Have you ever been amazed by the high contrast and intense realism of soft, velvety charcoal drawings and wished that you could learn how to work with this ancient medium? In this class, you can do just that! We will work from a variety of subjects, from life and from photographs, while going over basic drawing skills at the same time. Using charcoal, we will work with additive and subtractive techniques to create expressive drawings. We will also learn to add color to our drawings with soft pastels, which can be easily integrated with the charcoal medium.