Still Life for Beginners
Mastering Still Life Drawing Basics
What you'll learn
- Get to know the elements of still life
- Learn the tools for still life drawing
- Shade still life paintings
- Learn how to draw still life elements
- Determine the direction of light and shading
- Shade the background of the painting
- Master drawing the outline
- Practice with hands-on drawing exercises
About this course
This course teaches still life drawing for beginners from scratch. You start with an introduction to the course, then get to know the elements of still life and the drawing tools you need. Next you learn how to shade still life paintings, how to draw their elements and how to apply the elements of drawing to paintings. Then you move on to determining the direction of light and shading, in two parts, with hands-on practice on shading and finding directions, and shading the background of the painting. In the last part you learn the best ways to draw an outline and practice them with exercises, and you download the exercise file so you can train by yourself. It suits anyone who wants to learn drawing and shading from the beginning, whether you are a hobbyist or looking for a drawing course for beginners. You do not need any previous drawing experience, because the course starts with the basics and goes step by step. After finishing, you will be able to draw a simple still life painting, find the direction of the light, and shade the objects and the background correctly. You can also watch the lessons at any time, replay them and practice with the attached file until the skill sticks.
Expected outcomes
- Master analyzing still life elements on canvases.
- Practical application of artistic techniques to improve performance.
- Enhance artistic creativity and develop design skills.
- Ability to work effectively on various art projects.
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Course content
1The Silent Nature for Beginners
12 lectures
- Course IntroductionIntroduces the beginner still life drawing course and what learners will study: tools and drawing methods, outlines, light and shadow direction, proportions and scale, and tonal shading across different media.2:49
- Elements of Still LifeDefines still life and its elements drawn from everyday objects like fruit and vessels, and covers pencil tools, grades, and paper, outline methods such as the grid method, and what a painting needs: composition, background, ground, light and shadow.15:09
- Tools for Drawing Still LifeExplains pencil and charcoal drawing tools, pencil grades and the differences between types, blending, erasing, and highlighting tools, then drawing methods from plain lines to geometric shapes and the grid method.8:14
- Shading Still Life PaintingsExplains shading and how it turns a flat shape into a three-dimensional form through gradation between tones, the rule that light has shadow behind it, painting elements like background, ground, light source and reflection, and tone types like hatching and smooth blending.14:24
- How to Draw Still Life ElementsExplains drawing still life elements by turning them into geometric shapes, drawing the horizon line first, setting the painting's dimensions, then using a drawing scale by picking one key element to measure the others against.7:37
- Applying Drawing Elements to CanvasesApplies the drawing scale in practice on a full painting by setting the horizon line, dimensions, and positions of elements like the bottle, apple and cube from farthest to nearest, then erasing extra lines before shading.8:47
- Determining Lighting and Shading Directions (Part One)Explains setting the light direction and shadow areas, starting shading with light gradations built as layers of pencil, and shading the bottle and its internal reflections.7:17
- Determining Lighting and Shading Directions (Part Two)Continues shading by shading the apple as a round form with graded curves, respecting the light direction and the bottle's reflection, and adding soft highlights to bring out the gradation.5:01
- Practical Application of Shading and Direction DeterminationApplies shading to the cube with its sharp surfaces, different faces, light reflections and cast shadow, without hardening the outline so the painting does not turn cartoonish, with advice to draw from photographs.5:16
- Shading the Background of the CanvasExplains shading the painting's background and ground by choosing suitable pencil grades, keeping background and ground distinct so they stay visible and don't merge with the shadow, and finishing the piece with a signature.9:02
- Best Methods for Drawing the OutlineExplains the easiest ways to draw outlines by breaking any object into geometric shapes such as circles, rectangles and cubes, with examples of a bottle, a spoon and pottery, using a compass or lines when needed.6:03
- Practical Applications for Drawing the OutlineGives practical outline exercises, simplifying objects such as the flask, glass, mug, vase and pot into circles and rectangles, and drawing a bottle from different angles.6:43
2Attachments
1 attachments
- Download the Exercises File
Instructor
Artist Sara Fiala
