{"id":78,"date":"2006-10-28T08:13:35","date_gmt":"2006-10-28T08:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/?p=78"},"modified":"2023-11-22T01:37:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T01:37:35","slug":"the-joy-of-drawing-with-charcoal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2006\/10\/the-joy-of-drawing-with-charcoal\/","title":{"rendered":"The Joy of Drawing with Charcoal"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1507\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1507\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/pumpkin.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1507\" title=\"Charcoal Pumpkin\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/pumpkin.jpg?resize=300%2C210\" alt=\"Charcoal Pumpkin\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charcoal Pumpkin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This little pumpkin was drawn with charcoal pencils, a stump and erasers. It was a pleasure to draw. The charcoal was extremely responsive to my touch. First, I drew a \u201cweighted\u201d line drawing of the pumpkin. Next, I used a stump to pull the charcoal into the shadow areas. Then I added, and subtracted, and adjusted value until it looked right.<\/p>\n<p>A weighted line drawing is a simple outline drawing, but the charcoal (or whatever medium you are using) is applied in a darker line where there is a shadow and in a lighter line where the highlight is.<\/p>\n<p>Charcoal is extremely easy to maneuver with a stump. You just run the stump over your lines and it \u201csmudges\u201d in an almost painterly way. A kneaded eraser can be used to gently lighten areas, and a stick eraser can be used to erase it in a sharper way.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing with charcoal is a deeply pleasurable experience! The range of expression that is possible with it is limitless. 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