Cast Drawing (Sight-Size)

Eight weeks of graphite drawing from classical plaster casts — measuring, block-in, shadow shapes and finish.

8 weeks · 3 hrs · up to 10 easels

from $440

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Plate II · line study, drawing itself as you arrive.

Week by week

One cast per term for beginners; returning students choose a harder cast.

Wk 1
Set up sight-size
Floor mark, board position, plumb line, measuring needle.
Wk 2
Block-in
Straight lines for the big shape; check with negative shapes.
Wk 3–4
Shadow shapes
Separate light from shadow; one flat value for the shadow.
Wk 5–6
Half-tones
Model the turning form, light to dark, in a deliberate order.
Wk 7–8
Finish
Edges, accents and a final comparison from the viewing mark.

Fig. 5 Cast of a foot, line study.

Typical path

Student: A software project manager in her 40s with no drawing experience
Goal: Learn to draw accurately from observation without enrolling in a degree program
What they did: Two terms of Cast Drawing (small cast to a Venus head), one weekend intensive, weekly open studio

16 weeks of instruction3 finished cast drawings112 studio hours

Fees, in full

Tuition, 8 weeks$440

Model feenone

Materials (bought by you)$45–$70

Due at enrollment$440

No registration or service fees.

Section A · Mon & Wed

6:30–9:30 pm · starts Jan 11 · 4 seats left

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Section B · Saturday

10 am–1 pm · starts Jan 16 · 2 seats left

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