Week 7: Still Life - Light and Shadow

Here are two charcoal drawings of certain objects, placed in a position where we can see some shadows caused by the placement of lighting. It took approximately 15 - 20 minutes to complete each. The darker areas in between the objects are created because the source of light has been intercepted by other objects. The reason for the darkness of the background in the second study is so that the picture doesn't look as if it is floating around in thin air also to intensify the image as a whole.

We can see that in both studies there are some dark and dense tonal values which create form shadows on the drapery and the objects placed on the table. This gives the picture a 3-D effect of volume, mass and depth.

The first study shows a subtle difference between light and shadow. You can see where the form shadow is as the source of light is coming in from the right. This creates a more dark tonal value to the objects on the left especially on the arc of the cone as well as the sphere. You can see a slightly dark reflection on the center of the sphere and cone as the dark drapery gives off the reflected light. Also, the sphere has cast a shadow on the top part of the cone as you can see it has a much more darker tonal value compared to the lower part of the cone where the point is.