DRAWING COURSE – FIGURE & PORTRAIT MODEL / LIFE MODEL / ANTIQUE SCULPTURE / PLASTER CAST / ANATOMICAL MODELS / SKELETONS COURSE

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DRAWING COURSE – FIGURE & PORTRAIT MODEL / LIFE MODEL / ANTIQUE SCULPTURE / PLASTER CAST / ANATOMICAL MODELS / SKELETONS COURSE

Format

• 12 weeks (24 sessions total)

• Daytime: 5 hours per class

• Evening: 4 hours per class

• Classes meet twice a week (once-a-week and private study options also available).

Tuition

• $2,136.00 per 12-week segment (day or evening).

Course Focus
Students draw from a variety of subjects, including:

• Life models – minimum five students enrolled

• Antique and modern plaster casts (figures, portrait busts)

• Anatomical models and skeletons

The same subject may be studied for several sessions in sequence to build depth and accuracy.

Class Structure

• Each session includes a 30–60 min (day) or 30 min (evening) group review.

• Optional free workshop time (without life model) is available weekly 5 hours day, 4 hours evening each week for additional practice using plaster casts or anatomical models. Included in tuition; attendance not required. Workshop times cannot be rescheduled once set.

Approach
Instruction emphasizes shape orientation and structure, rather than simply copying shadows and light. Students will:

• Identify bone landmarks and major muscle groups

• Capture the action and character of the pose

• Develop drawings by observing shapes, rhythms, and commensurate planes

• Construct integrated drawings that express both sculptural content and composition

Course Objectives

• Perceive patterned shapes

• Accurately take angles and proportions

• Understand glyptek shapes (as they describe form)

• Develop turning rhythms for strong compositions

• Scale correctly from life to drawing

• Understand commensurate planes

• Learn basic anatomy

Materials

• Drawing supplies: Students provide their own.

• Charcoal Papers

• All listed papers in this section below are mold made, most 100% cotton, none have linen, not handmade papers. Some may prove difficult to acquire after the changes on tariffs, and the pause on shipments internationally. Awagami Hakuho Select 17 inch x 20.5 inch 220gsm is made of 45% kozo and 55% cotton {75-2135007} – (List Price $14.75) $12.54 per sheet. /  {007000} Arnhem 1618, 22 inch x 30 inch, 100% Cotton, Speedball Arnhem 1618 Paper White 254 gsm {48507} SPD (MSRP $5.81) Price per sheet $5.40 / {LPF05-404004} Stonehenge Pearl Grey 250 gsm 90 Lb., 22 inch x 30 inch {7192} – LEGMAC (MSRP $6.56) Price $5.45 per sheet / {LPF05-403326} Legion Stonehenge Paper Cream 250 gsm 90 Lb., 22 inch x 30 inch {7190} – LEGMAC (MSRP $6.13) Price $5.24 per sheet / {DE31} SHZ – Jaipur Drawing Paper Order SKU Ivory 19 inch x 25 inch {36098} $4.25 Price per sheet / All Listed Papers Available at Artist & Craftsman Supply Baltimore, 137 W North Ave. Baltimore City, MD 21201. I have no experience with any of these papers, so I cannot vouch for effective use over a long-term project. Most of the private high end paper mills making handmade appropriate paper for charcoal have gone out of business in North America and Europe as far as my search has determined. / Acuity Papers, LLC – Selling Fine Art Paper,  / Fabriano Tiepolo comes 22″ x 30″ weighing 290 gsm Soft White has 4 deckle edges and is mould-made with 100% acid free cotton paper with watermark {120-1131-0001} Soft White {MSRP $10.87} – Price per sheet $6.22. / https://www.acuitypapers.com/ Hahnemuhle Copperplate 22″ x 30″ 300 gsm comes in three colors: Warm White #718. {108-0010-0002} {MSRP $5.56} Price per sheet $3.61 / Call for details Phone: 317-219-0344 – Acuity Papers, 278 N 400 W Crawfordsville, IN 47933
• /// Recommended: Fabriano Roma Paper – Michelangelo White, 18″ x 26″, Item #:10574-1026, Fabriano Roma Paper – Michelangelo White, 18″ x 26″, corner 130 gsm, Original price: {MRSP List $21.96} $16.99 – sold at  Blick Art Supplies, $3.00 Shipping cost plus tax. Fabriano Roma Paper – Michelangelo White, 18″ x 26″ | BLICK Art Materials

• Easels: Studio easels are available for in-class use only. You may also bring a portable easel.

Drawing Board (required)

• Size: ~34″ × 29″ (≈ 864 × 737 mm).

• Material: Baltic birch plywood, ¼”–½” thick (≈ 6–13 mm).

• Prep: Round/sand all edges and corners. Apply 3 coats polyurethane on all sides/edges, letting each coat dry fully and lightly sanding between coats.

• Note: Baltic birch is lighter and less prone to warping than fir; the polyurethane finish helps prevent warping.

Essential Supplies

• Charcoal:

  • Vine charcoal: (thin sticks) Curan Dache Soft Charcoal Natural Charcoal Tube Soft.; Generals Thin Stick Charcoal – neither highly recommended

  • Compressed charcoal square sticks (e.g., Alphacolor Char-Kole).

  • thin sticks natural vine charcoal, compressed charcoal – Char-Kole by Alphacolor – Square compressed charcoal “Soft Pastels” drawing sticks. Box of 12 sticks in plastic storage tray. at Blick., Nitram Academie Fusains Charcoal B Soft – 1/4″ square × 6″ long. (5 mm × 152 mm). five sticks Item #:22602-2131 at Blick, Nitram Mignonettes 3/16″ square x 6″ (4mm x 15 cm) long. Item #: 22456-1002 Description: Pkg of 7 Hardness: Soft at Blick

• Erasers & wipes: Faber-Castell extra-large kneaded eraser; leather chamois (auto supply).

• Abrasives: Sandpaper block (art store).

• Measuring/sighting: Straight sighting stick or metal ruler (⅛” or ¼” thick; 12″–24″ long).

• Holders: Holbein Charcoal Holder – may or may not properly hold the rectangular Nitram square charcoal sticks, Nitram square charcoal stick holder only seems to be available with an assortment of Nitram Academie Fusains Charcoal of which the HB and H are likely not usable. (Nitram holder preferred; some generic holders don’t fit square sticks).

• Paper:

  • Linen paper, avoid any paper with flax. Though Linen is derived from flax to create linen thread turned into linen cloth, flax creates specks resistant to charcoal and graphite tones or lines. (premium, often ~$60/sheet; ideal for long-duration drawings, now available from overseas, but may be beyond price range of some students), or

  • Linen–avoid any paper with flax. Though Linen is derived from flax to create linen thread turned into linen cloth, flax creates specks resistant to charcoal and graphite tones or lines. Linen / cotton mix/ ideally: 180 GSM to 260 GSM cotton charcoal paper – various levels of cost for suggested paper.

• Clips: 4 large smooth surface Chrome / Stainless Steel metal bulldog clips. Eight long-arm slide-on paper holders – paper clamp arm, parallel-arm paper holders (seem to have vanished as available art supplies). Try – Low Tack Artist Tape to hold paper to board. Several sheets of paper over one another advised to avoid the hardness of the board while applying line and tones.

A full materials list is available on request.

Additional Benefits

• Free parking on the Square and in private lot behind the studio.

• Access to a unique teaching collection: antique plaster casts, anatomical models (including hand-painted dissections), and European skeletons.

Art Tradition
The course builds on the foundations of Greek Classical and Hellenistic art, as well as Renaissance, Baroque, Neo-Classical, and Neo-Hellenistic traditions. Students will gain both practical skills and theoretical understanding of drawing as related to sculpture.

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Course Description

These courses benefit students of painting, drawing, and sculpture alike. Through the study of anatomy, rhythms, geometric shapes, spatial projection, commensurate planes, balance, symmetry, and asymmetry, students will gain a stronger understanding of the figure or portrait.

The instructor will highlight specific shape types in the model and demonstrate how large structural forms are echoed in smaller parts of the head and body. Emphasis will be placed on:

• Structural anatomy

• Weight and mass balance

• Large masses as the foundation for detail

Shadows will be studied as a tool to reveal shape rather than obscure it. Students will learn to create figures that appear natural, integrated, and capable of movement, avoiding oversimplified or disjointed work.

By the end of the course, students will have the skills to build a clear structural foundation. Individual style can then be developed by choice, rather than by accident.

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More advanced classes available.

Private Sculpture Studio, Drawing & Sculpture Classes, By Appointment – Open Drawing & Sculpture Group Sessions, Commissioned Portrait Bust Sculpture, Fountain Sculpture, Figure Sculpture, & Relief Sculpture Compositions. Private Gallery of exhibited sculpture, by appointment only.
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