Cast drawing

Try out Dojo Academy through enrolling in our intro course, Cast Drawing. Try out one class or enroll in both and get the full Academy experience!

Mondays 6:30 - 9:30 pm

6 classes: $350

Starts September 14, 2026

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Wednesdays 6:30 - 9:30 pm

6 classes: $350

Starts September 16, 2026

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Instructor:

Nate Seay

Prerequisites:

None

Class Description:

In this class, you will work on fundamental drawing concepts through applying them to plaster replicas of Greek and Roman sculptures, the same ones that artists have drawn and painted from for centuries. Students will learn how to articulate form in space — that is take the three -dimensional cast and learn how to construct it in two-dimensions on paper through studying geometric form, light and shadow, contour.

We use similar tools and methods that were taught in the 19th century at L’Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, where many who became master painters studied. This is a great class with which to learn the basics of drawing which can be applied to anything.

Nate Seay, one of our esteemed Academy instructors, is teaching the class. He has helped develop our drawing program at the Academy and is a beloved instructor for his way of combining his deep knowledge with clever visualizations that are both entertaining as well as intellectually stimulating.

Supply List:

  • 1 small box Vine charcoal

  • 1 small box Willow charcoal

  • 1x Conte Pierre noir 2b pencil

  • 1x Conte Pierre noir HB pencil

  • Small pack Paper stumps (aka blending stumps)

  • 1 Kneaded eraser

  • 1 Tombow mono zero eraser

  • 1 pad 18x24 Strathmore charcoal paper

*Note: all supplies except paper are available for purchase at the studio.