Plaster Cast Drawing
in Charcoal (continued)
Once again, there was no attempt to render the nuances of tone at this point. The artist continued to focus on the accuracy of
shape. The drawing is “keyed,” as the lightest light and darkest dark (using the soft grade of charcoal) are indicated on this
image. With these two tonal reference points indicated, the artist knew that all of the other tones in the subject would fall
within this tonal range.
Stage 4