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Charcoal Basics for Beginners

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Overview

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Welcome to Charcoal Basics for Beginners! In this course, you will learn the basics of charcoal drawing. You will learn techniques such as measuring, shading, blending, and creating textures. By the end of the course, you will be able to recreate a realistic image from a photograph. I hope you enjoy the course!

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Materials
  • Measuring - Part 1
  • Measuring - Part 2
  • Light Values - Background
  • Light Values - Rocks Part 1
  • Light Values - Rocks Part 2
  • Medium Values - Pulling Highlights
  • Medium Values - Sand Shadows
  • Medium Values - Sand Highlights
  • Medium Values - Rock Shading
  • Dark Values - Compressed Charcoal
  • Adding Details
  • Blending
  • Sharpening Edges
  • Modeling
  • Texture
  • Adding your Signature
  • OPTIONAL - Spray Fixatif
  • Recap - Wrapping up

Taught by

Diane Flick

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