Graphite Stilllife

OBJECTIVES: Students will… Look at and discuss examples of still lifes through art history. Create a still life as a group, using objects students bring in as well as objects from the classroom. Use a viewfinder and camera to help capture their section of the still life to recreate. Create a drawing of the still life by drawing from life and referencing their photograph. Use various graphite shading techniques. Participate in a group critique of the finished drawings. Write an artist statement to provide more insight into their still life drawing.