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In this portrait drawing tutorial, we'll sketch a profile (side-on) view of a man without using any help from tracing, grids or a proportional divider.
Although I use charcoal pencils on a colored ground for this sketch, you can easily follow along with regular graphite pencils and a white piece o...
Follow along with me as we sketch a ballerina with a couple of charcoal pencils on toned paper.
See beneath the video for a materials list and to download the reference photos.
Materials You'll Need
- Charcoal pencils: I used a blister pack from Derwent, which contained a white, dark, me...
Join me in this full charcoal pencils tutorial designed with newcomers in mind. This is a full step-by-step lesson so download the reference photos below, check the materials list, and follow along!
See beneath the video for materials and reference photos.
Materials You'll Need
- Dark/bl ...
The enveloping method helps you to draw proportions more accurately and is often used in figure drawing. In this lesson, I take you through a drawing of a simple figure using a white charcoal pencil on a black piece of paper.
However, you can follow the first half of the lesson (the envelope techni...
