1. A(n)
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is a cylinder with conical ends made of rolled paper or other soft material, used for softening or
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pencil or charcoal marks.
2. If you want to obtain real blacks,
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yields much better results than graphite.
3.
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is when you draw a series of parallel lines close together. The closer the lines are, the darker the shading will be.
4. The
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shading technique consists in intersecting sets of diagonal lines.
5. Charcoal pencils will
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easily, so be sure to work on a piece of paper that you don’t mind getting dirty, and have a rag or tissue handy to wipe your hands off as you work.
6. Charcoal pencils are not just black. They also come in white, a reddish-brown color known as
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, and sepia (a dark brown).
7.
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is when you make tiny dots close together, like pointillism.
8. When using charcoal pencils for shading, it’s important to start with a light touch, as you can’t use a normal eraser on charcoal. At best a
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eraser will lighten what you have done but not remove it completely.
9. When using charcoal pencils for shading, you’ll want to choose the right kind of paper.
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papers will hold up better to erasing than thinner papers.