Odilon Redon. Untitled. Art Market
by Michael Miller
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| Charcoal |
| Charcoal is made
from wooden slips bound together and carbonized in an airtight container, so
that they do not burn to ashes. What remains are friable sticks, which leave
long, sharp-edged particles in the paper fiber, producing a line denser at
the pressure point, but more diffused at the edges than black chalk, because
of its friability. The overall result is less precise, ideally suited to
freer figure studies and heads. It is also the most easily erased of media,
making it ideally suitable for underdrawing. |
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by Michael Miller |