Fall Charcoal Still Life

Objective: 

Create representational drawing of the fall studio object (pumpkins, corn, gourdes, acorns, leaves, etc) using a toned paper as your middle tones, white charcoal as your highlight, and black charcoal as your shadows.

Big Idea:

All portfolios start with drawing from life.  It is a staple of any artist's work.  A life drawing for the final allows the art teacher to evaluate the students accuracy, shading, and compositional choices.

Essential Questions:

What is full value shading?

How does one draw accurately?

What needs to happen to draw a 3D object on a 2D surface?

How does one take up the space in an interesting way?

Student Examples

Charcoal: