1. Vine/Willow: a natural state of charcoal; sticks are slowly baked until reduced to pure carbon; there is a subtle difference between vine and willow:
*Vine charcoal will give a softer, "feathery" type look
*Willow charcoal is crisper and denser
2. Compressed charcoal: a mix of charcoal and clay or other fillers/binders compressed into round or square sticks; the amount of binder determines the hardness of the stick--HB is the hardest, and as the gradation continues the charcoal gets softer (i.e 6B is softer than 4B, 4B softer than 2B); compressed charcoal is also used in charcoal pencils
3. Powdered charcoal: can be used to create "tone" over large sections of a drawing surface; can be darkened further by drawing over the toned areas, and can also be erased to create lighter tones
Tips:
*Other useful materials include fixative (seals/protects dust from moving; prevents smudging) as well as blending stumps, chamois, and kneaded erasers, which aid in fading, blending, and creating texture
*Charcoal needs a paper with tooth (textured surface); it will not successfully adhere to a smooth surface
Related Artists:
-Henry Yan (www.henryyanart.com)
-Ariel Elizabeth Churnin (www.arielchurnin.com--"Charcoal and Pastel: Spring 2006" section of her blog)
-Rachel Clark (www.rachelclark.com)
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( 4.9 / 105 )This past Saturday, Gamblin Artist Colors' representative Anna Fox Ryan visited us here in Sarasota to give a demonstration on Gamblin's oil paint and mediums. Anna graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design, and has a lot of experience traveling and giving oil painting demos. We are very thankful for the time she donated to us! Thank you everyone for coming out to join us!
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( 3 / 161 )Art & Frame of Sarasota is hosting and sponsoring an Art Exhibition
and Show from October 10, 2009-November 10, 2009.
The show will be located at Art & Frame of Sarasota.
This will be a juried show with cash and store credit prizes totaling
$1200.
Novice and Experienced categories will be juried separately.
If you are interested in submitting paintings for the show, you may click the link below to download the info or stop in and pick up a Prospectus at the front counter.
http://www.in2art.com/robt/as.pdf
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( 3 / 214 )Faber-Castell is a German-rooted company that dates all the way back to 1761. Faber is well known for its superb drawing instruments--including a wide assortment of pencils (watercolor, pastel, colored, graphite...) and pens.
Faber-Castell indicates light-fastness ratings on each pen and pencil. Light-fastness is an indication of how items will resist fading.
*** Maximum light-fastness (maximum fade resistance--100+yrs)
** Very good light-fastness (very good fade resistance--25+ yrs)
* Good light-fastness (good fade resistance--5+ yrs)
-100 of the 120 Polychromos Colored Pencils will last more than 100 years
-64 of 120 Albrecht Durer Watercolor Pencils will last more than 100 years
-22 of 27 PITT Artist's Pens will last more than 100 years
Other facts:
-Polychromos Colored Pencils are oil based, preventing "wax bloom" (the whitish haze that is sometimes created over the surface when using wax-based color pencils)
- The lead is firmly bonded along its entire length to its wooden casing ("SV" Secural Process)---this prevents the lead from slipping out of the wood & enhances the breaking resistance of the lead, e.g. when dropping or sharpening the pencil
-For graphite pencils, a consistently uniform graphite/clay mixing ratio guarantees the same degree of hardness for subsequent purchases; the availability of a pencil in a variety of degrees of hardness ensures consistent quality for varying types of applications; the ingredients of the lead are crushed, finely ground and blended for a long period of time, resulting in an even lead stroke without scratching.
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( 3.1 / 149 )Fredrix Canvas and Princeton Brushes are currently 50% OFF List Price! Stop in and take advantage of the great pricing on these items!
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