Drawing in charcoal and crayon for the use of students and schools

by Frank Fowler

DRAWING-BOARD.

This board is made from any light wood, and should measure about 20×24 inches square, and be as thin as it can be made without warping.

THE EASEL.

In place of the drawing-board, many artists prefer to use a large pasteboard portfolio made with covers stiff enough to serve as a foundation in drawing, while its convenience as a receptacle for the reserve sheets of paper and finished work is obvious.

The portfolio which is now most in use, is generally covered with smooth mottled paper outside, and should be large enough to hold without folding the regular sheets of charcoal paper; 20×24 inches will be sufficient for this.