Still Life

Using this exercise was a good way to experiment with different compositions, there was two parts to this exercise - man made objects and natural objects.
Creating an interesting composition was one of the objectives for this exercise, using thumbnail sketches in my sketchbook i was able to experiment with different compositions and viewpoints etc.
I like it when the subject(s) fill the page, and sometimes being so big that it is cropped by the edges of the page. I also like it when the subject is placed off centre. Drawings that spread across two pages give another interesting aspect to drawings.

The brief also suggested trying different sizes of paper like a square or circle rather than using a rectangle all the time. I found that the subject itself played a major role in choosing what size of paper and what type of composition i decided on using. For example a clove of garlic looked good in the centre of a square piece of paper, while i liked how the composition of a mushroom sliced in half looked being off centre on and cropped off a rectangular piece of paper.

After doing the thumbnail sketches i chose a few of the compositions i thought worked best and developed them into larger more finished pieces.