Still life painting is best introduced via the cast. Select from plaster cast shapes, plaster cast features, or plaster cast busts. Make this decision based on your drawing skill level. The focus is on executing a painting of believable color and luminosity with a limited palette. Select whatever size is most comfortable, but avoid a canvas so small that details and smaller shapes are too cumbersome to articulate correctly. Work in the method of the master being studied, and utilize brush application to achieve the same stylization.