Drawing Together Episode 93: Country Road
this episode is Part of the Drawing Together live video series – learn more here
Today’s drawing is that of a country road with a large, overhanging tree. Follow along using this reference image: Reference Image
Today, I’m working with:
- Charcoal Drawing Paper
- Charcoal Pencils (2B, 4B)
- Vine Charcoal
- Kneaded and Rubber Erasers
- Blending Stumps
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The landscape drawings always help me with my other art media. Thanks!
Not really complete, but I wanted to add it.
This looks great! Very nice light
I liked the dark/light contrasts in this reference photo. A very relaxing scene to draw.
Now, after a few drawings where we have drawn clouds, I can’t help but looks a clouds in nature without seeing the details of the lights, darks, and edges 🙂
It was great subject to get my charcoals back out and my drawing brain. This past semester I took two painting classes, so trying to join a live or even draw with the video was a struggle, so I took a break. I really enjoyed this one and realized that my approach to drawing has changed. I found myself trying to perfect the sky and spent most of my time working on it. But in the end decided to just leave it be.
Mark’s are thoughts. Looking forward to practicing.
Great lesson for observing shadow and light. I think I used watercolor paper, but can’t wait to see how the charcoal will work on the Rives BFK.
This is wornderful!
This looks great. It looks like those Dollar Store pencils worked out just fine!
Trying out some dollar store charcoal pencils. Turned out ok.
could go on forever with this. think that will do it for now LOL
Thanks. I’m not sure why it looks so dark. Must have messed up taking the photo.
Everyone did so well on this!
So much clarity. Looks great.
Nice work with this!
Great work!
Nice!
Wonderful work! This is a beautiful use of pen and ink.
Another pen and ink attempt. I’m gonna stick with it! I used a gray ink brush pen to add some of the shadowy areas. Is that cheating?
i will draw this one later, but i wanted to share a similar drawing.
fantastic work
Thank you Scott for selecting such a wonderful subject! It brought memories from traveling through Poland. Experimented with the sky, using powder like charcoal pencil’s shavings, spread with tissue paper. Did not work too well; powder got pressed too much into grooves of the paper, and it was hard to create white clouds. I will darken some portion of the sky after a few days. Anyway, I am posting it now. I love drawing with charcoal! 11.5×15.5, Strathmore, 500 series, 100% cotton, laid finish charcoal paper.
So similar to my oil painting of 2012.
This is wonderful to hear, Claude! I love the softness of this drawing and the quality of light.
Very nice work wit this, Tammy!
Did mine on artboard.
Thank you again Scott. Great fun. Used the Clairefontaine multi-techniques 115 lb 5.8 x 8.3 in paper. It has a nice texture, and did release the vine charcoal a lot more than previous papers used, so was glad I experimented with it, as was not happy with previous results using charcoal. As you say, this is a learning process, and I have more appreciation for vine charcoal after today. Many thanks… see you next week!