Portrait Drawing in Charcoal

This Portrait Drawing in Charcoal course covers various aspects of portrait drawing with charcoal.

Charcoal is a smooth material similar to chalk pastel. The dark substance comes in different forms—hard and soft—but overall it offers a nice sketching experience. It offers incredible depth in the drawing especially If you are working on a drawing that has deep shadows. The rich dark tones of charcoal helps in creating contrasting light and shadow similar as the principle of Chiaroscuro.

Charcoal produces wide range of texture and depth into the drawing. When it comes to portrait drawing, charcoal is an exceptional medium for modelling and developing the details of the features.

You will be able to understand the following -

1. Get to know to how to construct the Portrait step by step

2. Understanding the nuances the light and shadow  and creating three-dimensional form

3. Creating different types of Texture using Charcoal medium

4. How to fine tune charcoal Portrait like Professional

5. Knowing how to use different kinds of charcoal and Paper

If you've never taken this approach to drawing portrait in charcoal, give it a "Thumbs up". Charcoal is the perfect medium for beginners to advanced level. Start loose and eventually become more refined as you go.