Use a variety of

Use
a variety of
object sizes
Use
a variety of
materials: glass, metal,
and wood
Use
fabric with folds
as a background
Use a variety of
textures: rough,
smooth, and furry
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Composition (Group of Objects)
Put an interesting object
as the center of interest
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Create smaller
compositions within the
larger still life
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Include at least three full
objects
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Let other objects go off
the page or format
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Forms
•Objects
can be made
of combinations of
basic forms
•Lightly
draw the
forms in the objects
•Use
a line (contour)
to connect the forms
into an object
•Compare
sizes or
proportions to keep
them looking real
Sketch
Draw a light sketch
of the composition
you like best
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•Have
the placement
you want before you
add details
•Include
the details
you need for the final
drawing
•Erase
stray marks
1.
1.Use
light shading, reflected
light and high-light
2.Blend
and add darker values
3.Cast
shadows after object
shading
•A
finished rendering
(drawing) has the complete
value scale from the white
of the paper to the darkest
black
Use light grays and
highlights
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2.
3.
•Show
the lines in fabric.
The lines in burlap show
how the folds turn and flow
•Use
value to show the
shades and shadows on the
fabric according to the light
source and folds
•Use a “Scumbling “ line
going in many directions,
to create a rough texture
•Using a tortillon (pointed
rolled paper blending
tool) or just more lines in
the shaded areas to show
form.
•Shading over the texture
After
the outline is drawn look
inside the glass for shapes and
reflections
Draw
the values of the shapes
you see, they may be distorted
Use
a tortillon or paper towel for
blending to smooth harsh drawing
tool strokes
Use
a kneaded eraser or pink
pearl eraser to get back the highlights on the surface of the glass
Add
bottle.
more darks to finish the
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Metals reflect light but
are not transparent
Look for shapes and
value changes on the
surface
Use smudge shading to
blend
Erase in highlights on
the surface of the metal
Wood
Show any cracks in the
wood as a thick-thin line.
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•Use
the side of your pencil
to show wood grain
Add multiple areas of
dark on the shaded side of
the stool to show weather
and wear
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Look for how light hits the
basic forms on the legs and
draw in the shade and
reflected light.
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Background
•Add
background last
Use background shading to
make the main object stand out
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Background shading should
not be a flat one color dark area
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Make a gradation ,with the
darkest areas around the
objects, getting lighter towards
the edges
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Soften with paper towel and
use darker pencil for contrast
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