Still Life Drawing
1st Grade March Art Project
West Mercer Elementary Art Enrichment Program
Pitcher and Fruit by Paul Cezanne
Attributes of Music by Anne Vallayer-Coster
Sunflowers
by Vincent
van Gogh
Dishes and Fruit by Henri Matisse
Today’s Project
• Still life drawing
– What does still
life mean?
• Draw objects
using simple
shapes
– An orange is a
circle
Step 1 - Name
• Name on the back of
your paper
Step 2 – Observe what is in front of you
• What are the
objects made
of?
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circles
Rectangles
Dark
Light
• ProportionsHow wide is a
paper clip
compared to a
cup?
• Where do
objects
overlap?
Step 3 – Practice Drawing
• Draw the simple
shapes of your objects
• Draw them BIG- fill the
page
• This is practice so try
again if it isn’t quite
right
• When you have a
practice draft that fills
the page, then final
paper
Step 4 – Final Pencil & Shading
• Nice thick paper!
• Draw your objects
using simple shapes.
– It is ok to make
correction lines
• Add shading
– What direction is the
light coming from?
– What side of the
objects is in the light?
What is in shadow?
– Shading should be
added lightly
Step 5 – Watercolor pencils
• Use a different color
for each object
• Color the edges of your
object
– Try it out on the shaded
side first
• Dip finger in water and
pull the color across
the object
• You can add more
pencil even after it is
damp on the page