Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Are you afraid of drawing with charcoal? Maggie Hurley will be teaching a class on how to use charcoal to build a drawing with real depth. In this live conversation on the Nature Journal Show she will share more about her class, her background, and how she got started with drawing. Bring your own questions and share them in the chat.
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Here is her full Class Description Including Materials NEEDED!
See how a light layer of vine charcoal creates a wonderful base layer to kick off your drawings. We’ll work on drawing a chickadee together using pencils, and you’ll get to see your little bird friend pop off the page.
For the technique Maggie will demonstrate, it would be helpful to have vine charcoal on hand. The process starts with laying down a light layer of charcoal to work on top of. Vine charcoal really works best since there's no binder—it makes lifting it with an eraser much easier.
Suggested materials:
Vine charcoal, soft. Willow charcoal also works. Brand suggestion: Winsor & Newton
Assortment of pencils: Maggie likes Staedtler's Mars Lumograph. Helpful to have on hand: HB or B, 4B, 6B. This set is a good value.
Kneaded eraser (best for this type of work, lifting a lot of charcoal).
Paper: For more detailed work, choose a paper with less texture. Aim for a paper weight of at least 65lb/96 g. Affordable option: Canson Universal Sketch; if you like more texture, Maggie likes Fabriano.
Paper towel or tissue
Optional but helpful: a small, stiff paint brush to use for blending the pencil and charcoal.
Are you afraid of drawing with charcoal? Maggie Hurley will be teaching a class on how to use charcoal to build a drawing with real depth. In this live conversation on the Nature Journal Show she will share more about her class, her background, and how she got started with drawing. Bring your own questions and share them in the chat.
#naturejournalshow #wildwonderconference2024 #naturejournaling
Here is her full Class Description Including Materials NEEDED!
See how a light layer of vine charcoal creates a wonderful base layer to kick off your drawings. We’ll work on drawing a chickadee together using pencils, and you’ll get to see your little bird friend pop off the page.
For the technique Maggie will demonstrate, it would be helpful to have vine charcoal on hand. The process starts with laying down a light layer of charcoal to work on top of. Vine charcoal really works best since there's no binder—it makes lifting it with an eraser much easier.
Suggested materials:
Vine charcoal, soft. Willow charcoal also works. Brand suggestion: Winsor & Newton
Assortment of pencils: Maggie likes Staedtler's Mars Lumograph. Helpful to have on hand: HB or B, 4B, 6B. This set is a good value.
Kneaded eraser (best for this type of work, lifting a lot of charcoal).
Paper: For more detailed work, choose a paper with less texture. Aim for a paper weight of at least 65lb/96 g. Affordable option: Canson Universal Sketch; if you like more texture, Maggie likes Fabriano.
Paper towel or tissue
Optional but helpful: a small, stiff paint brush to use for blending the pencil and charcoal.
