Detailed Portrait Drawing in Charcoal
Despite the simplicity of the medium, charcoal portrait drawings can be delicate and luminous.
This 4 hour recorded workshop will show you how to create a refined and realistic portrait in charcoal by starting simple and adding complexity gradually.
What’s included:
- An HD recording of the entire workshop (Over 4 hours in total)
- Reference image
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What you’ll learn
- You will learn how to use sharpened charcoal and a kneadable eraser to create an extremely detailed portrait.
- Learn how to work with the point of charcoal. This method is slower than conventional approaches to charcoal, but makes it easier to control forms and tones.
- Starting from a simple but accurate block-in, you will learn how to add detail gradually, ensuring that the underlying major structures remain in place throughout the process and impart a sense of believable solidity to the finished drawing.
This workshop will help you to...
- Create more realistic and detailed drawings.
- Enhance the sense of luminosity in your drawings.
- Expand your repertoire with charcoal - working with the point of charcoal can work really well with other techniques.
Course Contents
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- Introduction and Materials (20:05)
- Creating an Envelope (19:01)
- Blocking in the Shadow Shapes (25:18)
- Refining the Shadow Shapes - Part 1 (17:57)
- Refining the Shadow Shapes - Part 2 (16:13)
- Adding Variations in the Darks - Part 1 (17:48)
- Adding Variations in the Darks - Part 2 (15:41)
- Principles of Halftones (14:25)
- Laying in the Halftones - Part 1 (11:44)
- Laying in the Halftones - Part 2 (9:53)
- Adjusting the Shadows - Part 1 (14:51)
- Adjusting the Shadows - Part 2 (16:46)
- Rendering the Eyes - Part 1 (20:32)
- Rendering the Eyes - Part 2 (10:42)
- Rendering the Forms Around the Eyes (17:00)
- Rendering the Remaining Features - Part 1 (15:34)
- Rendering the Eyes - Part 2 + Finishing the Background (14:52)
- Conclusion (1:07)
Extra Support
A great way to get additional support while working through this Portrait Drawing Course is to book in some 1-1 mentorship sessions. You will be able to ask questions directly and I will be able to give you feedback about how to improve your painting.
Sessions are held online via Skype/Zoom/Hangouts so you can get support from anywhere in the world.
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