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Illustrating the Natural World with Watercolor and Charcoal

Creating Values and Textures with Charcoal 3

A course by Sarah Stokes , Artist

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14,148 students

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About the video: Creating Values and Textures with Charcoal 3

Overview

“It's time to bring the bee drawing to a strong finish. For the final touches, I will dot around with the mono eraser to add an element of texture and depth, re-establishing some of the whiter tones to suggest light. ”

In this video lesson Sarah Stokes addresses the topic: Creating Values and Textures with Charcoal 3, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrating the Natural World with Watercolor and Charcoal. Learn to illustrate the beauty of nature through expressive brushstrokes and charcoal techniques to create a vibrant scene of a wild meadow.

Partial transcription of the video

“ Creating Values and Textures with Charcoal There is so much going on in this section, try and get the bigger shapes because no one will look at it that closely and think, "You missed that particular dot there." Go for the bigger shapes that you can see. I'll widen this leg a little bit. Again, blending it out with the stump. I'll dot about like this to get a bit of texture with the mono eraser. What I want to do now is reestablish some of those brighter whites and I'll do that by lifting with my mono eraser and cutting back in with the black charcoal pencil. I can see an area of light her...”

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Course summary for: Illustrating the Natural World with Watercolor and Charcoal

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (355)
14148 students
4 units
22 lessons (4h 37m)
14 downloads

Category
Illustration
Areas
Naturalistic Illustration, Painting, Traditional illustration

Sarah Stokes

A course by Sarah Stokes

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Artist

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.