How to Set Up a Still Life
Nothing affects the success of your painting as much as compositional structure.
And nothing offers you more control of all the elements of a painting than still life. The objects, the setting, the lighting, You can arrange pretty much everything.
In this video I show a series of photos each one building both structure and interest towards the final image.
Whether you normally paint still lifes or not, the thinking behind creating one can help inform all your painting.
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