Draw with charcoal and draw with charcoal sticks. The difference between them lies in their most important advantages and the tools used.

 Draw with charcoal and draw with charcoal sticks. The difference between them lies in their most important advantages and the tools used.

a definition :

            Charcoal is one of the most important tools used in drawing because of its strong material and different shades from other tools. It also offers a range of diverse uses in terms of light and lots of detail.

        Charcoal also has its own tools, and this is due to the differences we mentioned before and the different way of processing it. Charcoal is easy to spread while drawing and easy to destroy. Therefore, it has special handling and tools. , among which we cite:

Before you get familiar with the tools, you need to have some basic information before you start drawing

Charcoal tools:

         Charcoal tools have a special character that goes hand in hand with the important raw material charcoal, but if we consider charcoal as a tool as well, it in turn is divided into types , which are :




Light pencils: mainly used to draw the first details of the painting, small details or gradients of light or shadows.

Medium pencils: They are used to clarify important and precise details of the drawing, grading shadows and mixing light and dark shades.

Dark pens: They are used to decorate the drawing, trace or create contrast between important and unimportant details.

Often all three types are used together or in a single design, giving consistency in light and shadow.

      Paper is the most important tool, because incorrect choice leads to deterioration of the drawing. The paper should be of medium or heavy thickness with a rough texture that can withstand the pressing force of the pen and adhere easily to the paper. is of two types.

Cardboard: Or known in the Arab world as egg paper, because it has a moderately rough texture and medium thickness, often because moderation in choice is most appropriate.

Colored paper: It has the same characteristics, but with a variety of colors.

      We have dedicated an entire article to it, or the balayage pen, which is used to create shadows and colors, helps mix different types of charcoal and serves as a substitute for tissues when balayage.

   Charcoal Rod Drawing Tools

            Drawing with charcoal sticks is one of the most enjoyable experiences that any painter would prefer to try, because of its characteristics, wonderful material and the strength of the black tint it contains. In addition, the love of exploration in any painter makes him want to draw with it, and there are those who make it the basic tool to express themselves.

            Charcoal drawing is divided into two types: Complete drawings, which are those drawings that exist in their infancy and do not require any other tools to become complete. The second type is complementary drawing, which often requires another tool like coloring. to become complete, and it is the least used compared to the first.

Draw with charcoal and draw with charcoal sticks. The difference between them lies in their most important advantages and the tools used.

a definition :

            Charcoal is one of the most important tools used in drawing because of its strong material and different shades from other tools. It also offers a range of diverse uses in terms of light and lots of detail.

        Charcoal also has its own tools, and this is due to the differences we mentioned before and the different way of processing it. Charcoal is easy to spread while drawing and easy to destroy. Therefore, it has special handling and tools. , among which we cite:

Before you get familiar with the tools, you need to have some basic information before you start drawing

Charcoal tools:

         Charcoal tools have a special character that goes hand in hand with the important raw material charcoal, but if we consider charcoal as a tool as well, it in turn is divided into types , which are :

Light pencils: mainly used to draw the first details of the painting, small details or gradients of light or shadows.

Medium pencils: They are used to clarify important and precise details of the drawing, grading shadows and mixing light and dark shades.

Dark pens: They are used to decorate the drawing, trace or create contrast between important and unimportant details.

Often all three types are used together or in a single design, giving consistency in light and shadow.

      Paper is the most important tool, because incorrect choice leads to deterioration of the drawing. The paper should be of medium or heavy thickness with a rough texture that can withstand the pressing force of the pen and adhere easily to the paper. is of two types.

Cardboard: Or known in the Arab world as egg paper, because it has a moderately rough texture and medium thickness, often because moderation in choice is most appropriate.

Colored paper: It has the same characteristics, but with a variety of colors.

      We have dedicated an entire article to it, or the balayage pen, which is used to create shadows and colors, helps mix different types of charcoal and serves as a substitute for tissues when balayage.

 Charcoal Rod Drawing Tools

            Drawing with charcoal sticks is one of the most enjoyable experiences that any painter would prefer to try, because of its characteristics, wonderful material and the strength of the black tint it contains. In addition, the love of exploration in any painter makes him want to draw with it, and there are those who make it the basic tool to express themselves.

            Charcoal drawing is divided into two types: Complete drawings, which are those drawings that exist in their infancy and do not require any other tools to become complete. The second type is complementary drawing, which often requires another tool like coloring. to become complete, and it is the least used compared to the first.

Lighting Tools:

- Gelly Roll pen is used to draw the lighting of small details.

- A white acrylic pen is used to draw the first sketch or to color the charcoal lighting, especially large details

- White wood stains help to work and define the contours of the lighting

To draw details:

- A special mono zero pen for drawing fine details, like wrinkles or hair, from the best brand Tombow

- Pen erasers for greater control and to create light layers

- The engraving pen, which is a pen with a metal tip often circular, its mission is to create lines inside the paper or to work on creating deep lines inside the paper to create ripples that the we exploit as terrain for the drawing style. hair or drawing skin, whether by drawing on it with charcoal pencils or sprinkling charcoal powder over it and manipulating the lighting to match the deep lines.

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Lead powder can easily be created from a regular pencil, taking into account that the pencil is of the appropriate quality. We combine it with charcoal either to extract a lower quality, or we add it to the charcoal to form a darker layer. The process is carried out by spreading the powder onto water brushes or makeup brushes.

- Pencils are often used to create gradients of light, because charcoal is darker than lead.

- The massager is an essential contributor to the control of gradients and the integration of the powder

Supported methods:

Gradient technique: This technique is used whether in gradient from lightest to darkest or in gradient in the tools, and it is limited to the use only of charcoal. Draw a bad sketch on ordinary paper or gray paper, then the sketch stage and draw with pen on the paper. previous papers or white colors on colored papers, using the gradation technique. From lightest to darkest, as the formation of the initial image depends on the gradations of light to determine the places of light and shadow, using the paper as the element that shows the light, then using dark gradients as the type shading.

- Lead and charcoal technique. This technique involves drawing 60 percent of the drawing using the lead technique like a regular drawing, then creating larger details with charcoal to show more details, especially the baselines, and create strong shadows and darker.

- Combination of lead and charcoal. Here, lead is used as a secondary material to create color gradients or create light shadows.

Drawing with squares is a technique used to draw a sketch or first drawing more precisely and helps create basic lines.

- Draw with powder. The technique involves drawing with an engraving pen on the paper and creating invisible details on it. The powder was sprinkled with a brush, then the details were drawn with greater precision, then the light and shadow were distributed more evenly. .

Drawing with charcoal depends on good mastery of using a group of tools, and not just charcoal

Learn more:

- The difference between gouache acrylic and watercolor colors, methods of use and 

- Mechanical pencils for drawing, their definition and uses, the best mechanical pencils 

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