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Charcoal is:

monochromatic - you are have color value, but are limited to one color.

thick - the drawing material does not hold a point well, so you are limited to broader strokes and less detail.

messy - there is a large amount of "dust" which results in dirty hands, smudges on the surfaces around the work and on the finished piece.

indelible - this is one medium you should not make a mistake with as it is virtually impossible to erase.

impermanent - even if you use a spray fixative, charcoal drawings do not usually survive long periods of time.

As a medium for gestural sketches, planning and layout work, studies and practice, and life drawings charcoal is adequate to the task, but would not be my first choice.

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