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Drawing Mentor
Volume 11
StillLife Drawing
Volume12
Landscape Drawing
Volume13
Portrait Drawing
BySarah Bowles
Copyright 2012
All rights reserved. No part of this book, text,photographs or illustrations may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or byany means by print, photoprint, microfilm, microfiche, photocopier, internet orin any way known or as yet unknown, without written permission.
Preface
The Drawing Mentor series of books is intended tohelp beginning to intermediate drawers learn and improve their drawing skills. Each book is written as a stand-alone lesson which can be used on its own, thisgives the reader the ability to pick and choose the lessons and skills theywould like to learn to the exclusion of all else.
The earlier lessons in the series are very foundational,designed to improve the readers technical ability and understanding beforegoing on to later lessons which are more project-based and written assumingtechnical skills have already been developed. If youre an absolute beginnerits recommended that you proceed from Volume 1 as that will ensure yourunderstanding of how to use the techniques employed in later lessons asoccasionally these lessons will refer to principles and skills taught inprevious volumes.
This book includes Volumes 11, 12 and 13 which are alladvanced lessons that use the skills developed in previous volumes to complete finisheddrawings. Each lesson explains what its specific genre is, some things to takeinto consideration when drawing in that genre, and then leads you through astep by step example to complete your own drawing. Each step is explained anddetailed pictures are provided. Volume 11 focuses on still life drawing, Volume12 is about landscapes and Volume 13 discusses portraits. (Again, these lessonsassume youve already developed fundamental drawing skills. Before attemptingit is recommended that you first learn and understand sketching, layout, andhow to apply tone, shading and highlights. If you have not developed theseskills please refer to previous volumes.)
The intent of the Drawing Mentor series is toperiodically add new lessons over time to help you continue to improve yourskills. If there is a particular skill or lesson you would like covered pleasefeel free to send an email to . Your feedback suggestions and reviews are very much appreciated and will beused to help create lessons that will benefit you the most.
Thanks for choosing Drawing Mentor. Heres to yoursuccess.
Sincerely,
Sarah Bowles
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Still Life
Welcome to volume 11. The previous ten volumes covered basicdrawing and sketching techniques, they are designed to give the reader a solidfoundation on which to build as well as the ability to successfully completethe projects presented in any subsequent volume. If youve faithfully readeach previous volume and completed all the practice exercises you shouldvedeveloped a large assortment of drawing skills and the ability to apply them. You should be able to look at an object and make an accurate representation ofit on paper using shapes, tone, shading and perspective.
Continuing from this point the majority of volumes willcontain project based lessons rather than skill based. They will employ manyof the skills youve learned and walk you through projects step by step to completion. Each volume will be different in genre, style or subject. This first projectbased volume starts with one of the most basic and common art forms, the stilllife.
Still life drawings and paintings have been done forthousands of years. The ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans all had their ownstyle and use for still life images. The techniques have changed over time andhave included realistic as well as abstract pieces. A still life drawing issimply a drawing of inanimate objects, or things that no longer move or grow ontheir own. Common examples of still life subjects are bowls of fruit, cutflowers in a vase, musical instruments, books, rocks and bones. Theres nolimit to the number of different things you can draw in any particular stilllife.
Below are some steps/points to keep in mind when setting upa still life. You dont always have to follow them but theyll help you beconsistent:
Choose an area where you can set up your subject andleave it without it getting disturbed. It may take more than one sitting tofinish your drawing. Setting up the subject the exact same way over and overis difficult and tiring. In addition to keeping the subject the same, makesure you can sit in the same spot each time.
Choose the items you want to draw. As mentionedbefore it can be just about anything that wont move while youre drawing it. You can start out with something simple or decide to do something very complexbut make sure the subject interests you.
Set up the objects so theyre stable and wont falldown or shift easily.
Make sure you can keep fairly consistent lighting. Ifthe light changes so will the shadows and that can change the whole look of thedrawing.
After the setup is complete you must then study it. Thechances of successfully creating a finished drawing youre happy with withoutstudying the subject beforehand is very small. For this reason the first stepto any still life drawing is to sketch it. The purpose of sketching is to learnhow the objects relate to each other in size and position; its also anopportunity to practice the angles, curves, tone and shading of each object. Sketchesdont have to be limited to the subject as a whole. If youre having troubledrawing a particular object correctly, sketch it individually. Studying eachparticular item as well as the subject as a whole will increase the accuracy ofyour final piece. In the end, sketching will save a lot of time andfrustration and will help you produce a better product.
Once you have your subject set up, have studied and sketchedit, youll be ready to draw a final piece.
The example that follows includes all the required steps fordrawing a still life from start to finish. Feel free to follow along bydrawing the same still life in this example or, set up your own subject andjust follow the steps.
Setting up the subject is the first thing that needs to bedone.
Below is the still life that will be used for thisexercise. The objects in the picture were chosen for two reasons. First,their shapes are relatively simple, and second, they have a wide range ofcharacteristics. As you can see, there is a round ball, a shiny black box, a dullwhite box, a glass vase with plants in it, and a book. The variety of thingsthat can be included is enormous. This example was designed to be fairlysimple while still covering many different techniques.
Figure 11-1. Still life setup
Sketch the objects multiple times to become familiar withthe layout before starting the final drawing. As you sketch, pay attention to theposition and size of each object as it relates to the others, also make sure toobserve the tones and shadows. Be aware that each sketch will help you learn. The more you sketch the better youll know the subject, the more you know aboutthe subject before you begin the easier the final drawing will be.
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