Basics 101: Class 10 – Still Life

[Anonymous]

Very nice, carole .
Don’t bother about the ellipses, they are very well formed :thumbsup:. A drawing or painting should look good in and of itself. A work of art should be judged as a work of art, not as a copy of the real thing. That works also the other way round, for instance don’t include an ugly thrashcan in a house portret, “because it is there”.
About “distance”: it helps to back up regularly to compare reference and your work. In many professional studios there is a large mirror at the wall behind the artist so that looking back has the same effect.

[latedrawer]

Greetings, Arnoud! Below is my stage 3 of Exercise 3. I really don’t have the skill to capture the shiny surfaces and tonal variation of white china.:o But I enjoyed working on the drawing and learned a lot from your guidance:clap:
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Because of my experience with you as a tutor, I’ve enrolled in a level one foundation course at the local community college. It is being taught by a highly respected instructor who is also a local watercolor artist. The college offers instruction in four levels of drawing, figure drawing, and other media. So, if this course gives me the experience with sketching from life that I want, I’ll enroll in others. Wish me luck:)

I really appreciate participating in this community, especially the support and encouragement you’ve given me. I want to continue with the wonderful classes offered here, but I thought I should go to a class that would be compatible with the course, which starts mid-January.

So, would it make sense at this point to go to Class 21, Sketching? Any guidance here would be appreciated!
Thanks, Carole

Carole
Comments and critiques are welcomed.

[Anonymous]

Carole – Excellent job :clap::clap:.
I’m glad for you that you enrolled in a course with a “life teacher”. It makes a big difference :thumbsup:.
Sketching is a good preparation. But note that it takes a different “state of mind” than extended drawing.

[Felisa]

[FONT=Verdana]Hi Arnoud. I am sending the first stage of exercise one. If the forms are correct I will go on with the shading.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana]I am also sending exercise no. 2 completed. I used Caran d´Ache pencils and I think the paper did not accept anymore pigment (or I did not know how to paint with pencils or both). [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana]Thank you for your help.[/FONT]

Elisa

[Felisa]

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Elisa

[Anonymous]

Very nice job, Elisa. Excellently finished work :clap::clap:.

[mayana]

Hello Arnoud,
Here is my still life pot, thanks for looking!:)

C and C are welcome!

[Anonymous]

mayana – Very nice job :clap::clap:. You’re progressing very fast.
Just a piece of advice: when you aim at very realistic work, as you clearly do, take this thought from the painters: it is not necessary to clearly define all edges; it is ok to have some “lost” parts in the contour. I see some examples on the cup (back of the rim for instance) where object and background would better be blended together. That is, optically, I don’t mean stumped.
Very well done, please move on :thumbsup:.

[mayana]

I know what you mean Arnoud, so many things to learn…
I always read all the threat before I begin a new project and I enjoy your guidance and comment.
You told us to be precise from the beginning and that really help me to get a better drawing,,,yooohoooooo,
ty, ty, ty….:clap:

C and C are welcome!

[mayana]

Hello Arnoud,
Its me again (Maya)..well I saw many people post this fruit bowl so I don’t want to miss it too. My first time using fixative, I mix graphite and charcoal…its a kinda nice feeling but messy…I don’t know yet how to control the application of the charcoal… ( next class for sure)…so what do you think?
ty!!!!have a nice WE!!:wave:

C and C are welcome!

[Anonymous]

Very nice work, Maya :clap::clap:.
Just one little advice: pay attention to avoid the “halo” effect on a dark background. Take your background right into the object, then restate the edges of the object. Clearly this is better done before finishing the rendering of the object :).
Charcoal drawings have a very different texture than graphite, you like it or not. When you like it, it is very inviting to seek “painterly” effects.
:thumbsup:.

[mayana]

Hello Arnoud,
Yes the BG is a halo think,,,thank you for your sensitive eyes…love your comment!!!:wink2::wave::wave::wave:

C and C are welcome!

[docxart]

Hello
Here are my drawings for the first demonstration. What do you think?

Qadir

[Panth]

Hi Arnoud, haven’t been doing my homework for sometime now, busy with one thing or the other, and thought I should now catch up. The tree was a bit tough, so I will take it up some other time. Here is my drawing and shading of the still life, the photo came out at an angle, so it looks as if the right hand jug is leaning to the left! :o Bye, Prabha

[Anonymous]

Qadir – Good job :thumbsup:.
Two remarks:
1. on the proportions; they are generally very good, and then there is that creamer :(.

2. Is this the final post, or do you intend to shade it in further detail (3rd part of the assignment)? I’m not very happy with the continuous unvarying outlining. It reminds me of a children coloring book. If you have no interest in a realistic shading, what I can fully understand, I’d advise to use various markings for suggesting the shadows and texture. And get rid of the even continuous outlines, vary their “quality” (in the sense of character), integrate them in the shadow, suggest them by the contrast of edge and background, and even just interrupt them, the viewer will complete it in its mind.
Here is an example where you can see these devices:

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