Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing

Overview

“What is the best way to begin your drawing? From initial outlining to light sketching, to helpful ways to create landmarks to ensure accuracy later on in the drawing process.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Mapping and Outline, 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

“So now that we have our grid on our page referencing the grid on our reference image, we can start doing the outlines. It's really important to get your first lines as accurately as possible. The way I do it is I count from the corner of my reference image to the first point that the drawing might meet the border. If you don't do this accurately, it can cause a lot of delays in your drawing. I was teaching one of my video editors how to draw a little while ago, and he spent a few hours drawing and somewhere along the line made a mistake and ended up having to erase hours of work just to try...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing

• Level: Beginner
• 20 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