Category Archives: Still Life

#27 Desktop Tableaux

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Paul Debraski

I looked down on my desk and saw an arm grabbing a hippo.  I realized that when you keep picking up toys and other things and putting them on your desk, you get some funky images.  (drawn 6/7)

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#4 Still Life (Eggs and Bread)

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Paul Debraski

Now that I’m really exploring the gray scale possibilities of the Wacom tablet (this is black set at about 37% opacity), I’m really enjoying the detailing that I can put into pictures. And I used the whole canvas too!

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#258 Still Life with Phone

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Paul Debraski

I was looking for something quick and easy  to draw, and I liked the looked of this phone thing.  Of course, then I spend ages trying to get the shadows right.  Typical.

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#37 The Final Pear

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Paul Debraski

Given the limitations of my PhotoShop brushes (I was really looking for more of a “splatter” effect), I decided that the final pear would be pointillism (which I know is an effect that you can apply to a picture, but … Continue reading →

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#36 Yet Another Pear

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Paul Debraski

Yes, another pear.  I wanted to see if I could do a sketch in 5 minutes and be pleased with it. So I used the air brush tool and pretended like I was doing graffiti.  I had a bit of … Continue reading →

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#35 Another Pear

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Paul Debraski

Last night I drew a pear.  I had been playing around with textures, but then decided to just paint and color it like I normally do.  But tonight I chose to work with a different style for the same item.  … Continue reading →

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#34 A Pear

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Paul Debraski

After yesterday’s bowl, I was inspired to revisit another favorite subject of mine: fruit.  I rather like pears (both eating and drawing them).  And fruit really comes to life with dramatic lighting. I initially started doing something different with the … Continue reading →

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#33 A Bowl of Noodles

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Paul Debraski

I’ve always thought of the still life as kind of an exercise, like a musical scale.  Something to do before you take on something bigger.  That’s complete nonsense of course, as galleries are filled with amazing still lifes.  I guess … Continue reading →

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