Some Charcoal/ Graphite Studies and Finished Pieces

Charcoal is a very timid medium that can be used hundreds of different ways.  I have only only tried a few techniques, but i feel like using charcoal has given me a firm grasp on organizing values, and getting proportions right away.

3 hour charcoal study from my first semester figure drawing class

 Drapery study from my first semester analysis of form class

 Charcoal portrait of Steve Carell

 Detail of charcoal still life

 Full charcoal still life

 B&W charcoal master copy

 vine charcoal in class study of a bust

 My final from my charcoal figure drawing class

 In class study from live model

 detail in progress of pelvis in graphite

 Here's a little more of the spine done on the full torso

 Full torso done in graphite

 detail of skull from graphite torso study

 The Mad Hatter in B&W charcoal on toned paper

 detail of hair on The Mad Hatter

 in class study from live model

 graphite and charcoal foot study from live model

 Another graphite and charcoal study from live model

 B&W charcoal study from live model on blue toned paper

 charcoal hand study

 Detail of White and Sepia charcoal on tan toned paper

 Full in class study of live model in white and sepia charcoal

 charcoal and graphite portrait study of live model

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 vine and charcoal pencil portrait study from live model

 Charcoal study of Jeff Bridges from True Grit

 Vine charcoal portrait study from live model

 vine charcoal portrait study from live model