Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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This video will introduce you to the art technique "chiaroscuro", which is Italian for "light-dark". Chiaroscuro is characterized by dramatic lighting, and one type involves using black and white media with toned paper as a medium value.

Materials used in this video:
- Canson Mi-Tientes paper
- General's charcoal pencils,
- General's white charcoal pencil
- blending stump
- paint brushes
- kneaded eraser
- standard pink eraser
- xacto knife for sharpening