Synopsis
Stuart Semple describes the techniques he uses when drawing with charcoal.
- Programme: Making Art: First Idea to Final Piece
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2014
- Art & Design | Fine Art Materials, Techniques and Processes
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