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    Jun 12, 2016 3 minutes
    By Ray Coffey

    MATERIALS

    •  Paper: Mi Teintes Canson pastel paper. Steel grey 431. 160gsm
    • Generals Charcoal pencils: HB,2B, and 4B
    • White Charcoal
    • Willow Charcoal
    • Drawing board
    • Putty eraser
    • Blending stumps
    • Pencil sharpener (the best ones have a German made blade)

    STEP ONE

    First draw a grid over the photo reference. Usually I do this at 2cm squares, but it really depends on the size of the piece.

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