Portrait Drawing Workshop (Workshop C)

This workshop uses the book, Lessons in Masterful Portrait Drawing, by Mau-Kun Yim, to guide us through the process of creating a charcoal portrait.  This book was chosen out of several portrait books out there because the author’s method is quite beautiful, as well as effective.  There is a lot to learn from him, not only regarding how to do a portrait, but how to make it a work of art. (It is not required for the class).

Supplies to bring:

• soft vine charcoal sticks, charcoal pencils (hard, medium and soft and extra soft:  General's is a good brand),
• kneadable eraser and a white polymer eraser,
• white Conte' crayon or a white charcoal pencil,
• a pencil sharpener that can handle charcoal pencils (Staedtler 2-hole tub sharpener is good and small, but holds shavings),
• a large and small blender (tortillion).
• Bring toned paper for this, either in a sketchbook (Strathmore has a good one in sand or gray usually at Michael's) or toned (colored) watercolor paper.

We will have a 1-hour break for lunch. Bring a sack lunch, or purchase lunch from one of the restaurants downtown.