Week 6: Still Life - Arrangements and Composition (Directed Study)

This is a still life drawing showing the composition and arrangement using a graphite stick. The arrangement is good as the objects are positioned in the center of the drawer, although they are secluded in one area. Whats good about the arrangement is that the top left hand side of the drawer creates some sort of an implied line down to the bottom, across and then back up the drawer, up the left hand side of the bottle, across the top, back down the right hand side of the bottle to the smaller bottle then back up to the tub.

Also, the perspective of the image is good and is successful in showing the contrast at where the light hits the drawer and where it doesn't. Though the source of light is coming in from the right hand side it should cast a shadow on the left side of the drawer, however, this study doesn't clearly show where the shadows are cast and therefore having a cast shadow would make the study more effective in terms of arrangement and composition. This study could be more pleasing to the eye if there was a background and a couple more objects which were placed in a position which applied to the rule of thirds.