Fridays with Francesco: Toned Paper (Ages 18+)

In this workshop you will be working on the toned surfaces, the introduction of white charcoal allows for richer, more accurate development of highlights.
This process will prepare you for work in more advanced courses such as painting, where colored grounds are often used as the foundation for full-color images. Halftone areas that were difficult to develop on white paper are now dominated by the color of the toned paper, allowing for easier transitions into the illuminated portions of the subjects. In the afternoon we will draw the life model. This workshop will include introduction, lesson overview, drawing demonstrations and one on one assistance and feedback.

Francesco will also cover concepts such as: highlight, halftone, core shadow, reflected light, cast shadow.

There will be a lunch break from 12:30-1

Supply list:
1 General’s charcoal WHITE pencil
1 charcoal pencil 2B
1 White plastic eraser
1 Kneaded eraser
1 Loew-Cornell Sandpaper Block
1 sketch tote board
3  18”x24” Canson toned paper Mi-Teintes
pick a mid tone color (not too dark or too light) I would suggest the color below:
Orange 453
Bisque 502
Red Earth 130
Parma 113
Icy Blue 118