Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing

Overview

“In this first lesson, you will create the first layer in charcoal which will serve as a basis for the light and atmosphere of the drawing. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: First Layer, 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, we will finally realize the final project. We will start with the first layer first. First, we will analyze the reference in order to plan our drawing. So on the reference, I see that the focal point, so the most important element of the drawing, This is the portrait that is in the center here. We will first identify the brightest values. Here we can give up some white of the sheet in order to check which is whiter by comparing the values. Here we see that the point the brightest would be this point and that point. Afterwards, these values are very very white but they're not...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing

• Level: Beginner
• 188 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