Hello, thanks for tuning in. This is my still life setup. I'm using a directional light source to illuminate my life. I will be painting on just the board and the size is 12 by 16. I cut my sketch paper about the same size as my just the board. Whenever I think I'm facing my still life, so I carry myself and I'm facing it straight down and then I begin.

I normally start with the largest shape and then I'm making a circle and then I placed other elements right next To my biggest shape to make it look right, it's important to give us a direction. So as you can see I have the directional lines placed over here, and then I just mark where it's supposed to end. And then straight lines like this following the directional line, it keeps me in the right position. I can still refine this. Okay, and then the last thing that I'm doing, I'm just placing the saddle. Whenever I need to fix shapes, I'm using HP graphite pencil and the kneaded eraser so it doesn't leave any residue.

When you start erasing and it doesn't tear up your paper. If you doing Drawing, I always draw through the shapes make sure they connect. I copy the direction of every part of the object I like in the starfish. Every leg has its own unique direction. When I draw symmetrical shapes, I use my folding method technique, meaning that I draw the entire base and then I fold it right in the center and redraw the second part of the waist, so both sides of the ways match perfectly. To transfer my images I use transfer paper and each be graphite pencil.

I put my transfer paper over the panel and then I begin transferring the image. I often use the masking tape and Have an object to keep my drawing in place while I'm doing the transferal