Realistic Charcoal Drawing for Beginners

Realistic Charcoal Drawing for Beginners

This course teaches a nice balance of the mechanics involved with making a beautiful landscape drawing in charcoal, but also having an interpretive, artistic mindset while doing it.  It discusses what to focus on, embrace and likewise, abandon as you’re drawing.  We will explore how to find the “art” in art-making, how to understand and effectively utilize some basic techniques, but be guided by the spirit of your subject.  It is meant for the complete novice equipped with basic art materials.  It is also meant to be a concise, efficient class that offers lots of great information in a small amount of time.

You will be carefully supported and guided through the entire process, from discussing which materials you will need, onto accurate measuring in order to replicate the image realistically.  From there we will walk through how to add value including shading. When we are finished, you will walk away with a new set of skills you can use to create more beautiful drawings.

How to Recreate a Realistic Landscape in Charcoal from a Photograph

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What you will learn

• You will come away from this class with your own beautiful interpretation of this image rendered in charcoal
• You will also acquire the skills it takes to render this image including how to draw a simple, realistic landscape
• How to layer and build values in charcoal

Rating: 4.75

Level: Beginner Level

Duration: 1.5 hours

Instructor: Diane Flick