When I had looked at the final drawing later that evening, I realized that the dark green leaves did not have enough contrast to the background, which was why the image appeared a bit unclear to the right side. It was like dark objects before a dark background. I slightly reworked the background and made […]
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Miscellaneous: Pastel roses (continued)
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Miscellaneous: Pastel roses
This was some extra work in pastels. From Bill Creevy’s book on pastel drawing, I had taken ideas for mark-making and tried out some basic techniques, like dusting or colouring in layers. Then I wanted to make an attempt with the linear approach to pastel drawing, as explained in the book. The basic idea is […]
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Observing negative space and perspective
Page 1: Positive and negative space with natural objects (onion and champignons) I thought this would be a good opportunity to practice getting the shapes of the champignons correctly, which I found difficult in the natural objects composition. I chose the same objects, 2 onions and 5 champignons, and placed them at the edge of […]
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Check and log: Still life
Do you think it is easier to suggest three dimensions on man-made or natural objects? Try to explain your answer. I found it easier for the man-made objects, because they tended to have more regular shapes. Maybe my crude hatching technique was less disturbing when the objects’ shape was clearly defined – I’m comparing the […]
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Composition of natural objects
Deciding on the composition Selection of objects: a lengthy decision between fruit and vegetables, and the choice of where to put them on. I decided on vegetables and chose champignons and onions because I liked the reduced colour palette of only white and brown tones. I chose a wooden chopping board rather than a porcelain […]
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More artists: Bill Creevy
I did some research to learn about pastel drawing. I came across the great names of classical artists, especially Degas with his beautiful ballet dancers. I will look at them at a later time. I also looked for inexpensive study pastels at an art supplier, who had also listed some books on pastel techniques. There […]
Miscellaneous: Pastel mark making and tonal study
I would like to get better at drawing with pastels… I did a brief internet search for tutorials on this technique and read some tips here and there. I saw too many photorealistic pastel drawings of pets and portraits, this is a style I don’t like. I’d like to do it differently… To get some […]
Still life sketches of made objects
I chose simple wooden musical instruments: Maracas (wooden stick attached to a coconut bowl which is filled with rough sand) and Cuban claves (cylindrical wooden sticks that are struck together to set the rhythm of a piece). I tried out three arrangements: Landscape format, light from the side and viewpoint at 90° from the light […]
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