Realistic Charcoal Drawing for Beginners

How to Recreate a Realistic Landscape in Charcoal from a Photograph

Created by: Diane Flick
Artist and Art Teacher

What Will I Learn?

• You will come away from this class with your own beautiful interpretation of this image rendered in charcoal
• You will also acquire the skills it takes to render this image including how to draw a simple, realistic landscape
• How to layer and build values in charcoal
• How to control the medium (i.e. create sharp edges or blended ones)
• How to replicate a manmade object (wooden rowboat) and create natural textures such as water, clouds, and distant brush
• How to create believable shadows and highlights on those surfaces

Requirements

• This class requires an open mind and an enthusiasm for learning to draw
• This class is for beginners, no experience is necessary

Target audience

• The complete beginner or the charcoal dabbler who wants to acquire skills in realistic drawing techniques