Episode 24: Todd M. Casey

Learn to Paint Podcast

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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2021-02-08 49 min 28 chapters
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Chapters

1. How Casey got started in art 2. How he found oil specifically 3. How he found realism and still life 4. How Casey found what worked for him 5. The oil pigments Casey uses 6. On using the best pigments 7. Brushes 8. How he sets up his palette 9. Biggest challenge students face with materials 10. Six principles he teaches as process 11. Contending with those principles at some point 12. Spending a whole year focusing on drawing 13. Understanding the science of light/The head and the heart 14. Thinking in terms of light 15. The light side and shadow side of a sphere 16. Cast shadow 17. The highlight 18. How do you decide what to paint 19. Smaller studies 20. Even an accomplished artist has to spend time 21. Composition and design 22. Sketching and planning 23. Poster studies 24. Using Anchor points 25. Training your eye to see 26. Getting confidence through working it out 27. Rushing to paint 28. Advice for getting good at painting
How Casey got started in art 69.0s
How he found oil specifically 103.0s
How he found realism and still life 139.0s
How Casey found what worked for him 244.0s
The oil pigments Casey uses 370.0s
On using the best pigments 467.0s
Brushes 558.0s
How he sets up his palette 609.0s
Biggest challenge students face with materials 748.0s
Six principles he teaches as process 831.0s
Contending with those principles at some point 986.0s
Spending a whole year focusing on drawing 1114.0s
Understanding the science of light/The head and the heart 1172.0s
Thinking in terms of light 1327.0s
The light side and shadow side of a sphere 1374.0s
Cast shadow 1477.0s
The highlight 1550.0s
How do you decide what to paint 1669.0s
Smaller studies 1865.0s
Even an accomplished artist has to spend time 1911.0s
Composition and design 2042.0s
Sketching and planning 2187.0s
Poster studies 2348.0s
Using Anchor points 2450.0s
Training your eye to see 2513.0s
Getting confidence through working it out 2554.0s
Rushing to paint 2644.0s
Advice for getting good at painting 2844.0s