Charcoaling

/ˈtʃɑːrkəʊlɪŋ/ noun

Definition

The process or technique of using charcoal to mark, draw, or darken something; applying charcoal as a medium or treatment.

Etymology

From charcoal plus the gerund suffix -ing, describing the active process of working with charcoal as a tool or medium.

Kelly Says

Charcoaling reconnects modern art to ancient pyrolysis—when artists sketch with charcoal sticks, they're using the same material Paleolithic people burned from wood fires.

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