Week 5 – half way through the course and “Project Assignment #5 – Portrait Drawing in Charcoal”. This the beginning of students doing portraiture in a variety of media. Up until now, they’ve used graphite / pencil. These are some extraordinary examples of students portrait drawings in charcoal. similar, yet very different usage and handling of this material. My rationale for this variety of media is: Portraiture is a very static subject matter in the classical / traditional sense. So, by utilizing a variety of media, students get a chance to use media they may have never had the opportunity to use. And to witness the strengths and weakness of each media applied to the same subject.
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