From early cave painters to Pablo Picasso to Roberto Longo, artists have long loved the expressive potential of a soft charcoal pencil or crayon. Each sweep of charcoal offers intense black color and ...

The mastery of materials is fundamental to the artistic process and the career goal of any artist in their chosen medium. Every method requires a different skill set and can evoke different reactions ...

There are many black colors, black within black within black. Couple black with disturbing images like mass shootings or police riots, and black drops down even deeper. A black hole of images. Then ...

From a young age, Bronwyn Dierssen had a knack for creating. “When I was a kid, I was a total art nerd,” she said. “I could spend my whole weekend doing it.” As an adult, dividing her time between ...

I take the hand of my student, who grasps the willow charcoal — soft, not medium — and together we look at the figure model. "It’s best not to hold the charcoal like a pencil,” I say, “so you can use ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Troy Stith uses a medium in his artwork that might not be so common: charcoal. "I started walking through these forests of charcoal to where I realized, why am I not using what's ...

Parth joined Game Rant in 2021, and he has been covering video games since 2011. He loves playing RPGs, action-adventure games, and shooters, with most weekends dedicated to UT Champions in EA Sports ...

Though there is a classic charm to black-and-white images, works in charcoal, add a dash of romance with their rough-around-the-edges finish. Charcoal in Stillness and Motion, a solo show by artist ...

Come join us for an evening of Live Model Drawing with Charcoal hosted by Lotus Che! Get inspired by our live model & let your creativity flow. Whether you're a seasoned artist or just starting out, ...

In a corner of the gallery space at Kashi Art Cafe in Fort Kochi, facing two paintings, sits a sculpture made of scrap metal, the torso of a man bent forward, as if curling inward. One can feel the ...