Lesson 1: Introduction

We start at the basics, where do you hold the charcoal? How hard do you press? And what effect does this have on the colour and the line? How do you make tone differences? Which type of charcoal works best for you and how can you draw with an eraser?

Material

• Charcoal

• Kneading eraser | Drawing eraser

• Paper

In this episode we look at Zelfportret, George Hendrik Breitner, 1880-1925 and Portret van jonge vrouw met hoed, Thérèse Schwartze, 1910