Project 5:(Shape/Color) "The Bull"

You are to set up a simple still-life of INTERESTING FRUIT AND EGGS. That means you need to go to a supermarket and look for INTERESTING FRUIT that is INTERESTING. You should have CONTRAST IN BOTH COLOR AND TEXTURE.
1. The still-life should contain THREE pieces of different fruit and TWO EGGS. You can drain the eggs by punching a small hole in the top and bottom. BE SMART ABOUT THE SETUP OF YOUR STILL-LIFE.
2. There should also be a cylinder and cube represented in some manner of the setup.
3. You need to set up a PLAIN FABRIC BACKGROUND. The items are to SIT ON PLAIN fabric as well. You should have some folds and creases in BOTH AREAS of the fabric to help establish visual interest and form.
4. You need to make sure THAT YOU HAVE A GOOD LIGHT SOURCE THAT WILL PROVIDE SHADOWS AND A RANGE OF VALUE TO HELP ESTABLISH FORM. While you are drawing your room should be fairly dark so that your light source can do the job it is supposed to.
5. You need to PHOTOGRAPH YOUR STILL-LIFE FOR APPROVAL BEFORE YOU START THE DRAWING.
6. Drawing size is 10x10.
7. You need to create a DISPLAY VALUE SCALE OF FIVE VALUES. THAT MEANS IT IS TO BE EXCEPTIONALLY NEAT AND WELL DONE AS IT WILL BE DISPLAYED UNDER THE STILL-LIFE. You should be able to identify the value ranges in your drawing.
8. PAY ATTENTION TO THE L/S INFO ABOUT LIGHT AND SHADOW.


The expectation was a minimum of 4-6 focused hours rendering each final panel in order to create a quality product, although skill level may have meant I needed to spend more. I spent a total of 3-4 hours rendering the final panel.