Episode 24: Todd M. Casey

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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Chapters

• 1:42 How Casey got started in art
• 2:16 How he found oil specifically
• 2:52 How he found realism and still life
• 4:37 How Casey found what worked for him
• 6:43 The oil pigments Casey uses
• 8:20 On using the best pigments
• 9:51 Brushes
• 10:42 How he sets up his palette
• 13:01 Biggest challenge students face with materials
• 14:24 Six principles he teaches as process
• 16:59 Contending with those principles at some point
• 19:07 Spending a whole year focusing on drawing
• 20:05 Understanding the science of light/The head and the heart
• 22:40 Thinking in terms of light
• 23:27 The light side and shadow side of a sphere
• 25:10 Cast shadow
• 26:23 The highlight
• 28:22 How do you decide what to paint
• 31:38 Smaller studies
• 32:24 Even an accomplished artist has to spend time
• 34:35 Composition and design
• 37:00 Sketching and planning
• 39:41 Poster studies
• 41:23 Using Anchor points
• 42:26 Training your eye to see
• 43:07 Getting confidence through working it out
• 44:37 Rushing to paint
• 47:57 Advice for getting good at painting