Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing

Overview

“With the finished drawing and next to the chosen reference photo on the table, I will make a brief analysis of my process. This is important to rescue both what I liked and what I didn't and, in this way, be able to apply it or not to future creations.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Drawing Analysis, 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

“drawing analysis Finally, we are going to do a little analysis, not only about the reference photo, but also about our drawing and process. On the one hand, I always recommend change the reference photo to black and white. Why is this? Because we are going to be working with graphite and only with tones of lights and shadows. We are not going to work in colors and that makes our work much easier. If we had the color photo, we should be thinking and reasoning if, for example, the pinkness of the lips it is lighter or darker than the earth of the cheekbones. If we turn it to black and white, ...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing

• Level: Beginner
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• 288 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