Beck, Suzann – Fundamentals of Drawing

1-Day Drawing Workshop “Fundamentals of Drawing” 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.)
• 6B or 8B Graphite Pencil or similar.
• 2 or more sticks of square compressed charcoal.
• Kneaded Eraser
• Economical Sketching Paper (I recommend Strathmore sketching paper or similar, at least 14” x 18” notepad or similar).
• 1 or 2 sheets of tinted Strathmore Charcoal paper or similar for your final drawings.
• Masking tape or clips to secure your paper.
• A drawing board to attach your paper to (small, medium, or large size).
• Paper towels for blending charcoal.
• Pencil Sharpener.
• If possible, a grayscale/value finder to help you identify and duplicate shadow values.

  Optional: A couple of simple objects to use in a still life—plain in texture and color.

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

• Chamois cloth for lifting/blending charcoal.
• Dry erase pad for soft erasing and cleaning up backgrounds (used in mechanical drawings).
• A travel sketchbook and .07mm mechanical pencil and leads— for sketching on the run.
• Any favorite drawing medium such as conte, sanguine, brown pencils, etc