John Davidson - Drawing: Drawing with Charcoal For Beginners--Step By Step Guide to Drawing Landscapes--Portraits--Animals

Step By Step Guide to Drawing
Landscapes Portraits Animals

Paolo Lopez de Leon

And

John Davidson

Learn to Draw

Book Series

JD- Biz Publishing

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By: Paolo Lopez de Leon

Learn How to Draw Books for The Absolute Beginner

Ever wonder how an artist draw a beautifullandscape, how with ease uses his chosen medium and finished hismasterpiece. Well let me tell you, that can do it too, picking thisbook is the first step you showed your interest to draw Landscape.I promise you if you read and do the instructions step-by-step inthis book in no time you will be drawing your Landscape masterpiecein no time. Imagine that you will not just amaze yourself but alsoyour friends and others by your skill in drawing as well renderingit adding tones to make in realistic. Both in pencil and Charcoal,as what I always tell beginner artist, you must be dedicated,persevere and be patient, if your first drawing attempt is not thesame as you seen in the examples, dont be discourage, try to relaxor take a break and after that do it again with your calm mind.

This book will be showing you how easy it isto draw landscapes, people and animals so lets begin the journeyand adventure of the world of drawing with your pencil andcharcoal, and remember have fun and free your creative mind.

We will start out with a complex charcoalexample to show what can be done in charcoal and then we will stepback and show you in the next chapters how to build up your skillsto be able to accomplish great charcoal painings of your own. Weare going to render Harry with Charcoal, so prepare your materials:shaved charcoal of different grades (Soft, Medium and Hard),Charcoal pencils and the brushes (Flat and round).

Transfer the image below to your Bristol pad(use 4H pencil or HB), just like we did before when we wererendering with pencils. Just copy the important contour and map theshades, including details.

Steps:

1. Begin by shading the pupils and nostrilsusing your Soft Charcoal pencil.

- You may use your Templates for this, tohave a perfect circle for the pupils.

- Also draw the dark line between the neckand the robe.

2. Using your Medium Charcoal pencil, shadethe eyebrows with small short strokes (see the guide below), andalso shade the iris (again use your template), and glasses. Thenbegin shading the hair at the back of the head and also draw theline between the lips.

3. Fill the front side of the head, thebangs, and the side with hair strands, using the same grade ofpencil (medium).

4. Draw a line for the eyelids.

5. Now shade the shadows around the eyes,nose, the areas between the nose and the mouth, lips (the upperlips are much darker than the lower lips), and on the side of theface to the chin (remember to leave some space for the reflectedlight). Use Medium shaved charcoal and apply with a Flat brush.

6. Now use your Round Brush to dab lightly onthe face with the same charcoal used to tone the surface of theface.

7. Use cotton to blend the area, which willenhance and add a good texture to the face.

8. Add detail in the eyes: use your softcharcoal pencil for the upper lines of the eyes, hard charcoalpencil for the eyelashes and some small lines for the muscles inthe iris (you dont need to draw all of it just few lines). Next isto add a catch of light in both eyes using an electric eraser.

9. Moving on to the nose, finish the detailsby adding more shade including the Philtrum and lips.