Workshops on Pencil and Charcoal Sketching

The course objectives were to learn about :

  • Lines
  • Forms
  • Tones
  • Colours
  • Texture

The basics of drawing is sketching. For a beginner, it is better to start with pencil sketching. For learning pencil sketching, it is better to start with soft lead pencils. This helps to draw lines easily and with different tones by changing the pressure on hand movement. While writing, we hold the pencil near the tip of the pencil. For sketching, it is suggested to hold the pencil away from the tip of the pencil. This gives better control on the movement of the wrist and fingers. By drawing different lines, we can show calmness, steadiness, force, rhythm, balance. One can try irregular, circular, horizontal, vertical, angular, cross, rhythmic, lines. One can also try even circles, egg shaped circles, semi circle and straight lines, circles drawn from a single point, and cross lines all over the paper. Gradation work also helps to develop sketching skills.

Pictures from workshops

pictures from pencil and charcoal sketching workshops by Art India Foundation