Introduction to Charcoal

Concepts covered: pressure, shading, light and dark, working with smudging, creating texture, observational drawing, drawing from an image, drawing 3D objects, fine motor control, imagination

Lesson 1: Working with different amounts of pressure
Lesson 2: Creating sharp lines - observing the natural inconsistency of charcoal
Lesson 3: Creating an abstract artwork by practicing skills learnt in lesson one and two
Lesson 4: Drawing a 3D object, creating the illusion of a sphere on flat paper
Lesson 5: A mountain range - imaginative drawing of shapes, working with light and dark to create the illusion of distance, using different techniques to create different textures
Lesson 6: Observing and recreating light and shadow from a real-world object
Lesson 7: An eye - observation drawing from an image - combining all technical skills used, breaking down a complex image into lines, shapes and shadows
Lesson 8: Water drops on a page - step by step instruction combining all the techniques used