6. Remind us that
we should live
for today.
Common items:
Flowers
Fruit
Lit candles
Skulls
7. Still Life Drawing~ Composition
Compositional Rules:
Touches 3-4 edges of the page.
Objects are overlapping, where
accurate.
Drawing has an off center area of
emphasis
The negative space is activated. (ex:
line for back of table)
Composition- Arrangement
of the drawing on a page.
9. Final Drawing #1- Contour Line
What to look for?
◦ Interesting composition to you
◦ Touches 3-4 edges of the page.
◦ Objects are overlapping, where
accurate.
◦ Drawing has an off center area of
emphasis
◦ The negative space is activated. (ex:
line for back of table)
Return to the SAME Still Life
◦ Observe and complete the drawing
carefully in pencil.
◦ Consider the quality and weight of your
lines for interest.
◦ Go over the lines with black pen or
sharpie.
◦ ERASE all the pencil away. Leave no
stray marks or hairy lines.
16. Romero Britto
1963- still living
Born in Brazil
Pop Artist
◦ Grew up wanting to excel.
◦ Taught himself to make art.
◦ Drawing the things or objects he saw
around him.
◦ Worked on scraps of newspaper or
cardboard because he had nothing
else.
17. He did very well in school, when he finished high
school he studied to become a lawyer.
But his love of art was still in his heart and he decided to
continue with his art.
18. 1983- Britto moves to Paris, studies
Matisse and Picasso
Matisse Picasso
19. Late 80’s- Moved to the US, Miami
◦ Kept working and showing his art,
◦ In the U.S Pop Art was the style most
artists were working in.
◦ Britto combined his style with Pop Art.
◦ He was chosen to be an artist for
Absolut with Keith Haring,Andy Warhol,
and other artists who were also famous.
◦ The larger audience threw Britto into
the art world.
◦ He went on to have his work shown on
other products too.
20. What is Britto’s work about?
“Art is too important not to share”
-Britto
Makes art to spread happiness and joy
Works for multiple charities around the
world.
He believes that the role of an artist is to
act as an agent of positive change. Britto is
committed to developing and supporting
the powerful role art plays in world issues.
22. Abstract Britto Style
Choose 1 thumbnail
• Which would you like to
abstract?
• Create thumbnails with the still
life abstracted.
Simple shapes
Organic or geometric
Break up the negative
space
27. Stylization helps create Variety
Color Schemes help create Unity
◦ Unity- the feeling that all parts of the design work together.
◦ Harmony- the combination of colors being similar will help create unity. The
combination of patterns and shapes being dissimilar creates variety.
◦ Dominance- choosing a major color unifies the entire piece.
Triad
Monochromatic
Warm
Cool
Analogous
Complementary
28. Choose 1 Main Color
Example: Red
Triad- Red, Yellow, Blue
Monochromatic- Values of red
Warms
Cools
Analogous- Red, Red-orange, Orange
Complements- Red, Green
Values
Tints
Shades
You must use all of the color
schemes.
*Yes you can repeat
*Be sure the final work will have
a dominant color
