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Steve Huston demonstrates his charcoal drawing technique on a female reclining figure. Steve will take you through each step of his process, starting with a light lay in using a stump loaded with charcoal powder all the way to finishing touches.
Materials
- Conté Crayon – Black
- Alphacolor Char-Kole Square
- Alphacolor Soft Pastel – White
- Blending Stumps
- Sandpaper or Emery Paper
- Electric Eraser
- Plastic Eraser
- Kneaded Eraser
- Cut Paper Scraps
- Paper Towel
- Large, Soft Paintbrush
- Strathmore Bristol Paper – Vellum
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1. Lesson overview
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1. Introduction to materials, core shadows, highlights, and initial lay-in
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1. Finishing the lay-in and establishing a core shadow
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2. Creating more shadows and halftones, rendering shadows
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3. Deepening core shadows and revealing the form through halftones
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4. Stylizing muscles with conté crayon and defining the head
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5. Creating gradations and containing the volumes with line
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6. Defining the legs through line and shadow
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7. Cleaning up lines and defining the feet
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8. Detailing the feet and redefining the shadows
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9. Refining shadows and highlights, finishing touches
19m 8s