Charcoal
Drawing
In art, soft, brittle material in stick or pencil form used for
sketching and more free and expressive drawing, Charcoal is rich and crumbly,
and smudges easily. Lines can be blended easily using fingers or a putty rubber
to give great depth and body to a form. Effects vary according to the surface
type of the paper, and water can be applied to create a charcoal wash.
A spray fixative should be applied to preserve the finished work.
Natural charcoal is black, although coloured charcoals are now manufactured.
Charcoal has been
used for drawing since prehistoric times when pieces of charred wood would have
been used. Today, charcoal sticks are made from kiln-fired willow twigs, and
come in a variety of widths and hardnesses. Charcoal pencils are made of
compressed charcoal, and lose some of the qualities of natural charcoal in the
process.
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