Foundations, ages 13 and up, learning to see
Still Life
Draw from life under one light: a measured block-in, grouped values, edges and materials.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Lessons
- 7 in 4 units
- Time
- 6 hours of lessons
- Pace
- About four weeks
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The goal
What you’ll be able to draw
Set up and draw from life under one light: measure the block-in, group values, handle edges, draw glass, metal and cloth, and carry a drawing across several sittings.
How you’ll see the progress
A still life check: a timed drawing compared with a photo of its set-up for proportion and value.
Skills
- Observation
- Value and light
- Composition
Pictures you’ll make
- A Two-Hour Still Life Project
4 units, 7 lessons
The syllabus
Unit 2 is free for everyone, so you can see how it feels first.
- 3 draw from life
- 3 checkpoint
- 1 project
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Unit 1
Set up
One lamp, a dark cloth, a viewfinder, a fixed seat, and thumbnails to choose from.
Lessons for this unit are on their way.
- Free
Unit 2
Block-in and values
Everything in light or in shadow, then a measured block-in in three values.
- 01 Shadow Shapes First Draw from life, 30 min Draw from life 30 min
- 02 Three Objects, One Light Draw from life, 60 min Draw from life 60 min
- 03 Checkpoint: Block-in and values Checkpoint, 15 min Checkpoint 15 min
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Unit 3
Materials
Glass, metal, cloth and white on white: draw what you see, not what you know.
- 01 White on White Draw from life, 45 min Draw from life 45 min
- 02 Checkpoint: Materials Checkpoint, 15 min Checkpoint 15 min
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Unit 4
The long study
One drawing carried across several sittings, then the check.
- 01 A Two-Hour Still Life Project, 120 min Project 120 min
- 02 Still Life Check Checkpoint, 60 min Checkpoint 60 min
When you finish
A certificate for the fridge
Finish every lesson and Lapis makes a certificate to print or download, with the nickname, the course, the date and a drawing from it. Children get one too.
Lapis certificate
Still Life
finished by
your nickname
and the date you finish
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