From early cave painters to Pablo Picasso to Roberto Longo, artists have long loved the expressive potential of a soft charcoal pencil or crayon. Each sweep of charcoal offers intense black color and ...

Charcoal is the perfect medium for capturing the dramatic beauty of a black goldfish, and this drawing highlights how ...

Artist Liz Atkin took to the London Underground on World Mental Health Day on Wednesday to give away her charcoal drawings for free and raise awareness of dermatillomania. The artist and mental health ...

Sudhir Patwardhan is famous for his detailed charcoal drawings that depict urban life in India. His work often focuses on the complexities of city living, capturing moments of solitude and connection ...

The mastery of materials is fundamental to the artistic process and the career goal of any artist in their chosen medium. Every method requires a different skill set and can evoke different reactions ...

Robert Longo, "Untitled (American Eagle)" (2017) charcoal on mounted paper, 70 1/16 × 96 inches (Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Collection) On view now at the Milwaukee Art Museum, Robert ...

The internet loves a good optical illusion, and the latest mind-blowing images are from Nigerian artist Chiamonwu Joy, whose charcoal drawings have caused jaws to drop all around the world. Joy, who ...

Willem de Kooning, “Untitled” (1966). Charcoal on paper, 10 x 8 inches. Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Jan Christiaan Braun in honor of Rudi Fuchs ...