Tips for drawing charcoal

Above about tips for crawing charcoal.

One of the most commonly used mediums by artists is the drawing charcoal. Drawing charcoal is easily accessible, can create the lightest of grays to the rich darkest of blacks and is very easy to work with. Compared to that of the pencil, drawing charcoal is arguably more visually stimulating. Before using drawing charcoal for your artistic endeavors, you must be aware that there are a few different types of charcoals to choose from.

The first is the drawing charcoal pencil. The drawing charcoal pencil is merely tightly compressed pieces of charcoal wrapped in a plastic or a timber like material. The Willow and vine charcoal is generally unwrapped and can produce shades from pale gray to a deep black. Hard charcoal is a strong, tough sketching tool used primarily for extremely fine lines. You may be want to use hard charcoal on strong, thick paper. Charcoal is general is very affordable.