Good vs. Bad Still Life
Objective: You will learn arrangement techniques in order to make an effective still life composition.
Drill: TAKE OUT YOUR HOMEWORK. GIVE IT TO MISS GAUGER NOW.
1. Title page. Which still life set up (above) is better/ more
interesting and why?
2. Draw 2 rectangles. Label one GOOD STILL LIFE, the
other BAD STILL LIFE. You will draw an example for each later today.
3. What makes a good still life?
4. What makes a bad still life?
Draw two boxes/ rectangles
You will draw an example of a good and bad still
life, one in each:
GOOD STILL LIFE
Why?
A.
B.
C.
BAD STILL LIFE
Why?
A.
B.
C.
LIST 2 REASONS WHY YOU LIKE OR DON’T LIKE EACH:
A.
A.
B.
B.
Make it look natural.
• Have a variety
of heights.
• Overlap
objects.
• Put one in
front of the
other.
• Groups
objects.
• Groups of 3
or 2.
• Pull one
object so
that it is
separated.
3. Use your pencil to get the angles.
What makes a good/ bad still life?
• Bad- evenly spaced, symmetrical, not
touching, plain, boring, same size, stacked
object sculpture, everything face the same
way.
• Good- Overlapping, in groups, touching,
asymmetrical, off the paper, different heights,
variety of objects, a theme, natural looking,
opposite diagonals.
Still Life RACE:
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Work with the person next to you.
You will have 5 minutes to get objects.
Get a minimum of 5 objects.
Get forms from up front, too.
Set up your bad still life first.
Then draw it.
Change it to make it a good still life.
Timer: 5 minutes
1. You will have 5 minutes to
set up a good still life and a
bad still life using the
qualities listed from
previous slide.
2. Get 5 objects.
3. 5 objects for the bad still life
4. 5 object for the good still life
Time is up!
1. Set up bad still life first,
then draw it in BAD STILL
LIFE box.
2. How can you change it to
make it a good still life?
3. Set up a good still life
and sketch it in GOOD
STILL LIFE box.
What makes a good/ bad still life?
MAKE A SKETCH OF EACH:
• Bad- evenly spaced,
symmetrical, not touching,
plain, boring, same size, stacked
sculpture
• Good- Overlapping, in groups,
touching, asymmetrical, off the
paper, different heights, variety
of objects, a theme, natural
looking, OBJECTS TOUCHING
THE SIDES OF THE PAPER.
Assignments due:
Turn in sketchbook this week:
1. Charcoal/ Chalk
2. Charcoal Pencil
3. Continuous Contour lesson and bike
4. Continuous Contour 3 objects/ designs
5. Blind contour definition. 7 drawings.
6. Negative space chairs
7. Negative space flower.
8. Angles
9. Ellipses
10. Shading 5 forms
11. Good vs. Bad still life with 2 drawings.
12. Still life homework.
• What makes a
bad still life?
• What makes a
good still life?