In this class you will be learning how to draw a picture with charcoal and pencil.

Drawing with charcoal is fun! you will get your hands dirty and learn how drawing with charcoal is almost as making a clay figure, you can keep changing your picture and move the materials around!

During the workshop we will show you the different types of charcoal, how you can use them and what effects you can create by combining charcoal with using pencils and erasers.

Each week we will be drawing from a different reference picture that you can download for free on…

What you will learn

how to use charcoal materials
how to use an eraser as a tool
how to create shades and textures

What you will need

Charcoal
Pencil(s)
Eraser including a small pen eraser if possible

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A wonderful class where Irene shows the way whilst giving valuable techniques and tips. Very enjoyable

Thank you for a really lovely class, like you said I probably wouldn't have chosen to attempt to draw that photo of the crystal but as a beginner it was great to just be able to experiment and ask questions and be in a supportive environment. I do love charcoal as a medium.

Excellent course! I really enjoyed taking time out to get back to drawing. Wonderful tutor, she takes time to explain how to develop shadowing in a particular areas. Definitely returning while I'm still working from home.

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Makings and Musings by Irene Ruby

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Hi Everyone,

All my workshops are now running online via live stream. Each class will be available to watch back for a period of time after (probably for about a week depending on capacity on my website). I also run a daily art class for kids for FREE each day at 10am.

Makings and Musings was born out of the wish to create a space where everyone was welcome to join and create. A space where stress ebbs away and where mindspace is born. Irene is an illustrator from Holland who lives and works in London. Her work focusses on…

1.5 hour class

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£15

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Age Requirement

12
All students under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

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Any class can be cancelled and fully refunded within 24 hours of purchase. See cancellation policy.

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