Drawing a portrait in charcoal
Nathan Fowkes
Join Nathan Fowkes in this inspirational and practical video as he demonstrates how to draw a portrait in charcoal, focusing on composition, tools and techniques, and how to achieve a stunning tonal effect in black and white.
In this weeks portrait session, tutor Luca Indraccolo will be working from a rim-lit image of model Rupert, where you’ll learn to control value and edges to create dramatic lighting on black paper.
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In this week's 1-hour portrait drawing session, Lizet Dingemans will be focusing on shadow shapes and edges of the shapes. She will be drawing an hour-long pose of Lucy using a combination of willow and compressed charcoal ...
Watch David Shevlino draw an hour-long portrait of Amanda using compressed charcoal. He will be focusing on the head and facial features as well as providing advice on tools, materials, and techniques.
