Drawing Materials

This class explores the historical past of drawing supplies in black and white. It explores how drawing supplies had been first used and the way the making of these supplies developed. It explores pigment and binder mixtures. It explores charcoal, graphite and silverpoint. It explores completely different drawing methods, like smudging, mixing, and chiaroscuro. It explores the historical past of drawing from Historic occasions, to the Renaissance, to right this moment. It explores completely different sorts of drawing like fast sketching and detailed drawing.

The part on coloration drawing supplies explores what pure pigments folks first used to attract in coloration, like crimson and yellow ochre, charcoal and clay. It explores the artwork of Egyptians, Renaissance Artwork, Fresco Portray, and Up to date Artwork by way of supplies used. It explores completely different coloured drawing supplies, like coloured pencils, coloured conte, chalk pastel, chalk pastel pencils, and oil pastels. It explores the possiblility of mixing these dry drawing supplies with moist drawing supplies like watercolor, ink, and acrylic to create blended media artistic endeavors with drawing.

There are additionally two sections on moist media drawing or portray supplies.  There may be one part on the historical past of pen and ink.  Ther is one part on watercolor and gouache.  This class is for an introduction to artwork supplies, their historical past, how they’re used, and the way they’re made.

This class is an introduction to completely different drawing supplies and the way they’re used for novices.

You’ll be able to discover the completely different supplies in your sketchbook.  You’ll be able to attempt making marks or scribbles with charcoal, charcoal pencils, pencils, conte, and silverpoint.  For marks in coloration, you should utilize coloured pencils, chalk pastel, chalk pastel pencils, oil pastel, or markers.  To check out drawing on blended media, you can also make marks ove watercolor, ink, or acrylic that’s dry.  You will get a really feel for the completely different supplies, the way to use them, and those you want finest.