This is a 1 hour composition study in using a 6B graphite pencil. The objects were arranged in such a way that there are two implied lines; the first being the line of objects in height order from the small tin at the front, through the jug and up the bottle, the second is a v-shape from the jar on the left, through the glass bottle, and through the prism on the right. The jar and the prism create balance in the composition, drawing the viewers eye in to the centre line which is the main focal point. The object were also arranged to make sure that none were kissing. I made sure to work from a vantage point that successfully shows all these factors to make an aesthetically pleasing composition.
The high contrasting values on the jug emulate it's shiny surface and reflective properties. Tone is also successfully used to convey the form of the objects and provide depth. The cloth underneath the objects adds a feeling to depth and 3D space, this could be improved by including the background behind the top of the bottle to also contained more information instead of being a void. Where the picture area is concerned, reducing the scale of the composition slightly would prevent the image from extending past the border of the page on the left as this is bad practise. This area is also less successful than the rest of the image as the perspective on the ellipses is incorrect and distracts the viewers eye due to it's less finished appearance compared the the rest of the piece. The small tin, as the start of one of the lines in the image, is an area of interest, and is placed on the page within the rule of thirds to make the composition visually pleasing.
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