Theory of Light & Shade

This dawing of drapery haging from a wall show the light projected on them and the shadows that are cast as well as the form shadows of the drapery. The perspective of the drawing is very good as it clearly follows the rule of thirds but also the most detailed part of the drawing lies on the rule of thirds.

The shading of the image clearly shows the cast shadow on the walls behind the drapery but also some slightly on areas of overlapping drapery, the shading also shows that there is form shadow created by the light source on the drapery. The highlights which are created from the light source that have no shading at all are merged together with the form shadows and cast shadows, which add depth to the image.

Still Life - Mass & Form

The composition of the drawing is well thought out as you can clearly see the depth of the objects, there is some slight confusion to the left of the drawing with the two jugs as one seems to be near-kissing, this is confusing as you cannot tell which jug is infront of the other, this could be improved upon by adding shading to this area to show that the smaller jug is behind the bigger jug.

The main focal point of the image seems to be the large jug in the middle but because of the perspective at which it was drawn this happens to be almost exactly at the centre of the page, this is not following the rule of thirds and is not as pleasing to the viewer as it could be, to improve upon this image, it would need to be moved slightly to the left by adding more drapery to the right of the image.