Tuesday, 27 April 2021

Week 16: Composition and Compositional Principles (Part 1): Still Life. Thumbnail Sketching.

 For this task I got to understand the principles of arranging my composition in the best way, as to point the viewer's attention to the most important part of my drawing and create a visually interesting piece of work.

I started by experimenting with different compositions and drew a few quick thumbnails: 



I chose the fourth one since it was the most interesting in my opinion: the objects grouped to the left are balanced by the glass jar on the right. Also, the eye is led by the line that the objects and towel are forming, taking the viewer through the whole drawing. 


This was the reference:

I constructed the objects, quickly sketching out their form, defining it, then started rendering:


I was quite pleased with how the fruits turned out, the surface variation showing the imperfections of the real-life objects.  

This is the final result before getting feedback:

The drawing lacked contrast, most of it having the same general value. The glass jar also had some symmetry issues as well as some problems with the ellipses. The can, being metal, also needed more contrast between the highlights and the darker portions. 



This is the finalised drawing after the feedback:


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