A 30 minute charcoal drawing. This is a composition focused on the tonal values that the properties of glass creates, using different types of glass. There is a large variety in these tonal values, and similarly with the texture of the charcoal. This indicates to the viewer that there are different types or colours of glass, and creates good contrasts. The dark and light areas are also spread throughout the image, creating multiple points of interest.
This image also has some strong implied lines, following the very tops of the bottles, and also the necks of the two largest bottles. There are also implied lines at the bottom of the bottles, and one which follows the shadow of the large thin bottle to the smallest one. These are joined to the implied lines at the top through the vertical lines on both sides of the image, creating circular implied lines that draw the viewers eyes around and not away from the image.
The distortion in this image is primarily shown by the warped line of the rectangular bottle viewed through the circular one. While this is only one line, it clearly shows the transparency of the glass, while equally showing that there is glass there. This creates a sense of depth which is helped by the bottles being placed in such a way as to lead into the image, which along with the implied lines, helps to keep the viewer's attention on the image.
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