This tutorial will show how to apply different methods to create a charcoal drawing of a portrait. Its full of great tips, tricks and techniques that you can easily apply to any artwork.
We’ll be looking at how to use charcoal effect drawing using graphite and how you setup from the start to finishing the portrait.
This course is ideal for beginners as well as those who wish to refresh their charcoal and graphite skills and learn from a professional artist. Once completed students will be able to progress to more advanced techniques.
Each session, students will be introduced to various aspects in relation to the course. The sessions will explore a combination of contextual references and practical exercises and demonstrations, which include:
1. Starting out by outline sketching.
2. Using different charcoal and graphite materials to create different affects.
3. How to develop shading techniques to create light effects and bring out facial features.