Tag: Still Life

Still-life Drawing

Week 3.

While the first half of the lesson was to draw boxes in one- and two-point perspectives, the second half was to draw a still-life. Similar to the previous week, we were told to take note of the negative and positive space. But this time, in greater depth, filling in the details of the still-life objects.

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In-class assignment – Still-life drawing
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Assignment (to be brought home) – Still-life practice #01. Tools used were a standing lamp, a cap on a speaker, a pair of speakers, two laptops – one opened sitting on top of a closed laptop, a tissue box, and a table.
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Assignment (to be brought home) – Still-life practice #02. Tools used were seven books, a pair of pumps, a table, an empty wine bottle with dried flowers, and a pair of boxing gloves.
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Assignment (to be brought home) – Still-life practice #03. Tools used were seven books, a pair of pumps, a table, an empty wine bottle with dried flowers, and a pair of boxing gloves.
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Assignment #02 (from week 3) – Self-portrait in still life.

The tools used for the above ‘self-portrait in still life’ drawing were a pair of 12oz boxing gloves, a DSLR camera, five books – of which, three are poetry books by Lang Leav, and one side of a pair of pumps. Drawing this self-portrait in still life was pretty intimidating initially, as the details of the angles and the objects themselves were a little tricky to fill.

If you’re ever keen on reading, I would highly recommend Relativity by Antonia Hayes (an Australian writer), and Love & Misadventures by Lang Leav (an American poet). To leave you with a favourite quote from Relativity of mine: “We were like a supernova. Burned brightly and collapsed, but for a brief moment, we did outshine the rest of the Galaxy.”

Have a great day!