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The Hand Self-Portrait: Life Cast Drawing
This intensive online drawing workshop presents a special opportunity to build real knowledge about the human hand through an inspired series of lessons. Our primary source, your hand, will be created via life casting and then positioned by each artist for long-term study. Students will create at least three drawings which can support tonal (value) development, detailed description and a clarity of the hand from direct observation of a “frozen” life study.
We will achieve a profound understanding of hand forms through optical block-in drawings, a constructive, “see-through” analysis, and the implementation of chisel-like marks for capturing surface nuance. Our focus includes historical conventions of hand and finger interpretation, comparative studies, and the palm of the hand – which has traditionally been under-represented in artistic education. This course will unearth structures not covered previously and prove invaluable, no matter which medium the hand is to be represented in.
Day 3 - July 3rd
AM: The palmar hand: an underappreciated artist's construction
PM: Life Drawing, practical application (constructive drawing)
All Skill Levels Are Welcome.
4-Day Online Workshop:
June 1st thru June 4th 2026, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. EST
See Materials List
The Hand Self-Portrait: Life Cast Drawing
This intensive online drawing workshop presents a special opportunity to build real knowledge about the human hand through an inspired series of lessons. Our primary source, your hand, will be created via life casting and then positioned by each artist for long-term study. Students will create at least three drawings which can support tonal (value) development, detailed description and a clarity of the hand from direct observation of a “frozen” life study.
We will achieve a profound understanding of hand forms through optical block-in drawings, a constructive, “see-through” analysis, and the implementation of chisel-like marks for capturing surface nuance. Our focus includes historical conventions of hand and finger interpretation, comparative studies, and the palm of the hand – which has traditionally been under-represented in artistic education. This course will unearth structures not covered previously and prove invaluable, no matter which medium the hand is to be represented in.
Day 3 - July 3rd
AM: The palmar hand: an underappreciated artist's construction
PM: Life Drawing, practical application (constructive drawing)
All Skill Levels Are Welcome.
4-Day Online Workshop:
June 1st thru June 4th 2026, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. EST
See Materials List