Course curriculum

  • 1

    Unit One: Introduction

    • What we will cover in the workshop

    • Group Forum: Photography Based Art Community

  • 2

    Unit Two: Supplies and Tools

    • Introduction & Supply List

    • Supplies and Tools

    • An Introduction to Charcoal

    • Kneaded Eraser

    • Sharpening Charcoal Pencils

    • Blending Stump & Sharpener
  • 3

    Unit Three: Seeing and Drawing Tonal Values

    • Introduction

    • The Importance of Tonal Values

    • Establishing Tonal Values

    • Tips for Establishing Tonal Values
  • 4

    Unit Four: Working with Charcoal: Mark Making

    • Introduction

    • Mark Making with Charcoal Pencil

    • Mark Making with Charcoal Powder

    • Mark Making with Willow Charcoal

  • 5

    Unit Five: Working with Charcoal: Blend & Lift

    • Introduction

    • Blend

    • Lift

    • Blend & Lift: Willow Charcoal

    • Blend & Lift: Charcoal Pencil

    • Blend & Lift: Powder Charcoal

    • Blending Exercise

    • Subtractive Lifting Exercise
  • 6

    Unit Six: Working with Charcoal: Experimental Effects

    • Introduction

    • Abstract Effects: Demonstration 1
  • 7

    Unit Seven: Practice Exercise Demonstration

    • Charcoal Demonstration

    • Practice Exercise - Charcoal Treatment

    • Practice Image for Download
  • 8

    Unit Eight: Preserving Your Work

    • Fixing your Work

    • Fixative Demonstration
  • 9

    Unit Nine: Final Class Project

    • Final Class Project

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Instructor(s)

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Nancy Falconi

Nancy Falconi B.A. (hon) M.I.R.H.R. | Photography Based Artist, Educator. | For Nancy it was not until half way through her life that she reconnected with her childhood passion for photography. She had completely abandoned all creative pursuits at the age of 5, to concentrate on more “serious subjects”. Her career started in Banking & Human Resource Management and then to teaching in the Business Faculty at Seneca College & York University. In 2002 she started her photography business. Her photography has been featured in numerous publications, licensed through Getty Images and her fine art work can be found in galleries and private collections. In 2010 she was asked by the Toronto Camera Club to speak about the articles she had written in her Abintra blog. Abintra means “from within’ in Latin and the blog articles summarized her personal story about rediscovering her passion for photography and the steps she had followed. Nancy’s online school and courses she teaches stemmed from that first invitation for Nancy to share her story. The online school consists of photography based art courses that combine photography with numerous fine art mediums as well as her Creative Heart ™️ work. Her courses are suitable for all levels and backgrounds. They are also perfect for those who would like to pick up a creative pursuit without a background in fine art and especially for those who abandoned their creative side for a long time. Link to blog: https://nancyfalconi.com/blog Link to C.V.: https://nancyfalconi.com/biopagecv

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