Course curriculum
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1
Introduction
- General Overview of the Course
- 12 Charcoal Techniques Book
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Week 1 - The Twelve Charcoal Techniques
- Introduction to Week 1
- Introduction to Charcoal (including course art materials list)
- Art Materials Video (part 1)
- Art Materials Video (part 2)
- Exercises for Week 1: Twelve Charcoal Techniques
- Technique 1 (pdf): Covering Large Areas with Willow Charcoal
- Technique 1 (video): Covering Large Area with Willow Charcoal
- Technique 2 (pdf): Covering Medium Sized Areas with Willow Charcoal
- Technique 2 (video) Covering Medium Sized Areas with Willow Charcoal
- Technique 3 (pdf): Covering Small Areas with Willow Charcoal
- Technique 3 (video): Covering Small Area with Willow Charcoal
- Technique 4 (pdf): Drawing Fine Lines with Willow Charcoal
- Technique 4 (video): Drawing Fine Lines with Willow Charcoal
- Technique 5 (pdf): Drawing Fine Lines with Charcoal Pencil
- Technique 5 (video): Drawing Fine Lines with Charcoal Pencil
- Technique 6 (pdf): Creating Gradations with Blending
- Technique 6 (video): Creating Graduations with Blending
- Technique 7 (pdf): Creating Soft Edges with Blending
- Technique 7 (video): Creating Soft Edges with Blending
- Technique 8 (pdf): Creating Hard Edges
- Technique 8 (video): Creating Hard Edges
- Technique 9 (pdf): Hatching Lines with Willow Charcoal and Charcoal Pencil
- Technique 9 (video): Hatching Lines with Willow Charcoal and Charcoal Pencil
- Technique 10 (pdf): Lines with Variations in Widths
- Technique 10 (video): Lines with Variations in Widths
- Technique 11 (pdf): Erasing Techniques
- Technique 11 (video): Erasing Techniques
- Technique 12 (pdf): White Conte and White Charcoal Techniques
- Technique 12 (video): White Conte and White Charcoal Techniques
- Summary for Week 1
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Week 2 - Drawing Hair
- Introduction to Week 2 (pdf)
- Step by Step Instructions for Long Hair (pdf)
- Long Hair: Step 1
- Long Hair: Step 2
- Long Hair: Step 3 (part a)
- Long Hair: Step 3 (part b)
- Long Hair: Step 4 (part a)
- Long Hair: Step 4 (part b)
- Create a template for the Head Shape (pdf)
- Step by Step Instructions for Short Hair (pdf)
- Short Hair: Steps 1 and 2
- Short Hair: Step 3
- Short Hair: Step 4
- Step by Step Instructions for Curly Hair (pdf)
- Curly Hair: Steps 1,2 and 3
- Curly Hair: Step 4
- Curly Hair: Steps 5 and 6
- Curly Hair: Step 7
- Curly Hair: Step 8
- Summary for Week 2
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Week 3 - Drawing Objects
- Introduction to Week 3
- Step by Step instructions for Large Urn (pdf)
- Large Urn - Step 1
- Large Urn - Step 2
- Large Urn - Step 3
- Large Urn - Step 4 (part a)
- Large Urn - Step 4 (part b)
- Large Urn - Step 5 (part a)
- Large Urn - Step 5 (part b)
- Large Urn - Step 6
- Large Urn - Step 7
- Large Urn - Step 8
- Step by Step Instructions for Wooden Post (pdf)
- Wooden Post - Step 1
- Wooden Post - Step 2 (part a)
- Wooden Post - Step 2 (part b)
- Wooden Post - Step 2 (part c)
- Wooden Post - Step 3
- Wooden Post - Step 4
- Wooden Post - Step 5
- Wooden Post - Step 6 (part a)
- Wooden Post - Step 6 (part b)
- Step by Step instructions for Drapery (pdf)
- Drapery: Step 1
- Drapery: Steps 2 and 3
- Drapery: Step 4 (part a)
- Drapery: Step 4 (part b) and Step 5
- Summary for Week 3
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Weeks 4 and 5 - Portraiture Project
- Introduction to Weeks 4 and 5 (pdf)
- Step by Step Instructions for the Self Portrait
- Step by Step Instructions for the Self Portrait (pdf)
- Portrait Project - Initial Guidelines
- Portrait Project - Basic Outlines
- Portrait Project - The Final Outline (part a)
- Portrait Project - The Final Outline (part b)
- Portrait Project - Shading Eyes
- Portrait Project - Shading Eyes (continued) and Forehead
- Portrait Project - Shading the Nose
- Portrait Project - Shading the Nose (continued)
- Portrait Project - Shading around the face
- Portrait Project - Drawing Lips / Shading Cheek and Neck
- Portrait Project - Hair (part a)
- Portrait Project - Hair (part b)
- Portrait Project - Neck and Clothes
- Portrait Project - Hightlights
- Example Self Portraits (pdf)
- Course Conclusion
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