Week 5: Willow Charcoal | New Masters Academy

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Instructor: Chris Legaspi
Subjects: Drawing
Topics: Drawing Exercises, Head & Portrait, Human Figure, Tools and Materials
Mediums: Charcoal
Duration: 56m 38s

In week five, you will learn rendering techniques with willow charcoal. Instructor Chris Legaspi will show you how to prepare your tools by breaking them into different lengths to create a variety of mark-making. You will find that willow charcoal is easy to control and can give you very soft edges, unlike many other mediums.

Throughout this course, you’ll have access to the NMA community for feedback and critiques to improve your work as you progress.

You do not need to purchase specific materials to take this course.
We have included a materials list as recommendation only. If you cannot find a specific material in your area, use the closest equivalent available to you. Doing so will allow you to have the best possible learning outcome from this course. For help with finding alternative materials, including how to take this course with digital tools, please join our community Discord.

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