Following last week session where we drew the female torso, this week our subject will be the male torso.

Working with charcoal and chalk on gray or tan paper, we will explore the forms, the light effects, the aesthetics of a sculpture of a male torso from the Hellenistic period or one of the Slaves by Michelangelo.

Materials:

A couple of sheets of Gray or tan toned paper, charcoal in sticks (Nitram is an excellent product) and pencils, in medium and soft gradations; white chalk in pencil or sticks, kneaded eraser, sandpaper to sharpen the charcoal, that’s it!