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This workshop demonstrates the process of drawing a masterpiece portrait using 2 colors: black and white. The workshop starts with measurements and composition, then covers how to build a value hierarchy, and finishes with unifying our values and establishing a wide variety of edges.

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Workshop Directory:Lesson #1Lesson #2Lesson #3Lesson #4Lesson #5 

Supply list:

- Toned Tan Drawing Paper- Black and white charcoal pencils, eraser, and sharpener- Natural Willow Charcoal - Chamois- Eraser Stick 

The drawing created in this workshop was also rendered in oil paint in a subsequent workshop: "The Classical Portrait"

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BW Drawing 1

This is "BW Drawing 1" by Ken Goshen on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Comments

Bettsy Garcia Montijo

Ken thank you for this lessons, I was pretty happy with my result despite I can see some room to strech and reach your level :)

Tasia Valliant

Omg this video was a game changer for me . I always wondered why my portraits all looked the same after “learning anatomy” - i cannoootttt wait to draw without thinking about that again!!!!

Husain Karrar

Great lecture, Ken. Particularly enjoyed the discussion towards the end on the merits of the optical approach vs. the anatomical approach. I had a question on whether the anatomical approach would lend itself more to drawing from imagination, and I'm glad that it was answered. Cheers.

Steven Michael

I really appreciate stuff on drawing because that's something I've always struggled with. Which is why it's so hard for me to paint. I'm working on it though, lol

Irene Jacobson

what is your suggested charcoal size (mm) for beginners?