YOU MAKE A CHARCOAL DRAWING
STUDENT GALLERY Joe age 7
Gather a vine charcoal stick, drawing paper, a cotton ball or tissue, a photograph of an animal, and hairspray.
Charcoal is a drawing tool that was used during Rubens’ time and is still used today. Rubens drew several pictures of lions before he created the painting. Photography had not been invented yet, so Rubens drew these lions as he looked at real lions. These studies helped him to put onto paper what a lion really looked like. You can look at a real animal, a photograph, or a plastic model. Draw with charcoal sticks. Here is an example of one way to draw. You might want to try it today.
1. Draw circles and other simple shapes that describe the big areas of the figure. Connect the shapes to make the whole figure. Use the shapes as a guide for drawing the outlines.
2. Draw the outlines. Look at how the edges of the figure fit around the circles. Lighten the shapes by wiping with a cotton ball or a tissue. Continue to draw the outline.
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