STILL LIFE DRAWING

Overlapping/Space & Value

 Essential Questions
What is a still life?
What is value?
What is a composition?
What is overlapping?
What is space in art?
 Art Terms
Still Life: (From the Dutch,stilleven) is a painting/drawing featuring an
arrangement of still, non-living, everyday objects, whether natural
objects (flowers, food, etc.) or manufactured items (books, bottles, etc.).
Value: The lightness or darkness of tones or colors. White is the
lightestvalue; black is the darkest. Thevaluehalfway between these
extremes is called middle gray. Space An element ofartby which positive
and negative areas are defined or a sense of depth achieved in a work
ofart.
Composition: The term is used to describe the arrangement of the visual
elements in a painting or otherartwork.
Overlapping: Occurs when objects that are closer to the viewer prevent
the view of objects that are behind them.
Space: An element of art by which positive and negative areas are
defined or a sense of depth achieved in a work of art .
Still Life Objects- High School
Credit
1.Sketchbook: Bring in 5 objects and practice
drawing your still life objects.
2.Final Draft Requirements:
-Draw 5 still life objects overlapping each
other (Focus on creating an interesting
composition.)
-Show value in each object (shading light,
medium, dark.)
-Darker shading around objects and lighter
shading towards the middle of objects.
-Add any additional cast shows, details of
table, etc.
-Draw true to size (fill entire page with
objects.)
-SHOW DETAIL! DETAIL! DETAIL!
-Keep all 5 objects at school (take
photograph of still life and print it out if you
want to work on your artwork home.)
3.Write your first/last name & period on back
of artwork.
4. Turn in on my desk when you are finished.
 Closing Review Questions
What is a still life?
What is value?
What is a composition?
What is overlapping?
What is space in art?
 References
Google Images: Still life Objects
https://
www.thoughtco.com/definition-of-still-life-painting-2577
744
http://
www.oberlin.edu/amam/asia/sculpture/documents/vocabu
lary.pdf
http://thevirtualinstructor.com/space.html
https://
www.thoughtco.com/elements-of-composition-in-art-25
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