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 DONT 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
separate
d.

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:

1. Work with the person next to
you.
2. You will have 5 minutes to get
objects.
3. Get a minimum of 5 objects.
4. Get forms from up front, too.
5. Set up your bad still life first.
6. Then draw it.
7. 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?