Fridays with Francesco: Start your drawing right: Tonal composition or Use of value (Ages 18+)

In this workshop Francesco will break down paintings by old master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio and analyze the artist’s use of shadows and overall approach to value. The use of charcoal only reduced down to 3 values allows the students to discover new shape relationship. You will learn how to control your tones and to emphasize certain features within your drawing, as well as how to start your drawing in the right way by personally translating the subject instead of just copying. The students will apply the concepts learned in the morning with a live model from
1:00pm to 3:30pm.
All lessons will include introduction, lesson overview, drawing demonstration and one on one assistance and feedback. Francesco will also cover concepts such as sighting, squinting, shape, color, line, value, edges, at vs 3d, depth of eld. Organic shapes vs architectural shapes.

Supply list:
• 2 General’s Charcoal 557-2B and 4B.
• 1 White plastic eraser
• 1 Kneaded eraser
• 1 Loew-Cornell Sandpaper Block
• 1 24 sheet pad 18” x24” Strathmore Charcoal paper, 400 series or comparable
80lb (130 gsm) paper
• Blending stumps assorted sizes 3 pc.

There will be a 30 min lunch break