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.