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Charcoal Drawing Basics & Techniques For Beginners

January 22, 2010 by Ralph S 5 Comments

Just starting out with charcoal drawing? Looking for some good tips to help you get started? The following is a series of videos collected from YouTube that covers some of the basics, techniques and other great tips for beginners interested in getting started in the charcoal drawing medium. Enjoy!

Charcoal Drawing Basics : Art Supplies for Charcoal Drawing

This first charcoal drawing lesson talks about the supplies you are going to need to get started, like pencils, blending tools and erasers.  Thanks to William Cotterell from Expert Villiage for making this video.  William Cotterell graduated in Seattle where he has been Art Director, Creative Director, and Senior Designer and Visual Communications for various national firms.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua2bNzxuSKU

Charcoal Drawing Basics : Types of Paper for Charcoal Drawing

This second video tutorial talks about the types of paper that are available for use with this medium.  This video again features William Cotterell from Expert Villiage.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh4gB76zmlo

Charcoal Drawing Basics : Understanding Lighting when Charcoal Drawing

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFtearcZ9Zg

Charcoal Drawing Basics : Quick Sketch vs. Detailed Sketch: Charcoal Drawing

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFhWEn9oIy4

Drawing Basics – Using Charcoal

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdymTK9UKy0

Charcoal Drawing Demonstration Using the Subtractive Method

This video demonstrates how to use the subtractive drawing technique.  This is a very interesting and enjoyable technique to try our in your next drawing. In a nutshell, the subtractive method is the process of first laying down a layer of charcoal and then using an eraser to create the lightest values of the drawing.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOSxPOPNiAo

Charcoal Drawing Basics : How to Erase in Charcoal Drawing

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX5zY7sKwE0

Filed Under: Pencil & Charcoal

Comments

  1. George LaBree says

    January 23, 2010 at 10:29 am

    Wonderful video, very instructive. I received a charcoal set
    for christmas and this was very timely.

  2. mullerjeanfrancois says

    January 24, 2010 at 11:53 pm

    great site.

  3. Stacy says

    November 24, 2010 at 6:20 pm

    Does William Cotterell have a gallery of his own works? Or a website that might show his own art work?

  4. linda says

    June 5, 2011 at 11:05 pm

    i am sort of playing around with the art of drawing with charcoal and i’m having a problem with smearing. is there a way or substance that can be used so that when finished,the black doesn’t smear into other colors? please e-mail me at the e-mail address above. actually I am drawing St.TERESA and since she is wearing a habit,the black in mixing with the white… thank you for your time. looking forward to hearing from you.

  5. Eve says

    June 8, 2011 at 3:05 am

    Erasing charcoal – sounds weird but when I run out of the charcoal eraser / gummy and don’t want to stop -I grab a piece of bread and use a small piece to erase or tone down the charcoal. Works! try it..

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