Setting up a still life

Six Essentials of a Still-Life Setup Media & Techniques % %

Learn how to find the right objects and the best ways to set up a successful still life composition, including how to plan the lighting. Then learn the steps to get ready to sketch, draw, or maybe even paint it.

Inspired by Casey’s success with the Carder Method and frustrated with my own slow progress at oil painting, I bought the Carder Method video and Color Checker tool. Below are step by step p…

Are you a beginner artist, or just want to refresh your still life skills? Set yourself up for success with these still life composition tips from artist Helen Oh. Learn how to pick the right color scheme, when to position your subject high or low, and how to manipulate your lines and shapes.

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How to draw still life objects, step-by-step, from setting up a composition of objects to drawing shapes, lines, and shades. This article includes an example drawing of simple shapes and kitchen objects.

September 26, 2021The famed 20th-century figurative painter Francis Bacon maintained that “the job of an artist is always to deepen the mystery,” suggesting the pursuit of something elusive and almost imperceptible. But mystery can also inform the sharpest and clearest depictions, as demonstrated by realist artworks, which replicate scenes or objects with such intense precision […]

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