Join Alan Clarke, sculptor and illustrator in this short course, demonstrating how to use the versatile medium of charcoal to create quick gestural studies of the nude figure in different poses.

Through three demos, each less than 10 minutes, you will get an insight into Alan's approach to sketching the figure. These demos place and emphasis on fast gestural drawing initially, coming back with the broad side of the charcoal to establish the basic shadow shapes after.

In addition, Alan introduces the medium in its various forms as well as some useful warm up drawing exercises and tips on best practice for how to hold the charcoal to achieve different types of lines and marks.

  • Introduction to charcoal

  • Establishing pose through quick gestural drawing

  • Defining contours of the body and basic values