Still life with autumn leaves: three step-by-step master class for children, examples of children's work, creative tasks.
Still life with autumn leaves: three master classes for children
In this article you will find three options for such a still life with autumn leaves with children preschool age V different techniques implementation with examples of children's creative works and step-by-step descriptions.
Preparing to make a still life with autumn leaves with children
Autumn is a wonderful time, the richest time of the year for the most beautiful bright colors nature. If you want to get inspired and admire the colors of autumn, then take a walk in nature and collect a bouquet of fallen leaves. We will need them for our creative children's autumn still lifes.
When you return home, lay out the collected leaves on white paper and look at them carefully with your children. You will make sure that you do not find two leaves that are exactly the same in size, shape and color. Some leaves are elongated and long, others are round, and others are carved. Please note that some leaves have smooth edges, others have small teeth, and others have larger teeth. But the maple leaf has a special shape. How can you describe it? Think and together with your child determine which trees did you collect leaves from?
And of course, Special attention Notice that each leaf has its own color, that one leaf is painted in one color, and the other has different colors and shades.
List the colors of autumn with your child (you will use them in a still life). A poem will help you
Autumn with a long thin brush
Recolors leaves.
Red, yellow, gold –
How beautiful you are, colored leaf!
And the wind has thick cheeks
Cheated, cheated, cheated.
And the trees are variegated
Blow, blow, blow!
Red, yellow, gold...
The entire colored sheet flew around! (I. Mikhailova)
And now we are ready to draw still life with the children. We will draw a bouquet of autumn leaves in a vase.
Still life 1: vase with autumn leaves
Materials and tools
To work we need:
- album sheet for drawing,
- a simple pencil;
- watercolor or gouache paints,
- brushes for painting;
- vase templates;
- leaves different trees and, of course, a good mood!!!
Vase templates can be different shapes (see photo of options). You can make your own vase template of any shape.
Step by step description
Step 1. Trace the vase template on a piece of paper and attach several leaves you collected to the circled drawing. Try using them to create a still life composition “Bouquet of autumn leaves in a vase.”
Step 2. Trace the leaves onto the paper. Pay attention to the direction of the veins on each circled leaf.
Step 3. Paint the vase and leaves with paints. Try to point the brush in the direction of the veins. The leaves can be painted in one color. It’s better to place different paints on the palette and dip the brush into several colors of paint at once, and then paint with it. Or add small specks of a different color to the painted surface and lightly wash them with water.
Try it, experiment! Good luck in your creativity!
Here's what the kids got: examples of children's still lifes.
Creative task:
Draw a template for a vase of a different shape. Make your own bouquet of leaves in a vase and draw it.
Still life 2. Bouquet in a vase using prints of autumn leaves
The adult turns to the children: “Now let’s imagine with you. Do you think it is possible to draw a bouquet of collected leaves in a vase in another way? How many of you have already guessed how this can be done?
And you can do it like this:
Step 1. Trace the vase according to the template and color it, as in the first version of the bouquet.
Step 2. Similar to the first option, try to create a composition of leaves in a vase (I do not repeat this point, because it is described in the first option of a still life with autumn leaves).
Step 3. Then, apply an even layer of paint “from the wrong side” to the selected sheet over its entire surface with a brush. This is necessary so that the veins are clearly printed. Try to use little water, otherwise the paint will simply smear and the print will be unclear. You can apply paint in one color or in several autumn colors, focusing on natural colors. It is advisable to carry out this work on a separate sheet of paper or plastic napkin.
Step 4. With the painted side, place the leaf on the landscape sheet above the glued vase and press it tightly to the paper, trying not to move it out of place, otherwise the print will be fuzzy and smeared.
Step 5. Take the leaf by the stem and carefully remove it from the surface of the paper sheet.
Step 6 Take the next leaf, paint it a different color and print it in another place in the composition, but so that the cuttings of the leaves are directed into the vase.
The remaining prints should be made in accordance with the intended composition.
The leaf can be coated not with one color, but with different ones, then the print will turn out to be two-color or multi-color.
You can reuse an already painted sheet by applying a different color of paint to it, then when mixing different colors You may get an unusual shade.
In this way, leaf prints of different shapes and different colors can be applied over the painted vase to achieve the desired result.
Examples of children's work:
Creative task:
- Think about what else can be depicted with leaf prints?
- Try painting trees with leaf prints.
- Make an ornamental composition from leaf prints in a circle or square.
Still life 3. Still life with autumn leaves using applique technique
In this option, you can use press-dried fallen leaves to make a bouquet. But only a layer of glue will need to be applied to them very carefully, because the leaves are very fragile and break easily. I tried to glue raw leaves and did the job like this.
Step 1. We prepare the vase. I really like covers from old notebooks for work. So I used them. I cut out a blank vase and glued it onto paper.
Step 2. I first laid out the leaves representing the bouquet in a vase. I outlined the composition.
Step 3. From the wrong side I applied PVA glue to the surface of the leaves and glued them to the paper, starting to glue from the very bottom sheet. I cut off the tails on the lower leaves so that they would not create bulges and would not slow down the process of gluing the leaves placed on top. It is advisable that the leaves be of different colors so that they do not merge with each other in color in the composition. The still life is ready.
Creative task:
- Collect leaves from different trees, place them in old books or iron them with a hot iron. Think about what you can create using dried leaves using the appliqué technique?
- Try to make a fish out of leaves. Compose a composition on the theme “Aquarium” or “Seabed”.
- What animals can be depicted using dried leaves? Draw these animals!
Good luck with your work and creative success! See you again on the “Native Path” website.
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Did you know that the process of drawing not only instills in a person a sense of beauty, but also helps to cope with stressful situations, calming your nerves and creating peace in your soul? In view of this, it is recommended to devote at least some of your free time to this activity. Let's learn how to draw a still life with fruit with a pencil.
General information
To learn how to paint a still life with fruit, you must first understand what the term itself means. In addition, you need to know what attributes a future artist should prepare to create his own masterpiece. A painting depicting inanimate objects (it doesn’t matter, one or more) is called a still life. Translated from French, this term sounds like “dead nature.” Depending on your flight of fancy, you can use flowers, household items, fruits and vegetables in your paintings. Still life often contains an element such as fabric (of any color and texture).
Required Attributes
To cope with the upcoming work and master all the nuances, you need to prepare in advance necessary tools. You will need:
A sheet of paper or canvas (it all depends on what size you want to create your first masterpiece);
Simple pencil;
Fabric and objects that you will use as nature;
Good lighting.
If you plan to paint a picture, then, in addition to everything, you must decide what type of paints you will use (watercolor or oil) and choose brushes and a palette accordingly. And, of course, don't forget about water.
Graphics technique
In order for your painting to turn out most similar to the chosen composition, you must first master the technique. You should learn to convey highlights, shadows and texture. A still life with fruit in pencil begins with a sketch. It is depicted on a separate sheet. Here they simply record the arrangement of objects without drawing them completely. When the sketch is ready, you can begin to depict the elements on the main canvas. When drawing, do not press too hard on the pencil. Otherwise, when you delete an incorrectly drawn line, marks will remain on the paper. When creating the outlines of objects, you should not draw every line; draw a sketch with chaotic movements. You should know that artists use pencils of varying softness for individual lines. During the image process, the set allows you to create various effects on paper. That's why if you want to do everything right and portray beautiful still life with fruit, approach the choice of “tool” with great responsibility.
Creating a Sketch
As everyone understands, to start working, you first need to create a composition. You must decide on the main background of your painting, as well as what elements will be present in it - whether you will depict one object or decide to use several. For example, you can paint a still life with fruits and vegetables, or diversify your picture with a bouquet. It is advisable to use plain fabrics as a background. Next, use whatman paper to determine the center of the composition and sketch out a sketch future painting. The first thing you should draw are simple elements: an oval or a circle. For example, an ordinary apple is depicted using a circle; to sketch grapes, details in the form of small balls are used. The main thing is to make sure that the objects are located in their places, that is, maintain proportionality.
We depict objects
When you have managed to correctly position all the objects on the sheet, it’s time to move on to drawing them. To do this, write fruits into the figures shown using clearer lines. Make all details, contours clear and remove auxiliary lines. To create the right look, do not forget to use a pencil to position the shadows correctly. This action is performed using shading, initially darkening the darkest places with a gradual transition to lighter ones. The shadows are drawn with an extremely sharp pencil when applying layer by layer. The final stage is to check the image of all objects, special attention should be paid to the tone layout.
Still life with fruit - step by step
Let's explore how to create a painting using an orange, grape and kiwi as an example. It is better to use real items for this purpose, so purchase them in advance. Believe me, to acquire skills and practice, it is better to draw from life. To make it easier for you to create your first masterpiece, strictly follow our instructions.
Drawing details
First, we outline the location of the fruit on paper. To depict the halves of a kiwi and an orange, draw inclined lines and only then draw ovals. Now you can start directly drawing the fruit. Let's start with orange. To do this, we divide its sketch using an auxiliary line into two parts. Then we draw slices in each half, depicting them as triangular sectors.
We fill the area where the grapes should be located with circles, and for the kiwi we draw only the core. It is advisable to start shading the sketch with grapes. To do this, using the softest pencil (8 "M"), draw each circle in a circular motion. Please note that the lightest place in the grapes should be the middle, as well as the edges. This is done so that the berries do not merge with each other. Now let's move on to drawing the orange. First, let's shade the peel. To do this, use a “T” pencil to apply shading to the shape of the fruit. Then we will apply spots and dots. This is done with a "TM" pencil. This way you can convey the texture of the orange.
Draw the fruit slices with a “T” pencil. We move from the center to the edges. To more accurately convey the image of the fruit, use a “TM” pencil to depict “feathers”. To make the drawing more similar to the original, use an eraser to make the corners more rounded and erase a small circle in the center. It's time to portray a kiwi. For this purpose, use a “TM” pencil to apply strokes to its surface (without pressing). And to make the fruit more realistic, we will make small lines on the surface with stronger pressure. Now let's draw the core. In the center of the kiwi, using a “TM” pencil, draw rays (several layers). This way we will convey the texture of real fruit. Soft pencil draw the seeds, then use an eraser to make the middle lighter.
grape leaf
If you have some free space left on your workspace, you can add an element such as a grape leaf to your still life. To do this, let's draw the shape of a leaf in the form of a spatula. Then we will create veins that must come out from one point (this characteristic grape leaf). We make a more accurate sketch of the leaf shape. Now you can supplement the veins with smaller branches and create the corners of this element. Let's start shading. Using a “T” pencil, from the point where the veins converge, draw dashed lines to the ends of the element. Next we will add volume.
To do this, apply an additional layer with a “TM” pencil. But you only need to do it at the edges and top of the sheet. The final stage of painting involves applying shadows and bringing out the veins of the leaf more clearly. Your painting is ready. Many people believe that painting a still life with fruit is much easier than painting, for example, a still life with a bouquet. In principle, there is no big difference between these paintings. When creating both drawings, it is necessary to depict every detail. The only difference is that still lifes with fruits and flowers have more elements.
Margarita Akulova
Open lesson for teachers visual arts in the art studio kindergarten with children of the preparatory group.
Subject:
"Autumn still life"
(using the “reverse graphics” technique)
Tasks:
1. Continue to introduce children to one of the genres of painting - still life.
2. Introduce the view visual arts– graphics and “reverse” graphics.
3. To arouse in children the desire to create a still life from the proposed objects, combining them with each other in color and size.
4. Strengthen the ability to convey in drawing characteristics leaves, flowers, fruits: shape, structure, size, location.
5. Continue to master the techniques of working in unconventional technology– drawing with an eraser ( reverse graphics).
6. In the process of work, create a joyful mood in children, teach them the ability to enjoy the results of their work and the successes of other children.
7. Support the manifestation of imagination and courage in presenting your own ideas.
Progress of the lesson:
*Installation for a meeting in the art studio (in a group):
Guys, our pencil friend is waiting for you in the art studio, he has prepared a lot of interesting things for you.
1.
*Children in the art studio.
Today we have many guests in our art studio, welcome them.
*In the magic window - Pencil.
Guys, we often meet with a pencil, and it has become our friend.
*On the screen Pencil and Eraser
Today he came not alone, but with an elastic band. Why he brought her, you will find out later, but now Pencil has prepared for you video riddle, do you want to guess it?
*Video excerpt: “If you see in the picture (still life)
Guys, you guessed what we will talk about today, and if you want, draw (about still life).
I invite you to a video exhibition where we will admire still lifes by different artists.
*Viewing still lifes (on TV screen).
Did you like the still lifes?
What time of year do these still lifes tell about? (autumn)
What colors did artists use to convey the gifts of autumn?
Expected answers from children: bright, warm, golden, sunny...
Look how bright the works are, what a variety of colors there are.
Before drawing a still life, the artist composes it.
And I also wanted to create an autumn still life.
I saved oak branches, maple leaves, flowers. We have vases and fruits.
Guys, I’ll try to make a still life, and I hope you can help me.
What is our background? (dark) Choose the vase that suits best (dark or light)
(-Dark vase, as if hidden)
*Making a still life with the children. We admire it.
*On Screen Pencil
Pencil has prepared something else for you.
It turns out that you can depict a still life using only two colors - black and white, and this type of fine art is called graphics.
Pencil wants to show you autumn still lifes made using this technique.
* Viewing autumn still lifes (on the TV screen).
**Comment while watching:
If painting is a colorful art, then the main colors of graphics are black and white. Expressive means graphics - line, drawing, transitions of color and shadow, contrast of dark and light.
*On the screen is a Pencil and an Eraser (an excerpt from the song Big Secret...)
But now the pencil wants to reveal the secret of why it came with an eraser today
Often when we draw a sketch with a simple pencil, we use an elastic band. But the eraser not only erases, but can also create a picture itself.
This is graphics in reverse or “reverse graphics.”
Look through the magic window - these are children's works using technology - reverse graphics.
* Viewing children's works (on the TV screen).
Pencil has prepared tinted sheets for you and invites you to draw an autumn still life as a memory of this beautiful time of year. Do you mind?
2.
Guys, I invite you to take a seat in our art workshop.
I wanted to draw a still life like this in memory of autumn.
*Showing my still life.
If you liked the still life that we compiled together, then you can draw it.
Or you can come up with and depict your own still life.
The same object can be depicted in different ways:
Dark - can be conveyed simply by a contour drawing or by highlighting the outline
Light - light silhouette with additional veins drawn in pencil
*Display three different ways to depict one object(leaf) and how small round shapes can be depicted.
*Turn on calm music
Now, to the music, imagine your autumn still life and depict it using the technique - reverse graphics, using an eraser and a simple pencil.
Those who are ready can start working.
*When working with children I use:
Suggestive questions:
What size should the leaves be so that everyone can see and admire them;
Can there be leaves from different trees on the same branch?
What part of the leaf can the vase occupy?
How you can correct the mistake is to shade out this part;
To draw thin lines, it is better to use an eraser on a pencil, and to draw large lines, use an eraser.
Indirect instructions:
Would you like to add veins to the leaves...
Reminders:
Did you remember to draw the table or shelf on which the still life is located?
How interesting you decorated the vase, well done;
I really liked the way you arranged the objects in your still life;
You got carved leaves, great...
*During work, I offer a minute of physical education to those children who are tired:
Finger gymnastics “Autumn Bouquet”
Children place their fingers to the side and bend them to the beat of the poem, one at a time, starting with the thumb:
One two three four five,
We will collect leaves. (All fingers are gathered into a fist.)
Oak leaves, (Bend your little finger)
Maple leaves, (Bend your ring finger.)
Rowan leaves, (Bend your middle finger.)
Aspen leaves. (Bend your index finger.)
We will collect beautiful leaves together
(Place two palms with fingers apart.)
And we’ll bring an autumn bouquet to mom!
3.
- Guys, the little bell is ringing now. But as soon as the big bell rings in our magic window, our art workshop will close, and we will invite all guests to the opening of the exhibition of autumn still lifes.
(And those who didn’t have time to finish drawing a little can do it in a group, in their free time).
* Upon completion, place the children’s work in an exhibition
Guys, today at our meeting you learned how you can depict still lifes in different ways - in color and in graphics, and in reverse graphics.
Your autumn still lifes turned out expressive, interesting, and different.
And what helped you create this beauty was an ordinary eraser and a simple pencil.
Today you were graphic artists.
Whose still life is similar to ours? Why did you decide to draw him?
How exactly did you depict the veins? What did you use?
Which branches did you get that were thin, and what tree did they come from?
And your leaves turned out as if they were alive.
You decorated the vase very beautifully, you chose unusual patterns.
Guys, let's admire your still lifes and invite guests to join us.
There is absolutely nothing complicated about using pastels. In many ways, you will need the same skills that were described in detail in the article on drawing an apple. In general, still life has been and remains one of the most beloved genres of classical fine art. Still life is the creation within a single composition of various objects that simply catch your eye. All that remains after this is to harmoniously arrange them next to each other.
And here is the still life that we will learn to draw in this lesson using pastels. As you can see, pastel is a wonderful medium with which you can achieve impressionistic images.
Pastel has always been famous for its bright and very saturated color, which is why many artists pay special attention to it. Using pastels, you can achieve a wide variety of effects, such as layering colors, adding colors to a painting. bright touches or mixing colors using your fingers, which makes it possible to achieve a matte tone.
Pastels can be purchased in the form of regular crayons or pencils. Pastel comes in different hardnesses. In this case, a soft variety of pastel was used to create this still life. Yellow is used as a background, on which all other colors used to draw fruit are superimposed. The paper also matches in tone general composition. Using the sharp tip of the pastel, the contours of the fruit are outlined, which are then painted over with the flat part of the pastel.
Let's see what we need to create this still life.
- Sheet of special paper for pastels, paper color gray or beige
- Hard black pastel chalk or pastel pencil that needs to be sharpened first. You will need it to create contours.
- 12 soft pastel sticks.
So, let's start drawing a still life.
Creating a sketch
First of all, you need to carefully study how exactly the fruits are located and understand their outlines, how they fit together. Next, take a hard black pastel and sketch out the composition with light strokes. Let the strokes be light and not strong, because this is just a sketch, it does not have to be completely accurate.
Adding a background tone
Take lemon pastel yellow color and start applying it with the side of the background on all the warm-colored fruits. In our case, this is an orange orange, a red apple, as well as a banana and a yellow pear. But we don’t touch the grapes yet. It is advisable not to go beyond the boundary of the contour and not to affect those areas that will later be used to display highlights. Use the pastel tip to create sharper yellow lines. They allow you to display the bottom curve of the banana, as well as its leg.
Once the outlines are outlined and the background color applied, it's time to move on to the base colors and highlights. To mark the boundaries of the fruit, you need to use not only the flat side, but also the sharp tip of the pastel.
Orange takes shape
Using an orange pastel, you need to make several inside the orange short lines in the shape of a sickle. These lines should follow the outline of the orange. You can make lines either with the sharp end of the pastel or with its flat side. Usually, Orange color Mixes harmoniously with light warm colors, so orange will provide partial coverage of the lemon yellow background.
Green strokes for banana and pear
Now we again need both the sharp tip and the side of the pastel, which has green color(khaki). Use it to add a green tint to pears and bananas. At the same time, carefully draw complex lines that should indicate the bulge of the pear in its lower area and, in fact, the leg of the banana.
Adding a Light Tone
To ensure the apple is drawn, we will need a light red pastel. The middle part of the apple needs to be painted over with even strokes, which should be repeated for the left part of the apple. Next, using a sharp tip, you need to enhance the color in the area located around the recess with the stem, and then more clearly highlight the outline of the fruit.
Let's move on to grapes
Using cherry-red pastels we will draw grapes. Using short strokes, you need to paint over the berries so that the strokes match the shape of the berries. Remember to leave empty space for future highlights.
Back to apples and oranges
Take the cherry red pastel again and apply the areas of the apple that are already covered with light red. Now, with the help of dense strokes, you need to emphasize the shape of the apple, without affecting its middle left area. Then we take a bright orange pastel and shade the orange. When shading, also try to follow the shape of the orange.
Apply dark colors to the apple
Using the sharp tip of a dark purple pastel, you should highlight the outline of the fruit, as well as the recess in which the stalk is located. Using the side of the pastel you need to darken the red spot that is located right in the center of the apple.
Grapes take shape
Let's turn our attention to grapes. Using a dark purple pastel you need to paint over inner part each grape, which needs to be done with small and energetic strokes. At the same time, we need to emphasize the shape of the berries. Of course, don’t forget to leave areas intended for highlights unpainted.
Adding dark tones
Use yellow ocher to highlight the darkest areas of the pear and banana peel. In this case, the densest lines should pass where a slight shadow falls from the grapes onto the pear. To highlight the shape of the grapes, outline the outer border of the berries using the sharp tip of a black pastel.
Glare for grapes
Now we take a white pastel and easily cover all the areas on the grapes that have remained white until now. However, some highlights need to be made clearer. To ensure that the highlights are positioned correctly, it doesn’t hurt to once again check the final result shown at the beginning of this article.
Increasing glare
We're not done with the highlights yet. On the orange you need to highlight a bright khaki spot and create a white highlight on it. Then white highlights should be made on the rest of the fruit, for which you will need the flat side of the pastel. Using the sharp end of a white pastel, you need to make a series of beveled lines in the recess with the apple handle, and then go over it with black and brown pastel. Using the same color, you need to slightly outline the borders of the apple and lightly shade the light brown spots, which should become a little darker. Now lightly rub the highlights on the grapes with your fingertip.
Finishing up the orange
It's time to deal with the orange. Using the flat side of the pastel, you need to add a few light red strokes to the orange, which will not only emphasize the shape, but also the outline of the fruit. Apply such strokes lightly, after which the red pastel should be lightly rubbed with your finger.
Adding a background and shadow
Using white pastel, you should add a few lines around the still life vertically and horizontally. The shading should not affect only those areas located to the right of the pear and to the left of the orange, since we will draw a shadow there.
To make a shadow, use the tip of a black pastel to make small strokes around the grapes, enhancing the shadow from them. Then use the flat side to add a small shadow and rub it with your finger so that it blends smoothly into the white background.
Finished still life
Well, here's what we got. Let's pay attention to some elements of the finished drawing.
A) Multi-layer color. Pastel allows you to easily apply many layers to your drawing. In this case, a light tone acts as the main one, and dark tones are applied to it, which allows you to achieve a volume effect.
B) Uniform background. The white background sets off the shapes of the fruits, painted in bright colors.
IN) blurry shadow. Due to the fact that the shadow of the fruit smoothly turns into White color background, it looks more natural.
As you can see, there is nothing difficult in drawing a still life, and pastel is an amazing medium that is really pleasant to work with.
Still life- An excellent choice for learning the basics of drawing and painting. There are a few important rules, which will tell you how to draw a still life. These rules are simple and quite feasible, but few places write or talk about them. Experienced Artists use these rules intuitively. Beginners guess and rejoice at a successfully created picture, or vice versa - they worry about a bad experience in creating a simple plot.
The following tips will help you create various harmonious still lifes, using almost any technique, and avoid annoying mistakes.
How to draw a still life - rules for beginners
Naturally, still lifes are very different, they carry different goals and fulfill them in the most different styles. Today we will talk about the basic rules for depicting inanimate objects on canvas or paper.
To create harmonious picture, you need to know at least the basics of composition and color.
Painting technique A la prima
What should a beginner do who wants to create something beautiful with his own hands right now? Will you delve into reading books on painting and drawing?
It will be enough for you to know a few important rules to avoid mistakes and get an excellent result.
Location of items
Still life always looks more beautiful, harmonious and interesting, three-dimensional:
- It’s good to combine these two types of arrangement: overlap and distance.
Examples of item placement
All objects overlap each other, or are located at a great distance from one another.
Vector illustration. Here, too, all objects intersect, overlap, or are located at a great distance.
Boring and non-boring arrangement of objects
Even rectangles can be arranged in interesting ways.
Composition with rectangles
When you place one object behind another, overlapping part of it, you thereby create a certain depth in your work. The more shapes intersect, the more “deep and voluminous” your still life will appear.
Space
If you are just drawing a vase of flowers and there seems to be nothing to cover it with, think about it!
- Perhaps some leaf fell in front of the vase, or maybe a flower, perhaps you should lay a napkin or tablecloth, or maybe scatter berries on the table.
For example, the work of Alexander Sergeev:
In the foreground are leaves and a flower. These seemingly insignificant elements lead the viewer's eye from the very foreground of the shot, first to the fallen flower, then to the glass and vase, creating space and making the work more interesting.
Coloristics
When creating a still life, it is important simply not to overdo it with the number of colors used.
Rule of 2-3 colors
Choose 2-3 primary colors, feel free to use shades close to them and don’t worry about having problems with the color. I usually use 2 main colors- and a little extra color.
Examples of color solutions
Here I used only yellow-orange (warm) and blue (cool) shades. Green is optional.
"Boots" by Van Gogh. Two colors predominate here too.
Green and white clearly dominate here; strokes of blue and pink complement the work.
Still life with fish. The main shades are red-brown (warm), and blue (cool).
The rule of 2-3 colors is not always possible. Frequent heroes of still lifes - flowers or fruits come in a variety of colors and shades. In such cases, you should use the following advice: The picture should not have all the colors equally
Color ratio
Even in a variegated picture there are one or two dominant colors.
For example, if your bouquet contains flowers of red, blue, white and yellow flowers, and plus more green foliage. Some flowers and colors should prevail, others should be in the minority.
Here are examples:
Painting by A. Sergeev. The bouquet is dominated by white and red flowers. Blue, green, yellow are additional.
Still life by Vincent van Gogh. Red poppies dominate.
Let's highlight the main thing
Having a certain idea, when drawing a still life from life or from an idea (from the head), you must:
- highlight what is most important in this plot, what subject dominates?
This rule is not always used, but your work will benefit from its application.
Ask yourself a question: on what subject would you like to keep the focus, the viewer’s attention?
The main item should stand out in some way: shape, size, color, position relative to others.
Work by A. Sergeev. The “main” flowers are identified unmistakably.
Even at the sketching stage, when you look at the sketch, you must clearly determine - What is the most important thing in your work?
- If intuitively it is possible to determine the main thing is excellent.
- If the look moves from one to another, not knowing what to grab onto- this means you still need to work on your composition. reduce something or enlarge, rotate, rearrange etc. Choose what suits you best.
Many people probably have a question now: What if I draw one vase of flowers?
Here, this rule does not need to be applied? After all, our most important and main character is “a vase of flowers”?
And here it is necessary and quite possible to apply this rule.
There is always a main flower in a bouquet of flowers.
If this is a bouquet of many flowers, it is worth highlighting a small group of flowers that are most successful illuminated, or most look expressively to the viewer, differ by color, size or form.
