[Leha Carpenter]

 

Please forgive my “Photoshop finger painting,” but here is the basic idea. You get a hard line on the side you lean into, while applying general pressure on the “diamond,” as he calls it. The middle of the chalk will produce a softer gradation when you lean towards the outer part of the edge, and to flip the result, you just lean the other way.

[Leha Carpenter]

I just looked, and they don’t have 60lb, so what you would want is the 80lb text, which they indicate as 80T.

[Leha Carpenter]

From what I can see, he puts the main pressure on the left if looking for a band of color that is hard on the left and softer on the right. And then he flips the pressure to the right to create a band that is hard on the right and softer on the left. The best way to understand this is to do the first exercise in the series, where he has you play with the pastels and attempt to create a range of line variation, but basically, it’s all about directionally leaning into one or the other edge of the chalk.

[Leha Carpenter]

He said 60lb. I think he specified the exact paper in the materials list on the Lesson Details page.

I too am thrilled to find this course. I spent a year in the NMA program, wanting a class like this, and not being able to personally relate to the “constructive” approach to drawing the figure. Wish I had found this class sooner–or signed up later. 😬😀 I could use just one more day to get through the lectures, but this is my last morning. Have fun with the rest of the course!

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