Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing

Overview

“Let me show you some of the materials I use when creating a portrait. We’ll look at different types of pencils, erasers, blending tools, and paper. I will show you how these different materials behave and how I use them to create different effects.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Materials, 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

“Materials In this lesson, I'll go through the materials I use in order to create a portrait. I'll go through the types of pencils I'm using, the types of erasers, the blending tools, and the paper. Then, I'll show you how I use these different materials to create different portrait effects. First material we'll look at is graphite pencils. We're all familiar with and have used them, since we were kids. Even the box standard ones you can buy in stores. I've got a set here. These are made by Derwent, although the brand is not important. The pencils I've got here come in a range of tones. The ...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing

• Level: Beginner
• 24 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