Expressive Drawing with Charcoal

Expressive Drawing with Charcoal

“Thanks for completing the course! It has been a pleasure sharing my experience with you. I hope the time you spent here can turn into valuable knowledge for you and inspire you to go further in your art career. Remember, practice makes perfect; no one can master any skills from day one. I'm also learning from my practice! Do as much as you can. If you really want to be good at something, spending time on it is the key. I also recommend you pick your favourite medium and use it for a while. The techniques I introduced in this course can be applied to any subject, including portraits and landscapes. What is important is looking into big shapes in the beginning, and this method could also be used on any medium, not only charcoal drawing but also paintings or even digital illustrations. Here are the main steps and a few tips you should follow to complete your project: Set Up Your Working Space Use an easel if you can. If not, put the paper on a wall. You need to make sure that the parallel is happening between your eyes and the paper. This will help you a lot if you wish to get the perspective and proportion right. Observe the Big Shapes Always start with the big shapes and ignore the details. I'm reminding you of this, but sometimes I still make this mistake. It's easy to look into the details too early, keep this in mind.

Erase! The eraser is your best friend. It's not necessary to always add; learn to take off, and learn to 'draw' with the eraser. Also, please do not copy the reference image; you are the artist, so you design the drawing and hint your audience where to look. Add the Details Carefully Know when to stop. It's easy to add more and more, but more doesn't always mean better. And do not forget to spray fix each layer! I'm looking forward to seeing your art project in the forum. I will be so delighted to see that my course can inspire you! Simply click on the button "Create your project". Remember to share both the final result and the steps that have led you to it, adding a brief explanation about what you have done in each one. Domestika has a great community where we all want to grow and learn. You can meet other like-minded creatives! I encourage you to engage with the forum so you can motivate and encourage each other. You can learn things by looking at others' work or questions they have asked along the way. I will be there too as often as I can to give you some feedback and answer your questions. Bye bye! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“I hope the time you spent on this video course can turn into valuable knowledge to you as an artist and can take you further on your art career. Remember, no one is a pro. From day one. Practicing makes perfect. if you want to be really good at something, The time you spend and the practice, the effort they put into it, you will really making difference. Practice as much as you can. and you will see the results Remember, the techniques I introduced in this course can apply on any subjects. It can be portrait, landscapes, still life or animal drawings. I encourage you to look for your own su...”

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Course summary for: Expressive Drawing with Charcoal

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (146)
• 5387 students
• 4 units
• 14 lessons (2h 42m)
• 3 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Drawing, Fine Arts, Naturalistic Illustration, Portrait Drawing