Starting your figure drawing with basic shapes makes it easier to draw more sophisticated lines on top. Here, I've drawn the ...

The Friends of the Gallery little ones - affectionately known as FOGlets - saw some of the adults at work at Deb Mostert's drawing workshop while they made some charcoal drawings of their own. FOGlets ...

Workshop details Charcoal is an ancient and versatile drawing material, but it is one which can sometimes feel difficult to handle. In this one-day workshop, artist Tansy Lee Moir will show you some ...

Learn how to make your own charcoal drawing sticks for art charcoal sticks to create works of art using a new paint can, a campfire, and some small sticks. To make your own charcoal drawing sticks the ...

Charcoal can be messy, but is worth persevering with. It is less precise than pencil but gives a darker, richer tone. Charcoal is a good medium for creating marks quickly and works well as an ...

Drawing may seem like an innate skill one either has or doesn't. I had been intimidated to try my hand at drawing for years because I subscribed to the notion that I wasn't a natural. But learning all ...

From early cave painters to Pablo Picasso to Roberto Longo, artists have long loved the expressive potential of a soft charcoal pencil or crayon. Each sweep of charcoal offers intense black color and ...