Charcoal Portrait Drawing
Learn traditional techniques for using charcoal to make a portrait drawing.
Image: Michael Werboff (American, born Russian, 1896—1986), Portrait of Marassato Antonin, Venetian Fisherman, 1950, chalk pastels on paper mounted on card. Gift of Mrs. Eunice Howard Dane. 1951.6
Required Materials
- 11 x 14” drawing paper
- spray fixative
- soft vine charcoal
- charcoal pencil
- kneaded eraser
- vinyl eraser
- mirror
- ruler