Basic shapes and fundamental forms

I chose a tea container, pair of glasses, used candle, book and seashells. I thought pencil would be good for this exercise but (probably because of the blue coloured paper) for my disappointment the drawing became quite invisible and lifeless. REFLECTION Liked the idea of the objects being transparent but later I struggled to visualize the teabag in the container although I feel that was the most enjoyable part of this and learned from it. I wish to do more detailed pictures than this one because the forms look weightless and two-dimensional.

For this exercise I had to place two pale simple-shaped objects together and position a lamp so that they are lit from just one side. I chose a vase and a vinegar bottle and used natural light as it was a bright sunny day. I used pencils (variation of F,HB and 2-4B), charcoal and conte stick. The wind moved the clouds constantly but it just made that experiment more interesting, though I can see the shadows are everywhere which is a bit confusing.

The objects I have used were a flower pot and a small plate. (pen, pencil and crayons) I did not care about proportion and tried to focus on the shadows instead. I could see the forms coming alive with the crayon only, the pen gave me a cartoon-y feeling as usual.

Motto: “Light! More light!” (Goethe) I chose a metal kettle and a shiny lid. Natural light fell from the left. I used the edge of the charcoal to describe the shades and the contour itself. At the end smudged some part with my fingers – though I promised myself not to muddy this drawing but the charcoal decided otherwise. The proportions were okay but I clearly need more practice to catch the light.