Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing

Overview

“You are already reaching the final stretch of your project! In this last stage, you will soften some textures and give the last touches and details to your drawing.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Blending: Composition and Movement, which is part of the Domestika online course: Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing. Master Pencil and Charcoal by focusing on light, shadow, and proportion to create expressive, realistic drawings.

Partial transcription of the video

“Blending: composition and movement Now that we have a shading base ready on the drawing, our next step will be the first blending. Why do I say first blending? Because it depends on how the job fits us, we'll have to do a second or third. We have to make sure first that there is enough graphite on the paper, so that when we mix it can spread. I always prefer to go dark and go graphite than less, because if not, the paper will start to stain by itself all the white part that does not have graphite. Remember the concepts of hard edges, soft edges, highlight and where we want to focus attentio...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing

• Level: Beginner
• 195 students
• 6 units
• 82 lessons (15h 40m)
• 53 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Architectural Illustration, Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration