What Is A Still Life?
Still Life is an art term, that refers to a special kind of
picture. It represents an arrange of inanimate objects (hence
the name) such as a bowl, a cup or fruits. Usually the
arrangement is made according to the artist's purpose. A Still
life pencil drawing can be symbolic, with an underlying meaning,
or aesthetic, in which case the purpose is to communicate beauty.
About Still Life Pencil Drawings
A still life work can have many purposes. If we work in color it
can help us understand how color acts in real life, how the
light bounces, and how an arrangement of colors can bring a
special mood to the painting. Using colored pencils we can begin
studies about color, and work in the finest details. But in the
case of black and white pencil drawings, the purpose of the
still life pencil drawing is different. A still life pencil
drawing can help us study shapes and see how they interact on
our eyes, we learn how to measure correct proportions and how
they can make the difference betwen a good drawing and a
remarkable drawing.
When we get into shading, we then study tonal values. There are
no colors here so we must learn how to see things in black and
white mode, and correctly define which are going to be the dark
and light areas on our still life pencil drawing.
Still lifes are the most available subjects in the world, and
while some people may consider still life drawing boring, the
fact is they teach us a lot. When you have no idea of what to
draw, just make an arrangement of things you have at your house
and start your still life pencil drawing. Don't take just as
bring cups and fruits, but instead focus on what you can learn
from this. If you keep practicing on drawing still life scenes
you will find out that you have a much better understanding on
how light works, and how objects relate to each other within a
composition and color scheme.