Technically Charcoal is burnt organic material (Wood) and form of dry art medium, which is often used by artists for their versatile properties. The method used to create a drawing is little similar to Soft pastel. Charcoal medium is available in different forms, such as pencil, compresses charcoal, vine charcoal, charcoal powder etc. Fixatives are often used with charcoal drawings to solidify the position to prevent erasing or rubbing off of charcoal dust. Charcoal drawings are a great way to practice sketching and shading. it gives a possibility to create great levels of gradation of tones by merely varying the pressure of fingers and can create varieties of strokes on the surface.

The Charcoal drawings course focus on sketching, shading and its techniques. It is one of the fastest media to produce a professional quality of drawing with proper training and skill. This course is a guide to improve skill and gain mastery in the charcoal medium. A variety of subjects including still life, flowers, animals, landscapes, and portraiture are covered in this course.

• Be familiar with common types and varieties of Charcoal, its usages on types of surfaces.
• Application, mixing, blending and understanding Tone and Value. 
• Application of Various techniques to produce a variety of effects and textures.
• Create a dimension to the object with proper shading techniques.
• How to create highlights and shadows.
• Drawing Nature, Flowers, Animals, Birds, Landscapes, Portraiture effectively by using charcoal.
• Create aesthetic compositions.
• Start at the very beginning and understand the techniques step by step to advance level.
• The student will gain confidence with this medium and its different techniques and will able to draw like pro successfully.

Duration: 4 Months

Level: Beginners and Intermediate