Still Life Painting – Realism

Lesson Outcome

In this lesson we will work on painting a still life, we will take our time to build the layers into a more realistic painting.

If you would prefer to select a different still life, or different subject entirely you can visit: https://unsplash.com/ for royalty free images to use.

Drawing Stage

Under Painting

Colour Mixing

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5 Assignments to Complete

To fully understand this lesson you can complete the assignments below:

Time Required
Exercise
Purpose
What to Submit

Approximately 3 hours

Paint a still life. See ‘materials’ above to download image.

The goal of this assignment is to get you to paint in a more realistic way.

A photo of your painting.