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Charcoal Portrait

Explore the expressive possibilities of charcoal while building a strong foundation in portrait drawing. Through techniques such as blending, layering, and stylized mark-making, you'll study facial anatomy and develop the skills to create bold, dramatic portraits with confidence and artistic flair.

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  • 18 and older
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  • 1954 Old Middlefield Way , Mountain View, CA
  • 20 hours over 10 sessions

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Mon. Nov 2, 2026, 6:20pm PT (10 sessions)


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Class Description

Description

This course will teach you the foundations of handling charcoal with its most effective application techniques- Charcoal pencil, powder, painting knife, and more. You will learn how to plan and create bold and artistically styled charcoal studies. Culminating in a charcoal portrait for the final project.

This course will teach you:

  • Various charcoal mediums
  • Blending
  • Human face anatomy
  • Loomis method
  • Stylizing a charcoal portrait

To enjoy this course, you need to be familiar with:

  • Sketching
  • Shading
  • Facial Anatomy

Refund Policy

We do not provide refunds for ongoing classes tuition, courses or camps payments.

  • However, full credit towards future booking or transfer to another camp/course will be offered for any cancellations made up to 2 business days before the camp or course starts.
  • Ongoing classes can be canceled with a 31 business days prior notice.

You can make up a missed class on another day when we offer the same age/skill group class. The make-up class should be arranged in advance, no drop-ins. Limit 2 make-up classes per month. Make-up classes are subject to the availability of space in a similar class. We reserve the right not to provide make-up classes or terminate the class enrollment for repeating truancy.

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