Charcoal Drawing - Basic Forms

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Learn how to draw with charcoal in this drawing lesson from the course, The Charcoal Drawing Course. In this lesson, we create a still life drawing of basic forms - a cube, a pyramid, and a sphere using vine and compressed charcoal on charcoal paper. Use a kneaded eraser to pull out highlights and refine the drawing.
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[@WilliamParmley]

Fantastic! As I watched you work I began to see subtle details of the values in the reference photo that I had not noticed at first. I can tell that "seeing" is a very important part of this process.

[@stizelswik3694]

I love working with Charcoal. Thank you for these interesting instructions! I've done portraits with charcoal as well as still lifes. It's a fun medium!

[@deepikabejjanki8550]

You should get likes. I like you man ❤❤

[@patriciabrowning5741]

Thank you for the valuable information

[@kimiastewart6293]

I love working with charcoal pencil, thank you for sharing

[@Draw_together]

Beautiful drawing!

[@sk8rjenn]

I don't know why it's bothering me so much, but I would have made the top pyramid darker on the front face, love this tho thank you!

[@stizelswik3694]

I agree... with the addition that I would have darkened the whole thing as the item's values themselves are... shadow vs light, etc.

[@coloringwithd]

Thank you for the tips. Still working on these techniques. Have a nice day ☺☺☺

[@SirPrancelot1]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@prajnaparamita4365]

Thank you Sir 🙏🏻

[@TheTiziana1965]

Bravo

[@scholarthefuture7284]

My teacher is also teaching me like this!😮 ❤💖😇

[@sivkaburka2667]

❤👍👏😁💥

[@katrinaschultz977]

What is the best paper to use.

[@thevirtualinstructor]

This drawing is completed on charcoal paper which is a great surface for charcoal, but regular drawing paper works great as well.

[@nancyvanoostveldt6211]

Great! Only the right side of the rectangle is not strait down. For me it makes me feel strange to see that and distorce al of the shapes. 😮

[@thevirtualinstructor]

It's not straight down in the reference either. There is distortion due to the angle of the perspective. There's actually 3-point perspective at work here.

[@michaelriches2362]

Sorry, sorry, but I couldn't help noticing that he didn't get the angles right from the original particularly with the rectangle beneath the pyramid, perhaps it doesn't matter hehe

[@thevirtualinstructor]

Did you watch until the end?