Still Life Pumpkins Still Life Pumpkin retrieved Sept

Still Life… Pumpkins

Still Life Pumpkin retrieved Sept. 20 from Still Life with Pumpkin by Martha Doolin http: //www. postcardfromholland. com/still_life_pumpkin. html Pumpkin Still Life by Denise Callanan-Kline Still Life, ACEO Autumn Pumpkin Harvest by Nancy Poucher Pumpkin (oil on wood) by Brent Scowden

Still Life… Pumpkins 1. Getting started… Look at, touch and study pumpkins: Ø Notice the shape. Ø What kind of lines do you see? Follow the lines with your finger. Ø What textures do you notice? 2. Try some OBSERVATIONAL DRAWINGS of pumpkins, recording the lines, shapes and textures that you see.

Still Life… Pumpkins 3. Lightly plan your still life. Fill the space, creating an observational drawing of a pumpkin using pencil. 4. Introduce oil pastel (TIP: wipe first for ‘clean’ colour) 3. Determine the direction of the LIGHT SOURCE and notice how this affects the colour and value (shadows and highlights)

Still Life… Pumpkins In Progress

Still Life… Pumpkins 3. Use at least 2 analagous colours for each part of the pumpkin (e. g. yellow and light green for the stem) to create dimension. Analagous colours (side-by-side) 5. TIP: Apply the colour to follow the shape of the object (e. g. rounded strokes to show rounded surfaces)

Clean-Up 1. Art to the “Still Working ” or “Finished” pile 2. Pastels & supplies away 3. Wash Hands Done Early? F ree D ra w in g T im e !