Portraits in Charcoal, Pastel and Chalk with Tam Cao

This 4 week drawing course is a great way for students to improve their portrait drawing skills. Learn portrait drawing in charcoal, pastel and chalk on toned paper. Firstly from a live model and then from photographs under controlled lighting. In this short course you'll increase your understanding of drawing, tone and temperature with some basic art materials.

What students will achieve

Expected course outcomes:   

• Proper construction of the head
• understanding of landmarks of the skull and facial features
• understanding of shadow shapes
• understanding of plane breaks
• further understanding of drawing as a medium

Is this course right for me?

This class is suitable for intermediate artists wanting to improve their skills.

Materials List

Materials required:

• Canson Mi-teintes warm mid tone pastel paper
• Thin willow charcoal
• Conte Sanguine pastel 610 (or any earthy red hard pastel) 
• Faber Castell white Pitt pencil (Or any calk white pencil)
• Flat roughly 1/2 inch cheap hog hair brush
• Kneadable Eraser
• Electric Battery eraser (optional)

About studio classes

Our class sizes are small, ensuring you receive the individual tuition you need. We have a maximum of 12 students per class.

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