Black and White Charcoal Drawing

Black and White Charcoal Drawing

Charcoal and graphite are one of the oldest art mediums. Charcoal is a unique media which can be used to create detailed or more expressive sketches and drawings in grays and blacks. Charcoal art is a form of art in which charcoal powder and different types of charcoal- vine, compressed, pencil form is used. I enjoy using this black and white charcoal drawing technique for drawings. The mid-tones are established by the toned paper. I use paintbrushes such as this one are great for blending charcoal. I have my dark and light values mapped out on my drawing, and am feeling much more confident in the overall proportion