Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing

Overview

“In this lesson I will teach you all the basics of drawing: proportion, value, outline. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Taming the Technique, 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

“In this lesson, I'll show you how I apply charcoal. First, I'll show you how to apply charcoal powder. Charcoal powder allows you to cover the sheet with a very high gray value and very quickly. So, we quickly remove the white from the sheet. So with the brush, I'm going to dip in the powder I just created. And I will collect as much charcoal as possible. When our brush is well loaded, I start to apply on the sheet. Here I use a large brush to cover as much surface as possible. With this method, you will see that the charcoal will not soak into the fibers of the paper. So, it will still be ...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing

• Level: Beginner
• 199 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