How To Draw Video Series
Part 4

This is part 4 of the 5-part "how to draw" video series...

Don't worry if you haven't seen the first 3 installments -- you'll find links to them below.

This installment covers the popular drawing material of charcoal.

If you haven't had the opportunity to use charcoal yet, you're in for a treat!

It's a very satisfying medium to use and you can create stunning effects of light with the high contrast it gives you. I use charcoal to show you how to draw a tree very quickly - I know drawing trees is something a lot of people struggle with.

I also cover how you can use our trusty friend the putty eraser to further enhance your charcoal pictures.

I'll shut up now and let you watch the video!

Part 4 - Charcoal




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That's it for part 4. I really hope you give charcoal a try - it's a great little tool for sketching and very inexpensive. In part 5 we'll move on from charcoal to water soluble pencils.

Click here to see part 1

Click here to see part 2

Click here to see part 3

Click here to see part 5






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