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Charcoal Drawing Clothed Seated Female 2099

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Description

In this video Steve demonstrates a full figure portrait drawing in charcoal. The demonstration examines all aspects of portraiture as well as the subtleties of charcoal as a medium.

Index

00:00:11 - About the paper, charcoal, and paper towels, see the materials list on the website

00:02:12 - Placing the subject on the support, getting scale, basic sketch

00:04:23 - Begin the portrait, laying in the headform and features

00:05:40 - Scaling the eyes, decision making, editing what you want to say

00:07:55 - Creating form with value, finding the planes with highlight and shadow using an eraser,

00:12:08 - Introducing darks, working with the hair

00:14:13 - Going to the universe

00:17:57 - Adding the lightest lights

00:20:01 - Begin rendering the body and chair, taking measurements

00:22:41 - Adding a hand

00:24:16 - Developing the legs and feet

00:28:30 - Building form with halftones, darks and highlights, finishing the hair

00:32:38 - Refining the chair