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2. Charcoal (art) - Wikipedia

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   Artists' charcoal is charcoal used as a dry art medium. Both compressed charcoal (held together by a gum or wax binder) and charcoal sticks (wooden sticks burned in a kiln without air) are used. [1] The marks it leaves behind on paper are much less permanent than with other media such as graphite, and so lines can easily be erased and blended ...

3. Charcoal drawings by Georgia O'Keeffe from 1915 - Wikipedia

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   Georgia O'Keeffe, Drawing No. 2 - Special, charcoal on Fabriano laid paper, 60 x 46.3 cm (23 5/8 x 18 1/4 in.), 1915, National Gallery of Art Charcoal drawings by Georgia O'Keeffe from 1915 represents Georgia O'Keeffe's first major exploration of abstract art and attainment of a freedom to explore her artistic talents based upon what she felt and envisioned. [1]

4. Subtractive drawing - Wikipedia

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   Subtractive drawing is a technique in which the drawing surface is covered with graphite or charcoal marks and then erased to make the image. [1] This technique is often used to add texture, establish tonal shapes, or create the appearance of reflected light in a drawing. [2][3] Artists commonly use a kneaded or putty eraser for this type of ...

5. Charcoal - Wikipedia

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   Charcoal. Charcoal is a lightweight black carbon residue produced by strongly heating wood (or other animal and plant materials) in minimal oxygen to remove all water and volatile constituents. In the traditional version of this pyrolysis process, called charcoal burning, often by forming a charcoal kiln, the heat is supplied by burning part of ...

6. Fixative (drawing) - Wikipedia

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   Fixative (drawing) In art, in particular drawings in pastels, charcoal, chalk, and other dry media, a fixative is a kind of preserving agent applied over the top of the drawing to prevent crumbling, [1] smudging, fading, and discolouring. [2][3] In times gone by, natural substances such as diluted egg white were painted on, but today synthetic ...

7. Conté - Wikipedia

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   Conté. Conté (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃te]), also known as Conté sticks or Conté crayons, are a drawing medium composed of compressed powdered graphite or charcoal mixed with a clay base, square in cross-section. They were invented in 1795 by Nicolas-Jacques Conté, who created the combination of clay and graphite in response to the ...