I hadn’t touched charcoal for years when I gave it a try in my portrait & life class. I thought I wouldn’t be into the messiness of it, but after a while I started to enjoy how quickly you could fill a sheet of paper with light and tone.
The foreshortening on this first pic was tricky but it worked out okay. if you start by drawing something mid-distance (in this case, the model’s left thigh) getting the other elements in proportion seems easier.
Charcoal, Life 70 mins 31.1.12
Charcoal, Life 10 mins 4.10.11
Charcoal, Life 15-mins, 4.10.11
One more batch of life drawings coming soon!
