Start with the best basis and treat your acetate, foil and glass surfaces with this workable fixative and surface preparation spray. It allows non-porous surfaces to accept water-based media without beading up while lowering the levels of water-based media to enable over-painting and layering without lifting.

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Whether you're a professional artist, introductory student or everyday art enthusiast, reach for willow charcoal to create dark, velvety lines when bringing your artistic inspiration to life.

Assorted Willow Charcoal by Artist’s Loft®

Find the General's® Jumbo Kneaded Rubber Eraser at Michaels. Extra-soft and non-abrasive, this jumbo eraser from General's will come in handy for drawing and sketching projects.

These are the basic tools I use to draw custom portraits in charcoal. For this class, we will learn the basic set-up for a charcoal drawing, and how to use the tools.

Basics of Charcoal Drawing and Sketching

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