Charcoal Washes
Today we will be exploring charcoal washes. You get the best of both worlds: the control
of the dry media and the varied serendipity of wet washes. For this you MUST use compressed charcoal—vine
charcoal just doesn’t work.
You are to convince someone close to you to pose for
pictures (they do not have to be nude). Take a variety of shots with your phone
in various interesting poses and lighting situations. Be sure the lighting is
controlled and directional so there are clear lights and shadows. Choose the best three images (at least one
should involve the whole figure), and draw each of them at a scale that fills
your paper. Feel free to use your phone
for the reference images, or if possible send it to a tablet or computer screen
for larger reference images. Be sure to
leave the bright white of your paper for the lights, and make the darkest dark
the rich blacks of the “melted” charcoal.
Make sure every part of your drawing is richly textured,
though not enough to distract from the main parts of the drawing. Spend at
least 60 minutes on each drawing for a total of three drawings.
As you lay out the beginning of your figures don’t forget
the basics of measuring and finding proportion through the measuring
strategies: distance, angles, dropping verticals, horizontals, and vector
lines.
Good Luck!
See the video links below for examples that I made during
the spring semester
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lnXmZ5KPXI
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