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 session, Lizet Dingemans will be working with model Myriam to build the portrait using shapes rather than lines. With willow charcoal on white paper, blending tools like a hog brush and Sofft knife, and an optional ...
Lizet Dingemans draws model Tim's head in perspective, enhancing and designing the portrait pose (rather than simply copying what we see). Materials: willow charcoal and black pastel pencil on charcoal toned white paper.
There are tons of books telling you how to draw the head. Luckily for you, Lizet Dingemans has read them all! In this short tutorial, she explains the importance of anatomy and how to simplify and construct a head using ...
