Charcoal and Pencil Drawing
This website is created to share the passion and dedicate to providing informations regarding the art of representational (realistic) charcoal and pencil drawing.
Great drawings have often been overlooked as the masters were always more recognized for their oil paintings, while the drawings were considered to be only studies or preliminaries for their final projects. Drawings are unique for their simplicity and free spirited nature. It is a very honest form of art and no other arts are comparable to the beauty of effortlessly but masterfully executed pencil or charcoal drawings. Whether you are an artist, a student, a collector or just an art lover, you will most likely find what you are searching for from our diverse categories of contents. You may browse through and find inspirations from our selections of master-works. We have great examples of beautiful pieces by the masters from 17th century to contemporary artists. If you are looking for drawing lessons, See our excellent how to draw tutorials designed for beginners as well as advanced, introducing the basic fundamentals, thoroughly covering the important basis for becoming a good draughtsman. You can also see our demonstrations area for your alternative learning experience or entertainment, and see the drawings being created by various artists. Many are in the video format as well as the step by step stills with explananations. If you are an art collector, or looking to commission charcoal or pencil portraits, we have excellent selections of various contemporary artists offering their services, as well as recommended art gallery listings from around the world. Also enjoy our book recommendations, art supplies info, listings of figure drawing groups/classes, and more. We'll always be updating this site with more and more contents as we continue to learn about this beautiful art. We invite you to subscribe and visit often.
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