ASBA 2024 - Scott Rawlins - The Mystique of Carbon Dust
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ASBA2024-Rawlins
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The Mystique of Carbon Dust with Scott Rawlins
Carbon dust has been a mainstay medium for natural science illustrators for nearly a century. The technique combines carbon pencil lines and dust “washes” applied with brushes, resulting in rich, tonal renderings with a wide range of values and precise detail. Over the course of this workshop, participants will explore a medium that should be part of every scientific illustrator’s repertoire.
Supplies:
- Wolff carbon pencils (B, 2B, 4B)
- Small round & flat paint brushes (#s 2 & 4, natural is best but synthetic will work)
- A small piece of chamois cloth (6” x 6”)
- Kneaded & Mono Zero erasers
- Dura-Lar film (9” x 12”, .005 2-sided matte, “original version”)*
- Sketch paper (9” x 12”)
- Graphite pencils (B, HB, 2H)
- Tracing paper (9” x 12”)
- Transparent acetate sheet (9” x 12”)*
- White paper tape
- 1 chopstick (disposable type) or an old paintbrush handle -- #3
- 1 piece of white bond paper or thin sketching paper, 5.5” x 8.5”
- X-Acto knife
- A small lidded container for the dust
- 1 white cotton glove (optional)
- Something small to draw: seedpods, dried flowers or leaves, dried mushrooms, acorns, conifer cones, etc. (The final drawing should be about 4” x 6”.)
The Mystique of Carbon Dust with Scott Rawlins
Carbon dust has been a mainstay medium for natural science illustrators for nearly a century. The technique combines carbon pencil lines and dust “washes” applied with brushes, resulting in rich, tonal renderings with a wide range of values and precise detail. Over the course of this workshop, participants will explore a medium that should be part of every scientific illustrator’s repertoire.
Supplies:
- Wolff carbon pencils (B, 2B, 4B)
- Small round & flat paint brushes (#s 2 & 4, natural is best but synthetic will work)
- A small piece of chamois cloth (6” x 6”)
- Kneaded & Mono Zero erasers
- Dura-Lar film (9” x 12”, .005 2-sided matte, “original version”)*
- Sketch paper (9” x 12”)
- Graphite pencils (B, HB, 2H)
- Tracing paper (9” x 12”)
- Transparent acetate sheet (9” x 12”)*
- White paper tape
- 1 chopstick (disposable type) or an old paintbrush handle -- #3
- 1 piece of white bond paper or thin sketching paper, 5.5” x 8.5”
- X-Acto knife
- A small lidded container for the dust
- 1 white cotton glove (optional)
- Something small to draw: seedpods, dried flowers or leaves, dried mushrooms, acorns, conifer cones, etc. (The final drawing should be about 4” x 6”.)
