You can do a still life if you want, but most charcoal drawings don’t get into the tiniest details, owing to how blunt these tools traditionally are. Subjects are often figure drawings or portraits, or even animals. Usually, it’s just pure sketching, with lots of shading and playing with values. Not too many people approach charcoal with the intent of creating a fully realized piece. Studies seem to be popular with charcoal. And you’ll probably end up with charcoal all over your hands, face, and clothes. One great thing about this week’s Charcoal Brush Set is that you get all kinds of control over the hardness or softness of your digital charcoal but with none of the mess. Compressed bars or charcoal pencils give you a bit more control, but drawing with charcoal is still a tricky technique to master. If you’ve ever done it, even with the mess you know how satisfying it can be to take something as raw and tactile as a charred piece of willow or grapevine and make art with it. Note: This blog post and brush set was originally created by Michelle Li at Autodesk.ĭrawing with charcoal can be messy.
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