Bread and gauze are often used for correcting and changing charcoal drawings. When used on paper, charcoal produces grainy lines due to friction. Because charcoal does not contain any ingredients to fix the color to the surface, the lines can be r

Erasers and kneaded erasers are deletion tools we use to correct or change lines, etc., drawn by pencil or other writing instrument. Plastic erasers, which are also used for general writing purposes, are in springy block shape and can erase text b

Third angle projection is one of the methods of orthographic projection used in technical drawing and normally comprises the three views (perspectives): front, top and side. Orthographic projection is a method of expressing a three-dimensional object

Measuring sticks and art grids are used for understanding form and checking layout when drawing a subject in front of you such as a person, static object or scene. The measuring stick mainly provides height, size and other ratios for the objects i

When making a sketch or croquis, an artist places a carton—a piece of thick cardboard—under the support medium (paper) to hold it in place. In French, “carton” means cardboard. There are two basic types of cartons used for sketches: a “single” typ

Fixatives are liquids produced by dissolving synthetic resins in ethyl alcohol (for example) that produce a thin film on the surface of a finished work produced in charcoal, pencil, conté or the like after being applied in mist form using a mister; t