How to create a drawing with black tones and highlights using charcoal | Drop-in Drawing

Drop in anytime for a virtual session of our popular series and experience The Met collection through creative drawing challenges. This week, learn how to create a drawing with bold black tones and bright highlights using charcoal, pencil, and eraser blending techniques. Check out the source image below, grab a pencil, eraser, and sheet of paper, and get started whenever you're ready.
Be sure to share your drawing on social media using the hashtag #MetSketch.
Featured Artwork:
Georges Seurat (French, 1859-1891). Embroidery; The Artist's Mother, 1882-83. Conté crayon on Michallet paper, 12 5/16 x 9 7/16 in. (31.2 x 24.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1951; acquired from The Museum of Modern Art, Lillie P. Bliss Collection (55.21.1)
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