Wildlife Workshops that feature the shaded charcoal technique

Below are some wildlife workshops where the drawing tutorial has focused on charcoal pencils and the charcoal /carbon dust techniques.

Watch the Florida MANATEE workshop on my YouTube Channel.

Other Resources

Below you'll find a list of suggested art media.

Suggested Materials for this technique

• Light sketching pencil (like a 2H).
• Fine-tipped permanent ink pen.
• Willow charcoal sticks or charcoal/graphite pencils (such as General’s carbon sketch pencil or Wolff carbon pencil).
• Opaque white media such as pencils, pastels, pens.
• Emery board/nail file or preferably ultra fine-grained sandpaper sheet (like 600 grit).
• Erasers – preferably a fine-tipped eraser pencil in pencil form like the Tombow mono zero eraser and/or the Tombow mono sand eraser.
• Blending stomp – preferably in small and medium sizes.
• Soft watercolor brush or makeup brush for gently brushing away errant dust.
• Brushes in a variety of sizes and styles for applying and blending the carbon/charcoal dust.
• Scrap paper for protecting your drawing from the oily palm of your hand (wash your hands thoroughly before beginning your carbon dust drawing).
• Handout (value scale and viewfinder template) that you can download at bottom of the page.