12 Charcoal Techniques

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112 pages, written by Cindy Wider

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All you ever need to know about charcoal, in one single ebook! Learn these 12 amazingly simple Charcoal Techniques that will enable you to create a huge variety of textures and subjects including professional and saleable portraiture.

You will discover how intuitive and forgiving this wonderful medium really is. You can easily can create stunning artworks in a relatively short period of time using these 12 simple charcoal techniques.

This book is sure to change your experiences with charcoal forever!

Please note: The information in this ebook is also included in the unit four: portraiture foundations course ebook. If you have purchased the unit four ebook there is no need to purchase this one.

Contents

General overview

Course outline

Introduction to week one

Pre-instruction drawings

Introduction to charcoal

Art materials used for charcoal drawing

Exercise for week one: Twelve charcoal techniques

Cover large areas with willow charcoal

Cover medium sized areas with willow charcoal

Cover small areas with willow charcoal powder and a paper stump

Draw fine lines with willow charcoal

Draw fine lines with charcoal pencil

Create gradations with blending

Create soft edges with blending

Create hard edges

Hatching lines with willow charcoal and charcoal pencil

Lines with variations in width

Experiment with erasing techniques

White conte and white charcoal techniques

Summary for week one

Introduction to week two

General information on drawing hair

Exercise for week two: choose your first hairstyle to draw

Step-by-step Instructions for hairstyle one: Adult Female Long Hair

Create a template for the head shape

Step-by-step Instructions for Hairstyle Two: Adult Male Short Hair

Step-by-step Instructions for Hairstyle Three: Adult Female Curly Hair

Summary for week two

Introduction to week three

Exercise for week three: Draw the objects provided

Step By Step Large Urn

Step by Step Old Wooden Post

Step by Step Drapery

Summary for week three

Introduction to weeks four and five

Position of features on an adult face

Take a photograph for your final portraiture project

Photograph of 'Just Me'

Final Charcoal and white Conté drawing of 'Just Me'

Final project step-by-step portrait example: 'Just Me'

Examples of Self Portraits by Previous Course Participants

Final Words

About the author Cindy Wider