Charcoal is burnt organic material, usually wood. It comes in many different forms including pencils and sticks.Charcoal can be used on many different surfaces. Charcoal is sometimes used when making a preliminary drawing for an oil painting on canvas or panel. For finished drawings, charcoal is typically used on textured drawing papers.

Drawing with charcoal or chalk is addictive. Maybe it’s because charcoal drawings are so fast and prompt, or maybe because the final look is so catchy, but people always love to learn drawing with charcoal. Whatever the reasons for its popularity there are certain charcoal drawing techniques that are used by many artists everyday. In our classes, we'll run through some key charcoal drawing tips and tricks to help you get started your artwork.

Artistically speaking the main thing is to keep in mind for a charcoal drawing is called the essence. While creating a piece, the primary things you want is what you want to say with it in the image. Once you settle on the main idea, everything you do from that point on, every move and every detail you put in, should work to strengthen that aspect of the piece. Using thick and thin lines is an interesting idea in a charcoal drawing. If every line is drawn using the same exact pressure, it ends up looking like a coloring book drawing and can come across very monotonous. Using thick and thin lines in your drawing can make it so much crisp.

So how to use these techniques, and what do you need to know? Learn our Charcoal drawing course from the experts of the industry with StringNEasels. Let's join and follow our steps to get your success.