Drawing plaster casts is a proven way to improve your drawing skills, and has been used to train artists for hundreds of years. In this five part series, Patrick Jackson goes through all the steps needed to take a cast drawing to completion, starting from what materials to use through to final rendering.

In the first 45 minute video of the series, Patrick Jackson talks about setting up the cast, what materials to use, and starts the first phase of drawing – the block-in.

If you’re watching the session live then Patrick will be in the chat to answer your questions.