Supplies Terms

Sketchbook 1. Vine Charcoal

Charcoal 2. Compressed Charcoal

12 x 18 Drawing paper 3. Blending Tortillion

paper towels 4. Fixative

spray fixative 5. Value

newspaper 6. Texture

kneaded erasers 7. Chiaroscuro

Objectives:

1. You will identify the terms value, chiaroscuro, intensity, charcoal, and tortillion.

2. You will look at the works of Francisco Goya, Leonardo daVinci, Rembrandt van Rijn, and Salvador Dali. Go to this site to look at more Charcoal drawings by various artists click on the artists name - JD Hillberry, Lita Dawn, Xylina

3. You will experiment with various types of charcoal to create different values. They will create a value scale using charcoal.

4. You will complete a drawing using charcoal

Guided Practice:

1. You will practice using charcoal in your sketchbook. You will make several light and dark patterns and textures.

2. You will create a value scale on a piece of4 ½ x 12 white paper. You need to divide the paper into 12 spaces by making marks a 2 ¼ “ on each side of the paper, and at 2”, 4”, 6”, 8”, 10” on the top and bottom. Draw your lines very lightly with a pencil. If you draw too dark, the charcoal will not stick. Have approved.

Complete this value scale by shading from light to dark on the top row, and then dark to light on the bottom row. These will be graded so be careful and show variations in the shading. Be neat too. Have each row approved before you go to the next row. KEEP NEWSPAPER UNDER YOUR PAPER AS YOU SHADE. Have approved.

In your sketchbook you are to draw a picture, which completes this sentence: I was walking through an old house when the lights went out and I saw… I want you to draw what you saw. This can be your face, your hand, objects, anything except devils and things that would be inappropriate for school. You will only have one light source in the room and it can’t be an electric light source. It can be a candle, the glow of the moon, a flashlight, and a glowing object, something like that. Have the drawing approved. One hint, try not to get tiny detailed objects because it is hard to color details in charcoal. Draw large and fill up the page.

Practice shading the drawing using charcoal. You will shade from the light source outward. The farther away from the light, the less details, and the darker it will be. Think about the value scale you created and shade like that. You can vary the shading with a kneaded eraser or tissue. Have approved.

Redraw this on a piece of 12 x 18 white paper. When you are drawing on this paper, be sure to draw very lightly so that the pencil does not dent the paper or show much. The charcoal will not stick to it and it will look bad. You can draw it vertically or horizontally. Have the drawing approved.

Begin to shade using the charcoal, as well as, blending tortillion, kneaded eraser, or tissue. Let Mrs. Logan look at it every so often to be sure you are on the right track. When you are done with it, you will spray it with fixative.

Hints:

Be sure to vary your shading, have many values so you can see the different areas.

Keep something under your hand so that the charcoal doesn’t smear.

When you put your project up keep it in the newspaper so it won’t rub off while it is in your slot.

When you turn in your charcoal, make sure you put it neatly in the box. Don’t just throw it in. If it breaks, keep both pieces and put them in the box too.

When you are done with your project, you will spray it with Fixative. Don’t spray without Mrs. Logan’s permission.