#Easy contour still life drawing how to

There are other bits in your drawing that can be improved, like contours of the inner and outer walls of the bowl, construction of handles, uniformity of outlines, aerial perspective and so on. You are doing a great job when drawing fully visible top ovals of cylindrical objects however, ovals that are not fully visible also need to be constructed entirely, not only the visible half. In the image below, you can see that the projection of the pot intersects the bowl’s projection (red area), which is impossible in real life. However, this is what happening with the water-pot and the bowl. You know that in your still-life one solid object cannot intersect another item.

#Easy contour still life drawing how to

The main skill you need to learn is how to draw what you know, not copy what you see. What really requires fixing is the construction of the can. This actually is not critical – the water-can can be old and deformed and this crooked outline looks rather charming. You noticed that the top oval of the pot is skewed. However, if a house is not well-built, decorations wont help fixing tilted walls and a wobbly foundation. Think of applying tonal values and drawing small details like painting and decorating walls of a house. This means you have plenty of room to grow and improve your skills.Īpart of your concerns about rendering tonal values and depicting small details, there is one bigger challenge you need to solve – constructive drawing. It is also good that you see areas that require improvement and are not entirely satisfied with results. Your drawing looks very good and you put a lot of efforts into this work, well done. It’s great that you draw from life – this is the the best way to learn and improve your drawing skills. What I realized first on the photo is that the opening of the pot is a bit crooked, in my drawing, it´s not that obvious. I did this project just in HB and B pencil. Maybe I should use a charcoal pencil to get more depth and to darken the shadows. Well, the surface structure was a problem, but I was more focused on the forms and on shading in the moment, perhaps I should redraw the still life later, focusing more on the details. In the end I just made tiny dots, but I’m not very happy with them, so I removed them. All this little bumps and holes, I have not really an idea how to construct these. That the tablecloth was white did´t help either! In the end it turned out a bit “lifeless”, I think.Īs mentioned above, the surface of the fruit was the second problem. I always tried to think of it as a 3 dimensional body, constructed of prism like shapes, but it was hard to draw realistically. My areas of problem were the folds of the tablecloth and the surface structure of the fruit. In the background hangs a piece of grey cloth. It depicts citrus fruits, a pot and a cup on a table with a white table cloth in folds. In my drawing I focused on shading and on round and oval shapes. Artwork by by Michaela Monschein, Drawing Academy student Still life with oranges, lemons, a cup, and a pot