Cast Drawing demo by Inge Semple and Michael Tietz-Geldenhuys
Sat Oct 29, 13:00 - Sat Oct 29, 17:00
The Italian Artshop
ABOUT
Charcoal cast drawing is a great exercise for learning to render realistic drawing from life. It is one of the principle teaching exercises in classical based ateliers. As a drawing project it is helpful in studying the spectrum of light and shadow and exploring a wide range of tonal value while training the eye to see form and translate that visual information on to a flat surface.
This demo will cover the basics of cast drawing from the preparation of materials to setting up the cast and how to arrange lighting, shadow box and easel for effective drawing. Rendering techniques layering softening building up tone establishing edges and line work will be demonstrated together with the basics of establishing the drawing and tips on measuring.
Michael Tietz-Geldenhuys:
Born in Durban South Africa in 1976: Michael obtained a Degree in Fine Art at the University of Technology in 1999 majoring in painting and photography. Michael Tietz-Geldenhuys currently lives and works in Cape Town and continues to focus on painting and drawing with an emphasis on classical realism in portraiture, figurative and still life subjects and abstraction.
While traveling in 2002, Michael discovered the academic atelier tradition in Florence, Italy. He returned the following year to attend a course of figure portrait cast drawing, anatomy and art history at the Florence Academy of Art. Michael returned to Florence again in 2014 to complete a painting course focusing on classical realism, sight-size, portrait, figurative and chiaroscuro method of painting.
Inge Semple:
Born in Cape Town 1963: Inge is an award-winning Cape based artist who obtained a BA Fine Art and Education in 1985, majoring in drawing and painting. Inge was mentored by Carlo Russo, a modern master of realism in 2020-22 and she learned to turn form in the classical tradition from him in drawing and oil painting. Inge works in oils, watercolour, charcoal, pencil and silver point, and is preparing for her 5th solo exhibition.