For the Intermediate Enthusiast

What you'll learn

Draw realistically from a photo, and scale up from a smaller reference to a larger drawing.

Layer charcoal to create depth and richness.

Create realistic, natural textures in charcoal.

Match the values from a reference photos to your charcoal drawing.

Requirements

It's best to have some charcoal experience before taking this course. It's ok to try it as a complete beginner too, but if you have taken a few charcoal classes, or have taught yourself some basic charcoal skills beforehand, it will benefit you greatly in this class.

Description

In this exciting step-by-step intermediate charcoal class, we will be exploring different textures in charcoal for creating a believable, realistic hummingbird in flight. Specifically focused on bird textures, this class will introduce the newly intermediate charcoal enthusiast to a wide range of skills that can be applied widely to a variety of other subjects.The teacher will walk you thru each step carefully and thoroughly from very start to very finish, explaining the why and how behind each line and layer. You will learn several skills, or practice ones you may already have such as:Scaling an image from a smaller reference to a larger drawingHow to apply different kinds of charcoal in a way that is measured to create maximum resultsHow to manipulate charcoal and charcoal tools to replicate believable, natural textures such as the rough patchiness of bird feathers, the hard sharpness of the beak, the shiny little eye and the motion blur of the wingsHow to manage charcoal to produce matching values so the different areas of your drawing work together to form a cohesive, three-dimensional image.You will enjoy this class and gain a lot from it if you have some experience with charcoal but wish to develop your skills further and gain new techniques to add to your repertoire.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome!

Lecture 2 Materials

Lecture 3 Preparation

Section 2: Drawing

Lecture 4 Drawing 1st Grid & Frame

Lecture 5 Drawing the Grid on Paper

Lecture 6 Measuring for the Body

Lecture 7 Drawing the Body

Lecture 8 Drawing the Head

Lecture 9 Drawing the Wings

Lecture 10 Drawing the Tail

Lecture 11 Drawing the Eye

Lecture 12 Drawing the Beak

Lecture 13 Drawing the Flower

Lecture 14 Drawing Markings & Details - Part 1

Lecture 15 2.2.8 Drawing Markings & Details - Part 2

Section 3: Adding Background Values

Lecture 16 Toning the Paper

Lecture 17 Basic Background Value

Lecture 18 Adjusting Background Value

Lecture 19 Darker Background Values - Left

Lecture 20 Darker Background Values - Right

Section 4: Basic Bird & Flower Values

Lecture 21 First Layer on the Body

Lecture 22 First Layers on the Head & Tail

Lecture 23 First Layers on the Wings

Lecture 24 First Layer on the Flower

Section 5: Textures

Lecture 25 Textures on the Body

Lecture 26 Textures on the Right Wing

Lecture 27 Textures on the Left Wing

Lecture 28 Textures on the Tail

Lecture 29 Basic Textures on the Head

Lecture 30 Refining Textures on the Head

Lecture 31 Textures on the Flower

Section 6: Feet, Eye and Beak

Lecture 32 Rendering the Feet

Lecture 33 Rendering the Eye

Lecture 34 Rendering the Beak

Section 7: Finishing Details

Lecture 35 Touching Up

Lecture 36 Signature

Lecture 37 Workable Fixatif

Section 8: Recap

Lecture 38 Congratulations!

Intermediate charcoal enthusiasts who would like some new skills, especially if you are specifically wanting to learn how to create some natural textures in your work.