Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing

Overview

“Let’s move into the finishing touches. Remember to keep stepping back! This allows us to view the piece as a whole and unify the tone of the overall work. Finally, I’ll fix the drawing with fixative. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Final Touches, 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

“We're in the final stage of our drawing. We've been doing our details, we've gotten everything covered, and now it's time to put the work on the easel, take a step back, and try and be as zoomed out as possible. We're looking for any consistencies on a broader scale. When we zoom in so much and we're working so closely on those fine details, we tend to forget the larger shapes of our artwork. So now's the time for us to zoom out, look back, and make sure that we're covering the tones of the overall piece. I'm going to work with my iPad. I have removed the grid so there's no distractions. I'...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing

• Level: Beginner
• 70 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