Charcoal Drawing: Jim Dine's Raven, Part 1

In this demonstration, a brief overview of the art supplies needed as well as how to create a ground, using vine/vinyl charcoal will be discussed and shown. Also shown will be how to draw the crow (head and body). Thank you!

TIP: Vine/vinyl charcoal is messy. It is a good idea to wear dark clothing or an old shirt or apron that is okay to get dirty.

If you do not want the table or surface you are working on to get black smudge marks and dust, you can use newspaper or some other covering on the surface that you are working on.

PLEASE NOTE: Raven and crows have been known in various cultural origin stories. Discussed later through these lessons, it is known that the difference between the raven and a crow is the size. Ravens are larger birds than crow. Raven was one of the birds that came to Jim Dine in a dream. This is why he decided to draw it in charcoal.

If interested, you may be able to go to the college library and see if you can find this documentary, "A Self Portrait on The Walls", 1995, located in a gallery in Ludwigsburg, Germany.