Still Life is a term of art which refers to a particular type of image. It is an arrangement of inanimate objects (hence the name) as a bowl, a cup or fruits. Usually, the arrangement is made according to the design of the artist. Always drawing in pencil of life can be symbolic, with a underlying meaning, or aesthetic, in this case, the goal is to communicate beauty.
About Still Life Pencil Drawings
Work still life can have many purposes. If we work in color, it can help us understand how color acts in real life, how light bounces, and how an arrangement of colors can bring a special atmosphere to the painting. Using colored pencils, we can begin studies about color and work in detail. But in the case of pencil drawings black and white view of the drawing pencil still life is different. A pencil drawing still life can we help study the forms and see how they interact on our eyes, we learn to measure correct proportions and how they can make a difference Betwen good design and a design remarkable.
When we enter into shading, we then study the tonal values. There are no colors here so that we must learn to see things in black and white mode, and correctly define what will be areas of light and shadow on our drawing still life pencil.
Still lifes are the most available subjects in the world, and while some people still consider drawing boring life in May, the fact is that they we learn a lot. When you have no idea what to draw to an arrangement of things you have at your house and start living your design still in pencil. Do not just make cups and fruit, but rather focus on what you can learn from that. If you continue to practice drawing again scenes of life you know you have a much better understanding of how light works and how objects relate to each other in a composition and color scheme.
Paolo Basauri is the owner of Pencil Drawing Madness, a blog about drawing, where you can find more about The Art of Pencil Drawing.
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