#114 MASTER CLASS — DRAWING WITH CHARCOAL, GRAPHITE, AND INK
In this powerful Master Class, Coach Kate Rhodes reveals how charcoal, graphite, and ink can shift the way you see, move, and draw. Through bold mark-making, layering, cross-hatching, ink washes, and mixed-media exploration, you’ll rediscover depth, movement, and confidence in your drawings. With simple materials and spacious guidance, this class is ideal for beginners and seasoned painters alike, an invitation to loosen your grip, trust your hand, and draw with renewed energy and freedom.
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Chapters and timestamps are also listed below for quick reference.
- Opening: Drawing, Value, and Materials: 00:00
- Charcoal: Value, Range, and Form: 01:45
- Graphite: Control and Sensitivity: 16:30
- Ink: Fluidity and Expression: 30:45
- The Masters: Drawing Traditions and Influence: 45:30
- Closing: Confidence, Practice, and Joy: 49:45
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Fantastic!😍
Kate this was a brilliant, informative presentation/MasterClass! I am blown away by the amount of information you shared and has enlightened me into this dormant medium of charcoal and graphite sticks, quietly living in my paint box! Thank you for this excellent presentation! I’m hyped! 🙂 Barb
Hi Kate!
Your love and personal take on the medium and your wonderful choice of masters using line and mark making just made my monday. and is gently seducing me back to the drawing board. Thank you enormously for your most inspiring presentation.
I struggle with value(everything ending up in midvalue land ) and compensate by using color so maybe its time to get messy with charcoal and pencil and ink to discover that range of value. .any other suggestions would be appreciated.
Oh thank you Anna, so pleased that you are feeling seduced! And yes, occasionally working in black and white is the key to making progress. Colour can distract us from seeing what is actually going on in a picture, where as black and white strips things back to the essentials – it makes us focus on light and dark, shape, balance, use of line and gesture and most important how the eye travels. Enjoy!
Wonderful Kate. I to love ink and charcoal but haven’t used it for ages. You have inspired me to re visit these glorious materials. Thanks. Cakkie Lou.
Superb Kate, so inspiring, thank you. Annie
Thank you for such a thorough examination of the subject matter! i am excited to try them out!!
Thankyou Kate. Inspiring indeed.