Still Life with

Watercolors

What is a
STILL LIFE?
A still-life is a
picture of
objects that
don't move.
Often vases,
bowls of fruit,
bottles etc.

A still life may be a

drawing or a
painting.
The artist looks at
the objects and
studies their shape,
where the light falls
and the shadows the
objects make in
relation to the other
objects.

YOUR PROJECT

Here is an example of what

your drawing should look
like

We will set up a
still life in the
classroom for you
to draw from.
You will spend 2
days creating a
CONTOUR LINE
drawing of the still
life in class.

Next step, PAINT!!

For this project we will be using WATERCOLORS

Here are some examples of watercolor

still life paintings to inspire you

Notice
how well
watercolor
paints
BLEND and
FADE
OUT!!

The objects in
your still life
should OVERLAP
each other to
show a sense of
SPACE.
Include CAST
SHADOWS and
HIGHLIGHTS in
your still life. This
will make your art
look more 3-D!

There are several watercolor techniques that we will

teach you

You will learn to blend, fade, and

more

Get out your pencil

and eraser
Lets start drawing
our STILL LIFE!!