Beck, Suzann – Focus on Features

1-Day Drawing Workshop “Focus on Features” with Suzann Beck

Please bring the following:

• Notebook and pen/pencil for taking notes.
• Soft Vine Charcoal
• Charcoal Pencils—Black and white. (A General’s pack that has 3 hardnesses, a white pencil and kneaded eraser is ideal for the workshop.)
• Kneaded Eraser
• Newsprint and/or an economical sketching paper (I recommend Strathmore sketching paper or similar, at least 14” x 18” notepad or similar).
• 1 or 2 sheets of gray tinted paper or similar for more finished drawings.
• Masking tape or clips to secure your paper.
• A drawing board to attach your paper to (medium or large size).
• Pencil Sharpener.
• A wooden skewer, knitting needle, a very fine long brush handle, or similar to use as a comparative measuring tool.

Optional items, not needed for the workshop but fun to have:

• A cheap 1” flat brush with natural hog bristles for blending and softening.
• Chamois cloth for lifting/blending charcoal.
• A “triangular” eraser pen (used to erase sharper lines than is possible with a kneaded eraser). Can be recut periodically with an exacto knife to create sharp edges on the eraser.
• Dry erase pad for soft erasing and cleaning up backgrounds (used in mechanical drawings).
• A travel sketchbook and .07mm mechanical pencil and leads—used for sketching on the run.
• Any favorite drawing medium such as conte, sanguine, brown pencils, etc.