OFFSITE: Fundamentals of Drawing Multi-Generational
Multi-Generational | Registration opens 8/5/2025 10:00 AM MDT
This class is held at our Englewood studio: 901 Englewood Pky Unit 108 - Englewood, CO 80110
This immersive class is dedicated solely to the art of drawing. It is designed to build the essential skills needed to become a strong, confident draftsman. Referencing the time-tested methods of the Old Masters, students will focus on mastering the craft of drawing—one of the most fundamental pillars of all fine art disciplines.
Students will explore the core elements of proportion, form, line quality, gesture, and value through classical exercises and observational studies. The course emphasizes accuracy, discipline, and artistic sensitivity—training the hand and the eye to see and interpret the world skillfully.
Rather than incorporating any painting components, this course is fully devoted to drawing as a standalone skill and as a foundational practice for students who may pursue oil painting, watercolor, sculpture, or any other medium in the future. By building a solid base in drawing, students will carry forward the craftsmanship and clarity needed to succeed in any artistic path.
Drawing Board – Approximately 18"x24"
Sketchbook Paper – 18"x24", Strathmore 400 Series recommended
Staedtler Graphite Pencils – 2B (we need 2 pencils ) , HB, and a range of H( we need 3 pencils) pencils
Knife/Cutter – For sharpening pencils
Sandpaper Block – For fine shaping of pencil points
Thin Knitting Needle – Used for measuring and alignment (sight-size technique)
Kneaded Eraser – For precise, soft corrections
Mitch Caster
Mitch Caster worked as an illustrator and courtroom artist for 9News for many years. His oil paintings – found in numerous private collections around the world, and galleries around the country – have been nationally recognized. He is an award-winning artist, and Signature Member of Oil Painters of America, National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society, and American Society of Marine Artists. He recently received an Award of Merit at the 2022 Colorado Governor’s Art Show and Sale.
https://mitchcasterfineart.com/