How to draw a still life drawing lesson and printable worksheet.
This is a worksheet with some tips that will help you to draw a basic still-life. Parents, teachers, and home school families may print this for personal or class use. It is very a simple summary of a still life drawing and is good as an introduction to the subject.This worksheet is free but your gift will be appreciated. Use the DONATE tab or the Paypal button. Thank you.
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| Tips for Drawing a Still Life With Jars Worksheet by MrAdron. |
YOU MAY PRINT THE PROJECT NOTES BELOW.
BEGINNINGS
Start slow. For your first project select three or four items that share a theme. In our example, we have glass jars but it could be four cups, or four apples, or four tools, etc. Arrange the subject. Do not get too tidy; put some things in front and some in back. Leave a little space between so things are not too crowded. The things in front will be lower on the page.
Look it over and decide if it is interesting. Avoid items that create barriers to the eye like something with long lines that dominate the arrangement. The eye should rove around the subject.
PRE-SKETCH
Do a rough draft of the drawing loosely. Don't try to be perfect just get things in place on the paper. Look for the shapes of objects and use the basic shapes of squares, rectangles, ovals etc. to compose the parts of the drawing.
MAPPING
Our still life is of glass jars. We want to catch the shiny spots, so we draw them early as outlines, that way when we are shading we don't shade over them. The darkest areas are determined and the first layer of shading is applied.
DEVELOPING DETAIL
Sketch in the details like the far sides seen through the glass or the raised edges.
SHADING
Use the side of the pencil shade in areas. Do all the light areas first then go over the darker areas. Look for reflected shadows and shadows inside shadows. Remember to not shade over the highlights that you mapped out before. Use a blending stub or a tissue to blend the shadows and give the glassy effect.
Shading is the biggest job in the drawing so take your time and take a few breaks.
(c) Adron 2014
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