Studio Art, Friday, Period Four, Week Two

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There was a slice of apple pie at each student's workstation today. "Good afternoon," Steve said. "Do not eat the pie. If you have already eaten your pie, it's not that big a deal. You'll just be drawing some crumbs on a plate. Today we'll be working on still lifes, which are works of inanimate objects that have been arranged out of their natural setting. A painting of a shell on the beach is not a still life, it is a landscape. A painting of a shell on a table, or a slice of pie on a plate in this case, is. The medium you'll be working in for these still lifes is pencil and paper. You can work in black and white or in color. You may be surprised by what colors you have to use to accurately depict your subject. Again, I'm not worried about skill level, just put in your best effort and have fun. Don't get frustrated." He paused. "When you finish your still life, or when the class period is over, whichever comes first, then you may eat the pie."

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Re: Still Lifes

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Zach contemplated doing his picture of pie in charcoal -- but then remembered that he'd used most of what he had left the previous night.

Colors it was!

He started out with a rough pencil sketch, and then began inking, and then colored inks.