Charcoal sketching is a form of dry medium that can easily be adapted. This can create different tones, and textures, and also can be easily blended. Charcoal sketching is popular for portrait and landscape artists. This dry medium can be applied on any surface from smooth to coarse.
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MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR CHARCOAL ART
- Willow Charcoal sticks
- Compressed Charcoal
- Sanding paper
- Charcoal Pencils
- White Charcoal
- Sharpener
- Kneaded Eraser
- Stick Eraser
- Blending Tools
- Toned Papers
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HOW TO DO CHARCOAL ART
- Select a few hard and soft charcoal.
- Take plain paper.
- Hold the charcoal like a pencil for sharp edges.
- hold the charcoal on its side for creating broader strokes.
- Sketch on the paper with a charcoal pencil
- Use compressed charcoal for adding defined edges.
- blend the charcoal with a blending stump to add shadows
- Create darks and lights using a kneaded eraser
- To make the drawing more realistic, Shade it using a soft pencil.
- Spray a fixative after completion of the work.
