Tutorial

The Best Paper for Charcoal Drawing

Tooth and weight decide how dark you can go and how much you can rework.

Part of our guide to charcoal drawing for beginners.

Tooth

How much charcoal a surface will hold.

Weight

What survives repeated lifting and reworking.

Toned paper

Working from a mid-value up and down.

Practice paper against finished work

Two different jobs, two different sheets.

Learn this with feedback on your work

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