Mostly Charcoal with a Chance of Pastel, Animals of the American West Edition
w/ Julia Carpenter

Offered as an online course!

5 Tuesdays: July 28, Aug 4, 11 & 18 / 10:30-1:30

Cost: $200

Registration: Coming soon online.

Location: This will be an online class which can be seen through Zoom.us. A link to the Zoom meeting, along with instructions on how to use Zoom will be sent in an email after you register.

Description:
Dive into the velvety blackness and commune with your prehistoric ancestors; get in touch with your wild side! This 4-week class will feature the majestic animals of the American West: Bison, Bear, Wolf and a Bald Eagle.

Charcoal. Humanity’s first drawing tool and still one of our favorites with its rich, matte black. It lends itself to both your boldest, most expressive marks and to the most fastidious precision of photo-realism. Today we can even get a variety of charcoal colors with the same properties as black charcoal.

Learn the basics of shading and various techniques to unlock this magical medium from this wonderful instructor and guru of all things charcoal. Julia will inspire you to loosen up and you’ll be amazed at all you can learn in just 4 weeks! Besides the charcoal, you’ll be adding pastels for pops of color here and there. Julia’s supply list from Joy of Drawing Part 1 will be the basic materials list for this class, along with a few pastels, etc.

Since we’re “Staying Home” these days, we are offering this 4-week session as an online course. It will include “live” sessions with Julia, including instruction and demos, and you’ll get to interact during Q&A times where you’ll also be able to get feedback on your work. In addition - and this is a cool bonus for online classes - you’ll be able to download the sessions to play and replay as many times as you want. This is also a great benefit if you have to step away for a few minutes or even miss a session.

If you have taken a previous drawing course, with either Julia or Joe or any other instructor who had you working in charcoals, that would be a perfect jumping off point for this 4-week class.  It’s not suitable for those with no drawing experience. Come and join the freedom of charcoal – you are guaranteed to get dirty and have fun doing it!

Supply List:

For home delivery of your supplies, Julia has compiled a list of course materials for your course at dickblick.com. To visit this list, please go to https://www.dickblick.com/lists/blicku/HP7X3BL4BP2VQ/publicview/ Please order soon to receive supplies in time.

About supplies, Julia says: Don’t panic! Use whatever supplies you have! If you have worked with charcoal before, and still have charcoal and erasers etc from previous classes, by all means bring those. One of the wonderful things about this medium is its simplicity. I simply ask you to at least have some charcoal and big paper so you’re not constrained by size!

*If you’re not sure about the pastels or the paper, I can supply you with those for a small supply fee of $15, and this way you get to try all kinds! See items marked with an asterisk below*.

Erasers
Kneaded Eraser
White vinyl Eraser
Stick eraser like the Factis or the mini Tombo, or BOTH!

Charcoals and Pastels, etc.
Derwent XL Charcoal set
Compressed Black charcoal
Nitram Vine Charcoal B or HB
Peel and Sketch Charcoal Pencil Soft
*Some Colored Chalk Soft Pastels -as little or as many as you’d like (Art Alternatives, Sennelier, there are inexpensive sets for as little as $12.95 and there are some artist grade brands that start at $70)
Chamois
Sanding paddle or block (for sharpening your Vine charcoal)

Paper
Newsprint pad, 18 x 24 (required to bring)
*18 x 24 Strathmore Charcoal Paper in Assorted tints Series 500
OR if you’re not into too much texture or want to try water with your charcoal the Strathmore Mixed Media Toned Paper is great in Tan or Grey.
OR just bring a good pad of 18 x 24 drawing paper and see how you like it. It’s fun working on a pre toned background because then your white really shows up.
Drawing Board - with or without clips, it must fit your 18 x 24 paper.

Optional but recommended Supplies
Table top or free standing portable easel. You will not be working flat.
Barrier cream for your hands
Apron
Wet wipes (great for getting that charcoal off your face!)