25 Beautiful Examples of Charcoal Painting

If you are looking for a way to improve your drawing skills, one of the best ways to do it is by using charcoal as the medium. From years past, many artists have used charcoal not only to create art, but also to teach apprentices to draw. Here are some tips that will set you on the right path for Charcoal Painting.

• Get good quality charcoal. Pick the one used by experts. This way you need not worry about the poor quality of your charcoal affecting the quality of your work.
• You will need to understand the subtle art of shading, lightening and blurring where required when you are using charcoal to draw. Keep a soft cloth that can be used for all these purposes. Additionally you may also keep a kneaded eraser for such needs
• You need to keep the charcoal you are using to be sharp for which you will need a block to sharpen it. You need to remember that a snub edged charcoal bit may not give you the results you are looking for.
• The most vital thing to do is remember that it is not going to be easy. You need to be persistent and practice quite a bit to get the results you want. You may play around with different batons to get the results you want. You can also try permutations and combinations to see what works best.

But apart from all these tips the one thing you need to remember above all that though art is thought to be for pleasing the eye, this will only come when you do it from your heart. Since charcoal is one of the oldest and most basic forms of art, you need to really pour your heart into your work to make it stand out. Here are some of the most Beautiful Examples of Charcoal Painting.