Artistic Charcoal Portraiture: Creating Atmosphere
First Layers and Golden Rules for Applying Charcoal 1
A course by Sarah Stokes , Artist
About the video: First Layers and Golden Rules for Applying Charcoal 1
Overview
“In this lesson, we will start applying our charcoal. I will also run through my 12 golden tips for charcoal drawing. ”
In this video lesson Sarah Stokes addresses the topic: First Layers and Golden Rules for Applying Charcoal 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Charcoal Portraiture: Creating Atmosphere. Learn how to create powerful and dramatic portraits with charcoal.
Partial transcription of the video
“First layers and golden rules for applying charcoal In this lesson we'll start applying our first few layers of charcoal, and I'll also go through 12 golden rules to help you apply it. First of all, I'm just having a quick look at the gridded image I've drawn on the photograph. And this really clearly demonstrates the importance of shading. You can see this cheek looks a lot wider than the cheek on the photograph. And although the outline is in the right place, the reason that this looks a lot wider is because this is shaded, and this just shows you the importance of how shading can make fa...”
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Course summary for: Artistic Charcoal Portraiture: Creating Atmosphere
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Category
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Areas
Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Fine Arts, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration
Sarah Stokes
A course by Sarah Stokes
Sarah Stokes is a self-taught artist from the Midlands region in England, a place where she finds inspiration and creates work that is full of life. From a young age, Sarah has always been her happiest when painting and drawing, using her creativity to build a successful business career before deciding to return to what she loved most.
She has created artwork for bands, restaurants, breweries, and schools, as well as giftware for clients like Enesco. Her work is exhibited in Whitewall Galleries, Clarendon Fine Art, and several independent galleries. Sarah’s prints can also be found worldwide in places like Next, Wayfair, and on Amazon.
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