Learn to Draw Still Life - Amy Wynne (creativelive.com)

( #still #life #artistic #burgener )

In this course Amy talks about composition and negative space.  

Composition:

• Even amount of objects can cause a problem, such as us vs them.
• The line up of objects can cause a flat composition.
• Clustering objects together vs apart
• Cropping the image
• Rule of 3rds
• Arranging object to create movement of the eye throughout the image

Depth

• Depth created by object overlap
• Don't create kissing - space between objects are small enough that they look like they are touching
• horizontal placement
• scale change - smaller = far way / larger = closer
• vantage point - high vs low vantage point

Value

• make a monochromatic version of your picture to get a better understanding of value in the image (use your phone to take a picture and use a filter to remove color)
• divide the value into at least 5 different levels
• create a tonal map

Lighting

• Try to have one light source
• Start with your lightest lights and darkest darks, then move into your mid tones
• Shadow do not have edges

Still Life Challenge

• Sketch one place in your home that changes on a daily process
• Do a series of drawing of this place
• Use 5 to 10 minutes to sketch this place daily