Three  Personal  Object  Still  Life  Drawing:  Students  will  apply  their  knowledge  to  create  a  still  life  using  shading,  Da’vinci’s  Rules  of  Light,  space  and  composition,  staggered  baselines,  line  quality  and  speed,  and  textural  gesture.    

1. Students  will  arrange  3  personal  objects  in  a  still  life.  2. Students  will  pre  sketch  the  arrangement  and  overlay  a  rule  of  thirds  grid  to  it  

for  planning  composition.  3. Students  will  block  in  the  forms  using  the  space  of  the  paper  well,  making  

sure  they  stagger  the  baseline  and  show  overlapping  forms.  4. Students  will  then  identify  and  shade  the  light  side,  dark  side,  cast  shadow,  

reflected  light  and  cast  shadow  areas  of  each  form.  5. Students  will  add  detail  and  texture  to  finish  the  drawing.  6. Students  will  self  evaluate  by  filling  out  a  rubric  sheet.    7. Students  will  photograph  their  work,  then  turn  in  for  evaluation.  8. Students  will  add  this  drawing  to  their  portfolio  

 

Three  Personal  Objects  Still  Life  Drawing      

Da’Vinci’s  Rules  of  light:    1. Light  Side  2. (mid-­‐tone)  3. Dark  side  4. Reflected  light  5. Cast  shadow