Learn to Paint Podcast
Episode 24: Todd M. Casey
Feb 8, 2021 · 49 min · Season 3 · Episode 2 · 36.0 MB
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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.
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- 2:38How Casey got started in art
- 3:12How he found oil specifically
- 3:48How he found realism and still life
- 5:33How Casey found what worked for him
- 7:39The oil pigments Casey uses
- 9:16On using the best pigments
- 10:47Brushes
- 11:38How he sets up his palette
- 13:57Biggest challenge students face with materials
- 15:20Six principles he teaches as process
- 17:55Contending with those principles at some point
- 20:03Spending a whole year focusing on drawing
- 21:01Understanding the science of light/The head and the heart
- 23:36Thinking in terms of light
- 24:23The light side and shadow side of a sphere
- 26:06Cast shadow
- 27:19The highlight
- 29:18How do you decide what to paint
- 32:34Smaller studies
- 33:20Even an accomplished artist has to spend time
- 35:31Composition and design
- 37:56Sketching and planning
- 40:37Poster studies
- 42:19Using Anchor points
- 43:22Training your eye to see
- 44:03Getting confidence through working it out
- 45:33Rushing to paint
- 48:53Advice for getting good at painting