A good still life is born long before you pick up paints and a brush. Success depends on how you choose the objects to paint and how you arrange them in space.
Instructions
Step 1
Come up with a still life theme. Of course, you can put all the beautiful objects on the table at once, but the components united by one story, guessed by the personality of their owner, or at least stylistically, will look much more logical.
Step 2
Sort all the parts according to their shape. It is desirable that it be varied - find objects high and low, wide and narrow. Otherwise, the uniformity of forms in the picture will lead to the fact that everything will mix into one mass and interesting objects will simply "fall out" of the field of view.
Step 3
Make sure that the still life does not consist of products and things that do not match in color. If you find it difficult to determine this by eye, use the color wheel. Write an equilateral triangle in it. Its corners will indicate three primary colors that go well with each other. As additional colors, you can take shades that are on the sides of the main ones.
Step 4
Take a closer look at the texture of each participant in the still life. Objects made from different materials will look more interesting. In addition, it will allow you to develop your drawing skills for glass, ceramics, copper, wood, etc.
Step 5
Find the right background. You can lay out the still life on a drapery or uncovered surface. It is important that it is neutral in color (if the shades of objects are saturated) or combined with the entire composition. In any case, the background should not take over the lion's share of the viewer's attention.
Step 6
When placing objects on a plane, try to be guided by the laws of composition, do not overload the space and do not leave some part of it empty. Almost every person has a sense of a harmonious composition: just move objects around the table, and at some point you will understand that the space is filled correctly.
Step 7
Expose the light above the still life. It should not be too dim or, on the contrary, make some parts of the whole composition "overexposed". If daylight is not enough, place an additional table lamp so that the center of the composition is clearly visible and does not go into the shadow of other objects.
