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How to Draw a Portrait (Side On) charcoal free lessons Nov 01, 2024

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...

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Sketch This Ballerina with a Charcoal Pencil charcoal free lessons Apr 19, 2024

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...
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Charcoal Pencils for Beginners - Simple Still Life charcoal free lessons Mar 11, 2024

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...

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How to Use The Enveloping Method for Better Proportions charcoal drawing tips free lessons Mar 18, 2022

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...

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