There's a theme here.... it is soon becoming the time of year that my high school drawing students will do a still life and I usually choose the subject matter of - candy! There aren't many protests to why they have to draw that... although there are plenty of challenges! Here are a few of the examples I show them. These are all done in colored pencil on black paper. They get to work with ideas of composition, they learn how to portray the candies and mix colors as if they were doing a painting. They also learn the value of shadows in a composition. All in all, its a lot of fun - and I enjoy the challenge as well - teaching them to see what's really there!
Beautiful works and what a fun challenge for your students.
ReplyDeleteYour blog is simply a delight. SO glad I found you! And I love the candy pieces, I can see why your students would like that subject!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a good idea!
ReplyDeleteA subject that no kid will object to, And a challenge. I want to try this with my 7th and 8th grade.