Saturday, 26 October 2013

Week 4 & 5: Still Life - Shape and Silhouette / Form  & Contours



















Both studies are created using a graphite stick and took approximately 10 - 15 minutes. The first study involves the negative space in a still life setting. You can tell that by looking at the shapes which is very visible to the eye that the background of the study has a very dark highlight and the objects have a very light highlight. Even though it is blatantly on the piece of paper you can tell there is depth between the objects in the background and foreground because of the negative space.

The downside of the study is where the small jug and the skull are overlapping and the small vase seems as though its orphaned in the point between the background and the foreground. At least that's what the illusion of the negative space gives.

The second study focuses on the form, contours and shape of the objects, using the help of grid lines to show the direction of the shading which gives the objects in the study a more stronger form compared to what a study which has shading in a straight line.

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