1. STILL-LIFE
Drawing/Painting

2. How does VALUE bring an object to life?

3. STILL-LIFE
Still Life is an art term that refers to a special kind of picture. It represents an arrangement of inanimate objects ( a bottle, cup, fruit). Usually the arrangement is made according to the artist's purpose. A Still life pencil drawing can be symbolic, with an underlying meaning, or aesthetic, in which case the purpose is to communicate beauty.
Can help us understand proportion, composition, and VALUE.
Still-lifes are the most available subjects in the world.
Can give you a better understanding of how light works, how objects relate to each other, and how to arrange a good composition.

7. Student Objectives:
2 different views of still-life on one paper. Divide paper in half. – Different composition on each side.
Begin with finding an interesting composition and sketch out the contour lines! This will ensure you have the proper proportions before beginning detail and then finally the VALUE.
Last step- Render the Still-Life to make it look as realistic as possible.
Important: Pay attention to the values! The full range (Light to dark, everything in between)