Gallery: Plaster Cast Drawings (continued) In this light and airy plaster cast drawing, the sense of form is achieved through precision rather than a dramatic use of tone. The artist achieved a great feeling of “correctness� in the drawing by considering the proportion and shape through extensive measuring. If you look closely at the drawing, you can see numerous faint vertical and horizontal lines that the artist used as visual guidelines. The delicate use of tone conveys a feeling of gentleness that echoes the expression of the portrait.
Cast drawing of the head of the Callipygian Venus, by Joshua Langstaff, courtesy of the artist and Aristides Classical Atelier
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