Observational- Still Life

The image that I created was this light that I see every day and the wifi hub on my desk. The light was turned towards the wall, so I tried to capture where the light was leading and how it made shadows on objects. I chose this object also mainly cause I found the shape interesting for both. The color for the lamp I also really liked since it is this bold red and black.

The materials I used were pens, HB pencils, and colored pencils. I started by sketching with the HB pencils, then went over it in pen and then filled in certain areas. I used HB pencils to shade the shadows in the back of the painting, then smoothing it out with my finger. I think the shadows did not come out bad, but I need to focus more on how the light bounced off the wall. Then I used colored pencils to fill in the lamp and tried to push the value.

My favorite part of this the lamp; the shape is just exciting, and the position I drew moves the eye up and down the page. One thing I would change is the wifi hub, just making the shape a little smoother.