Charcoal Still LIfe
10:39 PM, Thursday August 18th 2022
Just practice for drawing from life. Any suggestions to improve are appreciated.
Very nice. It caught my eye quickly; beautiful lighting with the reflections / reflected light; you have observed well. The forms look solid; the light looks good; you've got a wonderful range of values from deep dark to very light. Initially all I can think to add is to darken the background behind the white pitcher to increase the contrast, but that's mostly a design choice regarding how much attention you want to draw to that part of the image. If it's something that's important to you, I guess the shading could be smoother in the background, but again, that's a design choice. You've communicated the textures very well in my eyes; not sure if this is right, but I see it as a brass clock, ceramic pitcher, plastic phone, glass covering on a wooden game board with possibly metal or wooden figurines.
One thing I did spot regarding the perspective might be the pitcher. From the perceived angle of the camera, I'm not sure if we should be seeing so much of the inside of the top of the pitcher. Also, if the figurines are metalic, they might show a slight reflection in the pitcher, but without seeing the reference I can't tell. Good job & keep it up.
Thanks for the feedback, those are all the textures, with metal figures. All of what you suggests makes sense, especially the perspective of the pitcher, which did get pretty severely off.
You're welcome. I was happy to share my thoughts :)
Thanks for the feedback, making the wire bumpier is a good idea.
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