Setting Up a Still Life
with Geri Medway
PAINTING A STILL LIFE is a long-established practice in art, and with a good reason: you have complete control of your subject! You get to choose the objects you want to include, the way they’re arranged, and how to light them. Although they consist of inanimate objects, as long as you follow the rules of good composition (see page 10), your still lifes will have movement and vitality!
SKETCHING I tried sketching a variety of formats (vertical and horizontal) and taking different viewpoints (looking up or down at the setup).
1 After making light, careful line drawing on my paper with pencil, I begin painting ...
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