Types Of Drawing Charcoal

When it comes to drawing and sketching there are many instruments that you can use to get your imagination onto a sheet of paper. One of the most commonly used mediums by artists is the drawing charcoal. Drawing charcoal is easily accessible, can create the lightest of grays to the rich darkest of blacks and is very easy to work with. Its popularly seems to be steadily growing over the years as more and more artists realize its unique quality to enhance the visual presentation of many of their sketches and drawings. Compared to that of the pencil, drawing charcoal is arguably more visually stimulating. Plus people will tend to take you more seriously as an artist, since drawing charcoal is used by some of the most renowned artists from all over the world.

Before using drawing charcoal for your artistic endeavors, you must be aware that there are a few different types of charcoals to choose from. The first is the drawing charcoal pencil. The drawing charcoal pencil is merely tightly compressed pieces of charcoal wrapped in a plastic or a timber like material. Charcoal can be flaky and powdery, so if you decide to use a charcoal pencil without its plastic or timber like wrappings, you may end up with dirty hands.

The charcoal pencil is also very easy to sharpen, which is very important for the finest details of your drawings. Another of type of drawing charcoal is the Willow and vine charcoal. The Willow and vine charcoal is generally unwrapped and can produce shades from pale gray to a deep black. This utensil is great for the everyday sketches. One of the most noticeable traits of the Willow and vine charcoal is that it tends to smudge. Hard charcoal is a strong, tough sketching tool used primarily for extremely fine lines. You may be want to use hard charcoal on strong, thick paper. Charcoal is general is very affordable. So the try them all out until you find the on that fits your needs the best.