fine-art

Charcoal Drawing

Draw light and shadow with confidence in charcoal

12 lessons4 modules9h 0m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

Charcoal is the fastest path to understanding light, shadow, and form because it lets you build deep blacks, lift bright highlights, and blend soft transitions in minutes. This course teaches the materials, marks, and a value-first method professional draughtsmen use. You finish with completed still-life and portrait drawings and a workflow you can repeat on any subject.

Curriculum

Module 1: The Charcoal Toolkit and First Marks3 lessons

Vine vs. Compressed: Knowing Your CharcoalPreview45m
Paper, Boards, and a Safe Studio Setup🔒45m
Holding, Marking, and Warming Up🔒45m

Module 2: Seeing and Building Value3 lessons

The Five-Value Scale🔒45m
Light Logic: Form Shadow, Cast Shadow, and the Core🔒45m
Layering and Building Darks Without Mud🔒45m

Module 3: Blending and Erasing as Drawing3 lessons

Smudging and Blending Tools🔒45m
The Eraser as a Drawing Tool🔒45m
Texture, Edges, and Mark Variety🔒45m

Module 4: Still Life and Portrait Application3 lessons

Setting Up and Drawing a Still Life🔒45m
Constructing the Head: The Loomis Method🔒45m
Shading a Portrait and Finishing Cleanly🔒45m