charcoal drawing

5 Tips for charcoal drawing

Charcoal drawing is a technique which makes use of charred sticks to get a beautiful output. There are some tips with which you can improve your charcoal drawing and we are going to list them down below.

  • Find the essence: It is important to create the main idea or essence of drawing. The main idea is what the image is about, and what you want to say with it.
  • Learn the value of value: Value refers to the difference in light to dark shade on a range of one to ten.
  • Squint: Squint is the idea of simplifying your drawings. Squinting also helps to see simple shapes easily and add more essence to drawing.
  • Explore thick and thin lines: If every line is drawn with the same width it gives a monotonous look. The rule is to draw lines on top of things as thinner and underneath objects as thicker.
  • Use an eraser: Charcoal drawings are easy to control. Use an eraser to easily remove or erase what is not needed in your drawings.

Follow these simple tips and techniques for beautiful drawings.

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