In this one day, six-hour workshop, held at the historical Philadelphia Plastic Club, the participants will spend one day practicing drawing a portrait from life, using one of the most effective techniques for this subject: charcoal and chalk on toned paper.

I will also give a number of short demos during the model’s breaks, to discuss fundamental aspects of portrait drawing, such as structure and planes of the head, tonal rendering effect of the light on the forms of the face, technical aspects of charcoal and chalk on toned paper. Each participant will be followed individually and given personalized comments on technique and methods.

247 South Camac Street Philadelphia PA 19107

(215) 545-9324 • info@plasticclub.org

Materials:

• A few sheets of tan or gray-toned paper such as Strathmore Charcoal;
• Charcoal pencils, such as Wolff’s Caron, that come in a convenient pack of 4 pencils in B, 2B, 4B and 6B gradations;
• Charcoal sticks, such as Nitram, also in a variety of gradations;
• A drawing board will also be useful;
• You will also need blending stumps and Kneaded eraser.

Email me with any questions at: roberto_osti@yahoo.com
I’m looking forward to spend a nice day or artmaking with you,
Roberto Osti