1. Ensuring outstanding teaching in art & design
Art academy
Ensuring outstanding teaching in art & design

2. The rules of composition
Composition: This is when you place objects for a piece of art.
When putting together a still life composition, there are a number of design rules that can be followed to improve your composition:
Rule 1: Open or closed composition
Rule 2: Using shapes in a composition
Rule 3: Creating the illusion of depth
Rule 4: Showing reflected light in a composition

3. circle oval square rectangle triangle
Rule 2: Using shape to help composition
Throughout all their work, artists use basic shapes to help in the planning of their composition.
circle
oval
square
rectangle
triangle

4. Still Life with Peaches, a Silver Goblet, Grapes, and Walnuts by Jean-Siméon Chardin

5. What about the triangle?
The triangle frames the whole composition
Still Life with Peaches, a Silver Goblet, Grapes, and Walnuts by Jean-Siméon Chardin

6. Creating a Still Life composition using simple shapes in the style of Patrick Caulfield.
Patrick Caulfield was born in West London in He studied art at Harrow Art College and the Chelsea School of Art.
As a ‘modern artist’ he is often associated with the ‘pop art’ movement, although he preferred to be considered as a formal artist.
Caulfield’s style of still life painting was
very ‘stripped down’ and was often composed of:
Flat areas of simple colours
Thick black outlines
Some of his artworks are dominated by
a simple colour
Pottery by Patrick Caulfield

7. Still Life in the Style of Patrick Caulfield
Wine Glasses (1969)
Features of Caulfield’s Still Life
Flat areas of simple colours
Thick black outlines
Some of his artworks are dominated by a simple colour

8. Still Life in the Style of Patrick Caulfield
Features of Caulfield’s Still Life
Flat areas of simple colours
Thick black outlines
Some of his artworks are dominated by a simple colour
Coloured Still Life (1967)|
Pottery by Patrick Caulfield

9. Still Life in the Style of Patrick Caulfield
Glazed Earthenware (1976)
Features of Caulfield’s Still Life
Flat areas of simple colours
Thick black outlines
Some of his artworks are dominated by a simple colour
Pottery by Patrick Caulfield