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Materials Charcoal Portraits Paper by Liz Harris

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Materials For Charcoal Portraits

✏️ Get the gear to draw like a pro. In this 2-hour foundational demo, Liz Harris walks you through the exact materials, tools, and set-up she uses for charcoal portraiture — so you can start strong instead of sorting through confusion.

You’ll learn how to:

  • 🖊️ Choose charcoal sticks, pencils, erasers, fixatives and surfaces — what makes the difference and why. 

  • 📐 Understand board clamps, tones, and intro value scales as part of your drawing foundation. 

  • 🧩 Build a reliable toolkit so your materials support your skills — not hold them back.

  • 🎯 Lay the groundwork for portrait drawing with confidence in your tools before you dive into technique.


Perfect for anyone getting serious about charcoal portraits — especially if you’re ready to move past “what brushes/papers should I buy?” and start focusing on purposeful drawing. 🕒 Runtime: 2 hours.

  • Liz Harris

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  • Fundamental

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Meet your instructor

Liz Harris

Liz Harris can show you how to pick up the speed, and become a competitive artist, whether or not you have had the leisure to focus solely on art in your early years. She has the key to show you how to practice specific skills for targeted improvement and will cover the gaps left in other art curricula.
She has traveled the world in search of the work of the masters and has spent her life learning and practicing.

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