What is white charcoal pencil?
General’s® “The Original” Charcoal White® Pencils are excellent for drawing on dark or coloured papers. Encased in incense cedar, they can be used to create white areas, adjust values or create highlights in sketching or drawing, you can even create a unique wash effect when used with a wet brush.
What kind of eraser is best for charcoal?
Kneaded erasers
Artists will find that a kneaded eraser performs best in removing charcoal and pastel from artwork because it doesn’t leave bits of rubber all over their drawings. Kneaded erasers also have the unique feature of not wearing down. They can also be molded and shaped into a variety of forms.
How do you use white charcoal pencil sketching?
Use your white charcoal pencil to highlight the drawings you make with a black charcoal pencil on white paper. Use the white charcoal pencil to add thin lines, cover wider areas with white or to add more detail to your drawing. Smudge the black and white charcoal to create milky gray colors.
Why use thick and thin lines in charcoal drawings?
Using thick and thin lines is an interesting idea, and it’s funny how many artists miss this very helpful technique in their work. In a charcoal drawing, if every line has the same width or is drawn using the same exact pressure, it ends up looking like a colouring book drawing and can come across as very monotonous and boring.
How do you use a white charcoal pencil?
Use your white charcoal pencil to highlight the drawings you make with a black charcoal pencil on white paper. Use the white charcoal pencil to add thin lines, cover wider areas with white or to add more detail to your drawing. Smudge the black and white charcoal to create milky gray colors.
How do you add color to a charcoal drawing?
Use pastels or colored pencils to add touches of color to your white charcoal drawing. Doing this can give your drawing a surreal or dreamlike quality. Add fine details to your drawing by erasing away small portions of the white charcoal using your gum eraser.
How do you make a charcoal drawing livelier?
In a charcoal drawing, if every line has the same width or is drawn using the same exact pressure, it ends up looking like a colouring book drawing and can come across as very monotonous and boring. Using thick and thin lines in your drawing can make it so much livelier.