SPHERE IN CHARCOALWrite the terms and definitions below in your sketchbook Charcoal is a natural material, usually wood, that has been burned into a dark, soft material. Charcoal is bold and expressive.The advantage of using charcoal is that is quickly laid and easily blended. The disadvantage is the mess. Caution must be used to not smear the art and to preserve the drawing once it is complete. Additive Drawing - Drawing by adding the shadows leaving the white or highlight areas of the paper. This is typically how we draw with pencil on white paper. Reductive (or Subtractive) Drawing - The paper is toned with a layer of charcoal first. Darks are added and highlights are erased out. Basically you smear the charcoal all over the paper and erase out the lighter areas and highlights. Then you add the darker shadows. |