Charcoal is a versatile and dramatic medium with incredible potential for expression. This stunning book shows you how to create a drawing using its subtle, complex and bold qualities to best effect. Through step-by-step demonstrations and tasks, it explores the process, explaining how to capture a scene or the feeling of a scene, and, essentially, how best to fix an image to the page. With over 200 illustrations, this beautiful book is a compelling guide for everyone who wants to work with this elusive and powerful medium. Topics covered include:Basics of charcoal – explains the material, its qualities and ways of using itCharcoal lenses – advises on how to choose interesting subjects with the use of photography and sketchbooks, and how to build a library of visual referencesMark making – includes techniques for complete beginners, as well as more advanced ideas for those hoping to develop and refine their workDemonstrations – shows how to use the techniques and build a body of workSoft pastel – suggests ways of combining charcoal with pastel to add color to your workTasks and extensions – gives tips for trying and exploring ideas further to develop your own skills and to create a unique style to your workProtecting your work – advises on the key techniques used for fixing, photographing, storing and framing your work.
✔ Author(s): Kate Boucher
✔ Title: Drawing with Charcoal
✔ Rating : 4.6 out of 5 base on (72 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 1785009753
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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