Charcoal Drawing - Kaori Maeyama

Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing

Class Description

This drawing course focuses on using charcoal in observational drawing of objects from life, as well as landscapes and interiors from photographs.

Through a series of exercises, students will become familiar with fundamental techniques necessary to translate values and textures of forms and spaces to a two-dimensional surface, and to achieve effective compositions and mood through abstraction and simplification.

Materials

NEEDED for first day of class

• 18” x 24” Strathmore 500 Series White Charcoal Drawing Pad
• Vine or Willow Charcoals in thick and medium sizes
• One black compressed charcoal
• Kneaded eraser
• Soft paper towel
• 2 large binder clips or bull clips

NEEDED for later classes

(Will discuss on first day of class with examples)

• Gray and black paper, one sheet each (such as 19” x 24” Strathmore Toned sketch paper)
• One black charcoal pencil (medium or soft)
• One white charcoal pencil
• One white compressed charcoal, chalk, or Conté
• 18” ruler (cork-backed metal recommended)
• Roll of drafting tape
• 2” chip brush from hardware store
• Chamois or cheap makeup sponges in any shape

OPTIONAL

• Blending stump
• White triangular eraser
• Sandpaper block or emery boards (a.k.a. disposable nail files)
• Glassine (archival) or tracing paper (not archival) to cover your drawing
• Spray fixative for dry media (Sennelier Latour or Delacroix recommended)
• Pen-shaped eraser such as Tombow MONO Zero Rectangle Eraser
• Sketchbook