Abstract: A method and apparatus for deep drawing a cup-shaped article in which a blank is placed on a punch and the punch is passed through a series of deep drawing dies, so that the force required to strip the drawn cup-shaped article from the punch is substantially less than in a conventional method. After the deep drawing is completed, the cup-shaped article is slightly drawn to the final desired dimensions by a drawing step in which the wall thickness of the article is reduced no more than 10%. This is carried out by a slight drawing die spaced from the last of the series of deep drawing dies, preferably a distance at least half the height dimension of the finished deep drawn cup-shaped article.