SELF-PORTRAIT – This is a charcoal drawing of myself for a self-portrait assignment in my Freehand Drawing course. I chose this representation of me because of the drastic light that focuses on me, as the subject, which contrasts the darkness behind me. Throughout this course I used charcoal as my main medium because I wanted to become more familiar with its fine art type of expression, and so I could use it throughout my design career since it is not a habitual medium in design and completely differentiates from technical drawings. Since charcoal was a new medium for me I decided to use it for its extreme appearance, which works with the composition of this portrait, and because it characterized a new phase in my life.

STAIRS – This is a charcoal drawing for a perspective assignment in my Freehand Drawing course. I decided to abstract it and create a made-up stairwell that gave the depth needed in a perspective, but made the observer question where the view was from and interpret it as they wish.

I did many types of charcoal drawings in this course.