An introduction into using charcoal to capture the landscape around us, moving into colourful soft pastel throughout the course.
Abigail will show you the wide range of drawing possibilities available from the humble stick of charcoal. You will explore different types (willow and compressed) and how they can help you capture different elements. Discover how different erasers can capture light and enhance your drawing. How adding colour in the form of Soft Pastel or a watercolour wash can reflect the colours we see around us. All this whilst looking at the beautiful Somerset landscape as our inspiration.
Materials:
-1 stick of Compressed charcoal
-1 box of Willow charcoal (mixed sizes)
-1 gummed pad of Smooth heavyweight paper A4 (Daler Rowney do a good one 220gsm weight)
-1 putty rubber (a squishy eraser)
-1 hard rubber (average type used for pencil)
-masking tape
-A rag for your hands
-Some landscape photos that inspire you! Abigail will also bring some along
-A folder to place your drawings in and carry to and from class (optional)
-A good set of coloured soft pastels (you won't need these until halfway through 6 week course)
INSCRIBE pastels are a good brand.
Abigail will have some materials available too so please don't worry if you can't find everything.