Reference: Stratis, Harriet K., "A Technical Investigation of Odilon Redon's Pastels and Noirs," The Book and Paper Group Annual, 14 (1995)
| Drawing Techniques: a Guide | |
| Dry Media: Charcoal | |
| Charcoal
is made from wooden slips bound together and carbonized in an airtight container,
so that they do not burn to ashes. What remains are friable sticks, which
leave long, sharp-edged particles in the paper fiber, producing a line denser
at the pressure point, but more diffused at the edges than black chalk,
because of its friability. The overall result is less precise, ideally suited
to freer figure studies and heads. It is also the most easily erased of
media, making it ideally suitable for underdrawing.
Reference: Stratis, Harriet K., "A Technical Investigation of Odilon Redon's Pastels and Noirs," The Book and Paper Group Annual, 14 (1995)
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