Drawing with Charcoal Paperback / softback
by Kate Boucher
Paperback / softback
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Charcoal is a versatile and dramatic medium with incredible potential for expression.
This stunning book shows you how to create a drawing using its subtle, complex and bold qualities to best effect.
Through step-by-step demonstrations and tasks, it explores the process, explaining how to capture a scene or the feeling of a scene, and, essentially, how best to fix an image to the page.
With over 200 illustrations, this beautiful book is a compelling guide for everyone who wants to work with this elusive and powerful medium.
Topics covered include: The basics of charcoal – explains the material, its qualities and ways of using it; Charcoal lenses – advises on how to choose interesting subjects with the use of photography and sketchbooks, and how to build a library of visual references; Mark making – includes techniques for complete beginners, as well as more advanced ideas for those hoping to develop and refine their work; Demonstrations – shows how to use the techniques and build a body of work; Soft pastel – suggests ways of combining charcoal with pastel to add colour to your work; Tasks and extensions – gives tips for trying and exploring ideas further to develop your own skills and to create a unique style to your work and finally: Protecting your work – advises on the key techniques used for fixing, photographing, storing and framing your work.
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In Stock - More than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:144 pages, 223 Illustrations, color
- Publisher:The Crowood Press Ltd
- Publication Date:16/11/2021
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- ISBN:9781785009754
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In Stock - More than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:144 pages, 223 Illustrations, color
- Publisher:The Crowood Press Ltd
- Publication Date:16/11/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9781785009754