Learn to Paint Podcast
Every month, you'll hear conversations with artists and teachers about how to get better at painting. Conversations will cover topics for all levels of painter from beginning to advanced. We'll explore everything from tools and techniques, color theory, composition and design to habits and goals.
Learn to Paint Podcast
Episode 24: Todd M. Casey
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Today I'm talking with oil painter, Todd M. Casey. In the conversation you’ll discover the importance of liking your work through each stage, two very different ways to approach making art, and why you’ve really got to squeeze that paint out. Plus we get technical as we explore how light moves around a sphere. And a whole lot more.
How Casey got started in art
How he found oil specifically
How he found realism and still life
How Casey found what worked for him
The oil pigments Casey uses
On using the best pigments
Brushes
How he sets up his palette
Biggest challenge students face with materials
Six principles he teaches as process
Contending with those principles at some point
Spending a whole year focusing on drawing
Understanding the science of light/The head and the heart
Thinking in terms of light
The light side and shadow side of a sphere
Cast shadow
The highlight
How do you decide what to paint
Smaller studies
Even an accomplished artist has to spend time
Composition and design
Sketching and planning
Poster studies
Using Anchor points
Training your eye to see
Getting confidence through working it out
Rushing to paint
Advice for getting good at painting