Week 18: Value: How Artists Use Value

 For this task I first sketched a few thumbnails, using what I had learnt previously to set up interesting compositions and choose the best one:

I ended up choosing the third one, since I liked the grouping of the objects to the left and the way the book was connecting the composition, making it look put together. This was the reference:

I first sketched the general form of the objects, not going into any detail, in order to check the proportions and perspective:

Then I added the details:

And started shading:

While shading, I did my best to keep the contrast high, especially in the tin in the foreground, since it was the most interesting object, the focal point of the composition, and was also the closest to the viewer.

This was the drawing before the first feedback:

I used scribbling to recreate the fuzzy surface of the towel, but left the outline of the fold straight, destroying the illusion of texture. Also, I needed to darken the bottle at the back and the left part of the tin, as well as enhance the cast shadows. The bounce light on the fruit was also too strong, making it look like a white cut in the surface of it and flattening the object. 

After the second feedback, I realised I had darkened the line of the fold too much. I also had to enhance the highlight on the tin more, to make the contrast stronger and give the impression of the shiny surface. The line in the background was also quite a bit dark in relation to the rest of the drawing. This was the final result: