Charcoal drawing is timeless, stylish, atmospheric and arresting. In thiseasy-to-follow beginner's guide, readers are taken on a journey to explore the rich potential of monochrome using the medium of charcoal. Inexpensive and easy to source, charcoal is perfect for the beginner artist. To increase the variety of mark-making, or simply to make life easier, readers can chooseto buydifferent types and sizes of charcoal, and tools such as blenders and brushes for different effects. This is allexplained clearlyso the reader can makeinformed choices. Following the section on tools and materials, thebasic techniques are presented, showing how to exploit the medium tobest effect. Thefundamentals of drawingare also covered, includingperspective, compositionandobservational drawing. | Charcoal by Richard Rochester, Paperback | Indigo Chapters