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Still Life Drawing and Painting
Art · Chapter 6 · Paper 1: Drawing and/or Painting from Still Life
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- What the still life paper sets: natural and artificial objects (cut flowers, fruit, vegetables, a growing plant, domestic objects)
- Choosing a viewpoint and framing the group; including the surroundings and background
- Stages of work: blocking in shapes, checking proportion and ellipses, building tone and colour, finishing details
- Rendering different materials together: glass, metal, ceramics, drapery, fruit and flowers
- Light on the group: one main light source, consistent shadows, cast shadows on the table