlike
other types of subjects like landscape or
portraits.
4Masters of the Still Life
Paul Cezanne The Black Marble Clock
5Claude Monet Still life with apples and grapes
6Paul Gauguin Still life with apples
7Your Assignment
- The entire class will break in to two groups.
These groups are responsible for putting together
a still life that will stay in the classroom. The
still life will contain any inanimate objects
from around the room. However, once the still
life is agreed upon by the group, it cannot be
changed! Make the still life as interesting as
possible and fill up the space. After all, you
are going to be drawing it using charcoal. - The still life composition must be completed
today and a due date will be given soon. Here are
the requirements for the assignment - Done in charcoal
- Use an 18 X 24 piece of drawing paper
- Objects in drawing are life size or bigger
- Interesting composition (cropping if necessary)
- Follow directions given in demonstrations
8- Key terms to keep in mind from this project
- Contour Drawing Shading (value)
- Drop (or cast) shadows Modeling
9Demonstration of Charcoal techniques
Charcoal can be a tricky and sometimes
frustrating tool to use because of its
non-permanence. Listen to the demonstration
closely and ask for help when needed to get a
better understanding of how to control the
charcoal.
10Above all, remember that drawing something to
create the illusion of 3D is all about finding
simple, smaller shapes within the entire object.
Gather around and I'll show you what I mean.
This bowl is simply made up of two ovals
connected by two diagonal lines!