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In week seven, instructor Steve Huston will demonstrate his charcoal and conté drawing technique on a reclining female figure. Steve will take you through each step of his process, starting with a light lay-in using a stump loaded with charcoal powder to the finishing touches.
Throughout this course, you’ll have access to the NMA community for feedback and critiques to improve your work as you progress.
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1. Learning Recommendation
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2. Introduction to Materials, Core Shadows, Highlights, and Initial Lay-in
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3. Finishing the Lay-in and Establishing a Core Shadow
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4. Creating more Shadows and Halftones, Rendering Shadows
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5. Deepening Core Shadows and Revealing the Form through Halftones
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6. Stylizing Muscles with Conté Crayon and Defining the Head
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7. Creating Gradations and Containing the Volumes with Line
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8. Defining the Legs through Line and Shadow
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9. Cleaning up Lines and Defining the Feet
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10. Detailing the Feet and Redefining the Shadows
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11. Refining Shadows and Highlights, Finishing Touches
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12. Assignment
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