Final Still Life Drawing

Reflection:

The type of mark I used to show value in my drawing was hatching. I used Henry Moore’s drawing technique which is made up of lines and cross hatching. This kind of mark-making was helpful with showing value because it was easy to make values lighter and darker. To make an area darker, I could use thicker lines that were also more dense and close together. To make a lighter area, I could use thin, spread apart lines.

When looking at my pre-instructional drawing compared to my final still-life drawing, I noticed that the final drawing had a lot more detail. In the pre-instructional drawing, the values are somewhat accurate, but it’s also messy. Whereas in my final drawing, I paid more attention to detail where the values started, stopped, and changed. As a result of this unit, I learned to work slower and start with the lighter values. Also to add value, rather than edges.

The necessary skills to create a convincing still-life drawing would be patience, being able to understand the value, accurate proportions, and understanding the different types of shading. Patience is important in still life drawings because it’s really easy to mess up the shading. Being able to understand value is important because it’s such a big part of making the drawing look 3D. Accurate proportions are important because having inaccurate pro portions can mess up the entire drawing, because then the shading will be off. Understanding the different types of shading is important because then you’ll know what type of shading is best for you and your drawing.