The Complete Book of Drawing Techniques

118 COMPRESSED CHARCOAL Compressed charcoal is made from finely pulverised high-grade hard charcoal. It is compressed into round ...

Charcoal projects 119 4/A series of random marks that move from darker more intense to lighter more open. 5/A sphere created by ...

120 FROTTAGE Frottage is a French term and it means to take an impression by rubbing. We have probably all done some frottage at ...

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122 Part Two – CHARCOAL THE PROCESS 1/ Transfer the basic sketch to an A1 piece of paper. We have established the basic composit ...

123 Compressed charcoal – projects 4/ Start to stick down the textures you have cut or torn to an appropriate shape that will ro ...

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Compressed charcoal – projects 125 It is always worth spending some time putting in final changes to a frottage composition. Alt ...

126 Part Two – CHARCOAL NEGATIVE SPACE AND CHIAROSCURO Compressed charcoal is very useful for making strong lines and very dark ...

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130 Part Two – CHARCOAL A CONSTRUCTED TONAL DRAWING COMPRESSED CHARCOAL DRAWING DRAPERY Historically drapery has been used for c ...

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133 DRAPERY 2 Another way of working with drapery, which gives a more static effect and is more or less the opposite to the prev ...

134 Part Two – CHARCOAL TROMPE L’OEIL Trompe L’Oeil means to deceive the eye, to create a realistic illusion. There are many way ...

Compressed charcoal – projects 135 You need to light the subject from the side to cast a shadow on the wall behind the subject. ...

136 Part Two – CHARCOAL TROMPE L’OEIL DRAWING OF A GARDENING GLOVE Having drawn out the composition of the gardening glove it is ...

Compressed charcoal – projects 137 1/At the opening end of the glove we are first confronted with a hem type stitch, which makes ...