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Final Still Life Drawing by Mattie Pierce
Essential Question: What are the necessary skills to create a convincing still life drawing?
Purpose:
To create a still-life drawing that demonstrates understanding of angles & ellipses in perspective, along with using a chosen and conscious mark-making technique to describe form;
To understand value by creating a good range of values between black & white to help make the objects appear 3D;
To demonstrate quality craftsmanship and good composition skills in a drawing.
Artists Studied: Henry Moore, Giorgio Morandi, Kerry James Marshall, Vincent van Gogh, Winslow Homer, John Whalley
Reflection
Reflection
I think my art embodies the work of Giorgio Morandi the most. He is famous for his cross-hatching technique, and I used this same technique to give value to my still life. I liked cross-hatching because depending on the pressure you applied to the pen and how far apart you created your lines, the shades changed. I thought this was really interesting because you’re using the same pen the whole time, but it creates different values depending on how you use it.
I think the most improvement was done in the placement and difference in value. During this unit, I learned how to use value and shading to create more depth and realism in my drawing. In the pre-instructional drawing, the shading was minimal and the placement was clearly wrong, while in the final still life, the shading added to the effect and showed where the light was coming from.
Pre-instructional drawing
After completing this unit, I believe that to create a convincing still life, you need only four things. The first is a clear understanding of shapes and all their lines and vertices. This gives a more real feel to the art if it looks like an actual shape would. Another thing you need is an understanding of space and its effect on your art. You don’t want too much blank space but you also don’t want your art to feel cramped. Another skill you need is a good technique for creating value. Once you have your technique you’ll use it all through the art, to create a solid, whole piece. The last and arguably most important skill you need to possess is the ability to see shadows and different values in your still life and be able to recreate those in your drawing. Where light hits objects and where it reflects will make your piece seem much more realistic.
Giorgio Morandi
Giorgio Morandi
Still Life with Five Objects, Giorgio Morandi, pencil, 1956
Still Life with Five Objects, Giorgio Morandi, pencil, 1956
Giorgio Morandi, I chose this artist because when I saw the illustrations he made I was blown away. I was so surprised to find that he created INCREDIBLY real-looking still lives using cross hatching and line work. I look up to him very much and find his ability to create super-realistic art an amazing trait. I chose his technique because I wanted to be able to make realistic-looking still lifes using a simple technique like cross-hatching as he did.
Image Credit: Still life drawing
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