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
✔ ISBN-13: 9781785009754
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
Readers' opinions about Drawing with Charcoal by Kate Boucher
Virginia Savage
The world created in this book was unlike anything I've ever encountered. The author's imagination knows no bounds, and I was completely mesmerized by the fantastical setting.
Josephine Alvarez
The rich historical context of the book added a layer of depth that I found fascinating. It was like stepping back in time and experiencing history firsthand.
Sydney Richardson
I'm already planning to reread this book. It's one of those stories that you can revisit again and again, discovering new layers of meaning each time.
