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The Art of Still Life: A Contemporary Guide to Classical Techniques, Composition, and Painting in Oil

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A must-have reference book for today's artists and art students. Every artist needs to learn and master the still life.Written by a well-known artist and expert instructor, The Art of Still Life offers a comprehensive, contemporary approach to the subject that instructs artists on the foundation basics and advanced techniques they need for successful drawing and painting.In addition to Casey's stunning paintings, the work of over fifty past and present masters is included, so that the book will do double duty as a hardworking how-to manual and a visual treasure trove of some of the finest still life art throughout history and being created today. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Monacelli Studio (February 18, 2020)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1580935486


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 87


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.8 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.55 x 1 x 11.75 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #54,890 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #5 in Oil Painting #14 in Still Life Art #52 in Arts & Photography Study & Teaching


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    • An amazing, heavy and beautifully illustrated book
First of all, this book is a great value and an amazing resource. My only critiques would be that it's a bit of a 'everything I know about painting' sort of thing and has some generic information, but that information may be useful to some people. Even on the pages with writing that isn't useful to me, the book is filled with the most amazing images of still life paintings. Honestly, it's worth getting for the images alone. I'd say the section on composition could use some work - it discusses basic principles of composition such as hierarchy and rhythm and balance and so on, but doesn't really discuss what these qualities accomplish. Deliberately breaking these 'rules' can lead to very effective images, and simply following them leads to a boring kind of harmony which may or may not be effective. The discussion of the history of still life paintings is really nice, but I can't help but feel that these paintings can do more than this history demonstrates, and many of the contemporary examples shown in the book are exciting in ways the old ones aren't. Having said all that, this is an amazing book. Although there aren't many discrete lessons, and not a lot of step-by-step instruction, it is very helpful and certainly gives you a very in depth idea of what goes into making very beautifully rendered still life paintings - or beautifully rendered paintings of any kind. If you like this kind of painting, you should not hesitate to check out this book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2024 by Nicholas
    • High Quality and Educational
This is a well written and made book. Absolutely stunning and jam packed of information for any artist, regardless of experience and skill level. Proud to add to my permanent art reference collection
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2024 by AMoore
    • Great read, great reference book!
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There are little light bulb moments for even experienced painters or great reminders of how to teach yourself or others about drawing, painting and so much more. This is a wealth of information, I know why it’s rated 5 stars!!! Thanks to Todd Casey, I’ll treasure this book and use it often as a guide ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2024 by Ar Schneller Ar Schneller
    • Best Still Life Painting Book - Highly recommend
I read this book cover to cover! Easy to read, and the author makes the concepts easy to understand and apply to your paintings. Valuable lessons contained within! A MUST for any still life artist!
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2024 by Sherry Rowe
    • If I wrote a book on painting this would be it
As a classically trained artist and teacher I have a lot of books in my library. I use them both for myself and as teaching tools for my students. Without a doubt, "The Art of Still Life: A Contemporary Guide to Clasical Techniques, Composition, and Painting in Oil" is the best one I have as it combines most of my resources into one volume. If I were to write a book on classical painting, this would be what I would have written. In this book Casey covers all of the major and minor topics of painting. He is not dogmatic and shares loads of work from other painters, both contemporary and older masters. He treats the reader as an intelligent person who wants to understand, for example, in talking about form and planes, Casey shows how light works on the planes of an object and how objects that are further from the light source are affected. . He explains about color, science and art without it feeling overwhelming. He shows drawings in progress and how he makes marks to keep him on track. He talks about composition and unity. He has a very good list of materials. He shows his poster study for a painting and throughout the book Casey explains his reasoning. Finally, he shows a painting from start to finish, and starting begins with thinking about the set-up, setting it up and how it will be lit, the initial drawing, the poster study, transferring the drawing to the canvas/lines, and how he thinks and practices his tiling of paint to create form while thinking in planes and the light relationship. The images are wonderfully photographed and the paper quality is terrific. I feel that this is a one volume mini encyclopedia of how to approach painting and one I will be suggesting all of my students to buy. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2021 by Elizabeth B. Tucker
    • An Amazing Artist and Authorand Teacher!!!
This book is an arsenal of information for anyone at any stage from the beginner to A Master Artist. Todd M. Casey's work is Genuine... His books are a must for All!!! He teaches in a way anyone can understand.
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2024 by TAMERA
    • Best still life book
Excellent book. Informative. Author also wrote an excellent book on Color theory. Both best current books on there subjects. Highly recommended.
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2024 by Rbrtstntn77
    • Great book for beginners and serious artists as well.
Very comprehensive guide to classical painting techniques. It fills in a few gaps that had been missing from most books. Great photos as well. Great value for the price. A must for any serious painter's library.
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2022 by Chuck14203

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