charcoal
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Using charcoal to create form and value
Edgar Degas 1834-1927Made many charcoal studies of ballet dancers.The medium lends itself for quick studies because Images can be easily wiped out and redrawn.
Kathe Kollwitz- charcoal self-portraits
Each of these drawing were madeUsing additive and subtractiveTechniques.
Light was created by erasing areas and letting the white the paper show through.