Final Piece - Still Life

1 hour sketch, Hard Chalk Pastel

 

This is one of my final pieces for still life, this sketch was focused on showing solid composition, finesse with material, detail and tonal value. The theory visible in this sketch is as follows:

 

Positives:

•  Nice, dark, crisp and curved lines emphasise the shape and form of the glass vase, candle, the flowers and leaves.
• Good tonal values achieved by the chalk helps to create a sense of light and shadow, this can be seen on the leaves of the flower and on the flowers themselves also seen on the glass to create the water effect and candle.
• Solid composition as seen by how the objects sit on the table and cast small shadows effected by the light.
• Effective use of the material to softer lines and tones on the leaves giving them a more natural feel and harder more refined lines on the glass vase and candle to give them a man made feel.
• A well balenced sketch with no kissing objects, no orphaned objects and  a sense of slight distance between the candle and flowers as the candle is slightly further foward.
• Use of implied line to link the flowers down to the candle by flowing the nearesr leaf down to the candle and on to the table.

Negatives:

• Simple compostion could have been made more complex with more object at different angles or drapery leading the eye around more.
•  Prespective is still simple and could have been take either higher up looking down or lower down looking up.
• Greater tonal values on the table would give a better indication on the light hitting it.