Hello, everyone, it's Vaan here and welcomes to my drawing guide. We break down the whole process of this drawing into separate sections. And then look at them all in depth learning new techniques and methods of drawing. The equipment and equipment and supplies we will need for creating this drawing. Now there's a lot of materials and equipment out there. For the paper that I draw and I use bristol board and it's a thick card that has a really smooth drawing surface. I really recommend using this stuff because you can apply a lot of pressure to it and it's not going to tear or bleed through on to the other side. You don't want to use anything like printer paper or anything like that because it's not good quality. Next up we have pencils and there are a lot of different brands out there I've only ever used Faber-Castell or Daler Rowney they seem to be perfectly fine to use but you should get a full set of them so you have a range of different grids to work with. And one white and one black Derwent charcoal pencils.
I mainly used maybe a 2b for sketching outlines and then a 4B onwards for drawing for the darker areas.
First, one is going in freehand and judging the proportions by sketching them. If you do a lot of freehand drawing you will naturally become better at it and be able to sketch it more accurately. Here I'm firstly outlining her head and then once we have that down I'll start outlining the facial features. We have a big shadow down the side of his face and under the neck. We are going to start working on the drawing looking more in-depth for how to start laying down some realistic qualities that involve things like light and shadow.
One of the eyes and I usually start by laying down those really solid outlines mainly the darker areas around the pupil and even some of the eyebrow above it now it's a bit of a commitment going straight into creating more solid outlines. until we get further into the eyebrow where it slowly fades into solid black but the shape still remains. We go we have drawn the eyebrow and now we have pretty much got the whole eye and the eyebrow. We have our outlines and we know where everything will need to go. It's just a matter of laying down some pencil and drawing in the skin. Forehead will have horizontal lands whereas under the eyes and around the cheeks there are a lot more shape and structure. I'm also using a piece of paper to rest on so that I don't smudge the drawing as I go along.
So we the face finished but on the other side and ballooned around the neck we have this solid black shadow. Under the neck where the majority is just a solid black shadow there is this large area of color so you might not be able to achieve the solid black straight away. Applying a lot of pressure we can get something close to a solid black by using charcoal or charcoal pencils. I also work into the ears a little bit and I'm going to go ahead now and color in the hair.
Finally, we have things coming together and looking more realistic we have a base layer and charcoal pencil shading down and we also have blended it to create a smooth gradient. Skin texture which can prove to be quite difficult. Sometimes helpful if you step back and look at the drawing from a different angle and see if everything is looking as good as you want.
So now that that's done I'm going to move on to the arm and we have a similar texture. So it's pretty much the same process. I'm going to start back cleaning up these edges and going over these shadows a bit. these shadows a bit more on this side of the arm, it's more smooths out. Just by changing the pressure I apply to the paper with the pencil I can different shades and terms.
We will have to produce you can see here on the top of the arm and mostly on the shirt because in between them there are the lighter areas and that will bring them out as well. We need to almost match the same turns as the shadow in order for it to stand out. I've also erased some areas of the shadow and filled it in with more of a texture once we have a texture laid down. Looking at the rest of the fabric here it seems to have these vertical lines all over most likely from the stage in our texture of the shirt. Follow the shape of the creases and the shadows on the clothing. When we got that done, we can then we can extend the shadow over the hairs by just going over with white charcoal pencil marks. I always suggest working from light to dark. This is the stage where it's good to review everything and to step back from the whole drawing and see what need more details.
So there we go that pretty much concludes the whole drawing process and this realistic drawing with pencils and charcoal. I look forward to creating more in the future. I want to say thank you for commenting and voting on my pages. You guys are awesome!
Great drawings. Wish I could draw but nope no good at it at all. Thanks for sharing :)
You’re welcome thank you for your wonderful comment
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Thank you for suggesting this! @janashby
Yes, surely. Have a Good week !
I love your charcoal work!!
I love working with it :)
Ah, these are digital electronic crayons????
No, they’re charcoal:)
COOL! ;)
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Apreciado amigo @vaansteam, me da mucho gusto conocer tu trabajo porque verdaderamente veo que eres un profesional. Aunque debo confesar que no soy dibujante, pero si reconozco algo hecho con excelencia.
Por otro lado considero un privilegio que estés en mi lista de seguidores, porque tus publicaciones son un aprendizaje.
Espero que me respondas y a la vez examines mis publicaciones, me gustaría saber tus valiosos comentarios @trigalita.
Thank you for taking your time to comment :) @trigalita
Nice Man... Pretty good skills! Where you learned that ? UPVOTE @vaansteam
Thank you! I learn it by drawing in spare time :) @dalexx
i love it
Thank you so much! @nourtawfiq
wow i love d way you present the steps am a big fan of art but aint good and sketching but am pretty good with adobe photoshop , maybe i will use this to try out my fingers i hv to RESTEEM THIS POST nice one
I know abit of photoshop but I don’t know to use it for art. Hope I can learn something from you!
Nice one, keep it up
Thank you @calebkelly
Great painting! I like drawing but ive never tried to draw with charcoal. I should try one day.
Charcoal is great! Thank you!
Awesome drawing @vaansteam.
Thank you @blackcaviar10
Amazing, Nice foto me upvote
@vaansteam
Thank you @iswandi
It is really cool.wish i could draw like that. Thanks for sharing such wonderfull things with us.
It was my honor to share my work. And I’m to do a lot more thanks for supporting! @raihanshuvo
This is what we calling "the gift". Well done mate.
You're too kind Thanks!
I really like your art, and hope be like you.
if you do not mind, please visit and advise my art blog.
and how about join your contest?
I just did, you have talent. keep it up! !!@mime
i love your pencil work
its epic and in great use
always have these passion for drawing but the only challenge i have is the availability of pen and charcoals in my location.
here is a drawing i made with blue pen due to unavailability of charcoal pen
Awesome drawing my friend! I think you can order some online if it's not available in your area. @ezinwakenneth
that will be awesome!!!
kindly reply with sites i can order from
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They sell a lot of it on Amazon or Ebay
Great!! Love your art!
Thank you! I will do more in the future! @fishking
Nice work with charcoal I am partial to that medium also.
Thank you very much. I'll have to check out your art!
Beautiful and seductive piece of art, love her hair!
ahaha Thanks! Hope you have a wonderful day a head! @lindale
Very nice artwork there sir! You have some very very good drawings and I always look forward to seeing the new ones.
Thank you @jjohnson78 Yes, I'll be drawing once a week as I don't have a lot of time.
It's good touch! Great...
Thank you :) @gaeteul
10.74% @pushup from @vaansteam
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Nice post!
It's very cool.
Thank you glad you like it! @hagoromo
Hi @vaansteam... thank you for this post. I really enjoyed reading and then checking the progress through the photos. It is fascinationg to know the process of how artists like you completes their art.
You're too sweet! @memebibiboboo It's this kind of comment that motivate more to do more. Thank you!!
Your post makes me wanna go out and buy the supplies you listed! :) really interesting and again thank you for sharing...
Yes you should. It’s quite fun :)
I want to draw a picture with a pencil sketch. Nice illustration.
Your welcome. You should do it :)
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Wow. You are really good. I wouldn't mind a sketch. Hehehehe 😂
Hahaha thank you so much
Really really beautiful, well done!
Thanks @anna89 really nice of you!
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Beautiful
Thank you! @jibja
I've been to art school before but sadly, art really isnt for me. Checking out your post made me realize that it's not just about the talent but it also has something to do with skill and your willingness to learn. Sad to say, i was too lazy at that time to take my art classes seriously.. this post has lots of tips and good info on charcoal drawing.. keep posting articles like these @vaansteam.. this informational article may help a lot of steemian artists out there :)
Thank you @linchybaby for the awesome comment! When I was young I used to watch a lot of TV and started drawing cartoon. I never really been to any art school. I just like drawing. I know drawing is not for everyone. I’m sure you’re good at something else, that i’m not good at. Wish you the best and nice meeting on here! :)
It's good that even without art school you still are doing lots of drawings.. best way to be good at something is to practice, practice and practice!! and what's nicer is that you have talent on what you love doing.. that doesnt come around alot :)
Right, practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good :)
I totally agree with you there!
Hey vaan its superb work
Thank you @khaleelahmed
this is so beautiful, this is what I really want to do someday. I'm using my ipad and an apple pencil with procreate app so I feel like I need to learn how to draw by people with great skill like you! :)
That's cool I never draw on an Ipad before. I might try it soon. Thank you!
wow so beautiful. You are very talented
Thank so much @skullangs
Hebat...
Tidak semua pelukis bisa melakukan nya
:)
thanks for this tutorial... and now I will go and start drawing.
peace love and happiness.
Sounds great! I can't wait to see it!
Ooh wauw!! Want to do this! Soo beautifull
Thank you! You should. It was fun too!
Nice drawing! I'd probably hurt myself just from trying to draw something.
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Keep it up!!
ahaha I hope not :)
Awh lovely drawing and intresting process ^^ followed ! hope to see more of your work on my feed !
Thanks! I'll be drawing more real soon!
Wow,,so amazing
Thank you! @nufusmutiara
I like drawing, but my pictures are not good.
I'm sure you're good with something I'm not
woow, your drawing is beautiful, your skill/talent is awesome. final words everything just came together to bring a speechless reaction from me. Weldon.
Thank you so much @t-belema your comment makes my day!
I can't draw, but always like seeing how it is done. Thanks for sharing / teaching.
You're welcome, glad you like it! @willow2u
wow! excellent work, I will closely follow your artistic work!
Thank you so much for that, I"ll be sure to do more! @javgreen
Nice work! =D I followed you, be sure to check me out if you get the chance.
I did, you're very talented yourself! I'm impressed! @nyctoinc
This incredible your work, you can see mine :D
Your work is amazing also! @josuegonzalez
Lovely Drawing! I like how you show the process of it step by step and share advice! :)
You're very welcome! I like that cat picture you drew. It was cute! :) @lifetipsbysn
Thank you! :)
Nice work!! Although I do digital mainly, I would love to get back to the nitty gritty again. Upvoted and followed
Thank you! I'll do the same to see more of your work! @juniorshelver
Wow that's some great work! Unfortunately I don't think I'll ever be able to draw as well as that, but I definitely enjoy reading and seeing the process. I love your diversity of content. Also I was not expecting to win on the last post :P
Thank you! You're good with makeups, that something I don't think I ever able to do. ahaha Yes, congrats to you again for winning! @kiki.tan
Hmmmm! You doing great job bro, well done. I'm gonna follow you to see many of your posts
Thank you for that bro, I appreciate it!