1. 3rd Grade Art Project Northwood Elementary Art Docent Program
Still Life Drawing
Presentation modified and prepared by Alice Finch 2016
3rd Grade Art Project
Northwood Elementary Art Docent Program

2. Pitcher and Fruit by Paul Cezanne
Here are some famous examples of Still Life paintings…
This was painted in It is Oil on canvas. (Private Collection aka not owned by a museum)
Pitcher and Fruit by Paul Cezanne

3. Attributes of Music by Anne Vallayer-Coster
Anne was a French Painter who lived from She lived in Paris and painted this in 1770
Attributes of Music by Anne Vallayer-Coster

4. Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh
This one of Van Gogh’s most famous paintings! He painted it in 1889 and it resides in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

5. Dishes and Fruit by Henri Matisse
Matisse painted this in 1901
Dishes and Fruit by Henri Matisse

6. Today’s Project Still life drawing Draw objects using simple shapes
What does still life mean?
Draw objects using simple shapes
An orange is a circle
Still Life: A painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects (inanimate), typically including fruit and flowers and objects contrasting with these in texture, such as bowls and glassware.

7. Step 1 - Name
Write your name on the back of your paper

8. Step 2 – Observe what is in front of you
What are the objects made of?
circles
Rectangles
Dark
Light
Proportions- How wide are scissors compared to a cup?
Where do objects overlap?

9. Step 3 – Practice Drawing
On Scratch paper, draw the simple shapes of your objects using pencil
Draw them BIG- fill the page
This is practice so try again if it isn’t quite right
When you have a practice draft that fills the page, then move on to your final paper

10. Step 4 – Final Pencil & Shading
Move to your thick Watercolor Paper
Draw your objects using simple shapes.
It is ok to make correction lines
Add shading
What direction is the light coming from?
What side of the objects is in the light? What is in shadow?
Shading should be added lightly

11. Step 5 – Watercolor pencils
Use a different color for each object
Color the edges of your object with watercolor pencils
Try it out on the shaded side first
Dip finger in water and pull the color across the object
You can add more pencil even after it is damp on the page