Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing

Overview

“This part of the lesson emphasizes balancing experimentation and discipline. You’ll learn to use mapping to establish foundational shapes and practice using erasers for highlights and brushes for blending, creating subtle transitions.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Advanced Techniques Applying Graphite and Techniques 3, 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

“I have just been working a little bit more on the netting. I got carried away and I've been working on the hands, a little bit more on the hair, and I've just finished this horn here. But I'd love to show you how I did the mapping for that horn over here. I'm going to show you what I'm going to focus on here. So when it comes to drawing animal horns or more organic shapes, we again try to create the structure. We will create these strong lines and we really need to be careful when we see strong lines. We are so drawn towards creating repetition and it really doesn't often happen in nature. ...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing

• Level: Beginner
• 30 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