From the author: This article was published on 06/1/13. here: I would like to separately mention such a favorable material for use in isotherapy as coal. The very structure of this material and its natural properties are literally conducive to creative self-expression - it is malleable, light, thin, capable of conveying subtle nuances of the image and state of mind. To work with coal, you can use large paper formats and other large-area work surfaces. In nature While relaxing in nature with loved ones and friends, take the opportunity to make a collective (pair, individual) drawing: select suitable coals left in the grill after cooking barbecues, after gatherings by the fire and create! Convey your mood, state, and the beauty of the surrounding nature to paper. Such a drawing will convey the warmth of the atmosphere no worse than memorable photographs and will preserve impressions as bright as the fire in which the embers were born. If the creativity was collective, multiply the drawing and give it to friends. Charcoal PencilsThe excellent expressive and visual qualities of charcoal are also inherent in charcoal pencils (crayons). Working with them, everyone can observe for themselves how the black pencil and white background interact, how they convey an infinite number of shades of state. Feel like a primitive person who may not have mastered speech yet, but suddenly accidentally discovered a new opportunity for himself: drawing and this is his only means of self-expression. Or close your eyes and move a pencil along the paper, without controlling either the direction or the pressure, just trust your hand and completely immerse yourself in your state. Let it be like meditation. Coal dust Drawings with coal dust are simply mesmerizing - both the one who creates them and the one who looks at them. Since the image appears from under the fingertips, the painter can be in close contact with the material, with the image and with himself. The optimal working surface for performing this technique is a wall. Creative inspiration to everyone! Svetlana Leontyeva