Geometric Still Life Drawings

Ever wonder how to make objects appear more real? Drawing common geometric shapes, shading, color and casting shadows from a light source are techniques used by artist to make it appear more real.

Procedures:
• Arrange and draw geometric objects.  Overlap your objects, placing some behind and others in front.
• Determine a light source-where the light is hitting an object. 
• Example:  if the light is coming from the right of object, then the darkest part would be the opposite-the left and the cast shadow would be on the left also.
• Shade either the left side or right side.  Darkest part will be the start of the shading and gradually lighten as you go towards the middle of the object.
• Repeat this process until all objects are shaded.
• Finish by drawing and shading your cast shadows with each object. 

Vocabulary Words: 
1. Form-creating objects that appear more 3d using shading and cast shadows.
2. Shapes-Is an element of art.  A line that is enclosed or connected.
3. Shade-to color a darker color either to the left or right side depending on your light source.
4. Cast shadows- shadows creating by a light source.
5. Light source- when you determine where the light is coming from.
6. Overlap- is a term used in art to draw objects behind or in front of each other. This is important and is another method to make objects appear more real.
7. Composition-is a term used in art for arranging and organizing your shapes to make a good picture.  This is achieved by the use of overlapping shapes.

National Standards: Fine Arts: Visual arts
Achievement Standard:
• Students demonstrate the ability to form and defend judgments about the characteristics and structures to accomplish commercial, personal, communal, or other purposes of art
• Students evaluate the effectiveness of artworks in terms of organizational structures and functions
• Students create artworks that use organizational principles and functions to solve specific visual arts problems