EQ: How do artists learn to draw realistically? How does contrast help
to create realism in drawing? How do value changes create the illusion of form? How does cropping
make a drawing more interesting?
The objectives for this lesson are to create a charcoal drawing
of the still life of objects that have ellipses in their form.
To do this you must:
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Draw
a thumbnail sketch of your composition in your sketchbook. Ask yourself, what can I emphasize? How can I make an
interesting composition?
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Use
a willow charcoal (lightest one) to draw your sketch. You are blocking everything is, so draw lightly
in order to erase any mistakes.
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LOOK
for the lightest light and the darkest dark.
Start building values beginning with the medium value.
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Identify
where the most contrast is in the piece.
Have you shown that in your drawing.
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Get
darker more compressed charcoals to create deeper values.
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Take
your time and observe. All the information in front of you.