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Charcoal Reduction Drawing & Painting 1
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What is charcoal reduction. An artistic process of removing charcoal
What is charcoal reduction? An artistic process of removing charcoal material from a composition to create form and value - Rembrandt, 1659
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Why use this technique? Charcoal reductions can be used to create chiaroscuros, an Italian word for light and dark; uses heavy contrast to set a mood or tone in a composition La Madeleine: Georges deLa Tour- in the Shadows of Caravaggio, 1593
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Things to know… Reduction drawings can be made using different media (charcoal; pastel; graphite) An eraser can be used as a drawing tool Gives an artist the ability to understand how light creates form Explores modeled drawing instead of line drawing
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