Charcoal Sketch of a Bonsai Tree

I was at a friend's house and saw this beautiful bonsai tree that was so beautiful I just had to sketch it. This is the little doodle I did with some pencils.

The plant is a miniature tree like a pine tree that was growing at an odd angle. It was a beautiful object to draw because of the many textures. The container was a smooth ceramic, inside was tiny pebbles, around the tree was moss, and the tree itself had tiny needles and a rough trunk.

Charcoal sketch of a bonsai tree.

I used a 2b graphite pencil to start then a medium charcoal pencil to get the majority of it done, and finished with a little pencil work using a soft pencil;  last I took a blending stub and worked over some areas and used a kneaded erasure to put a few highlights and definitions in.

(c) Adron 2015

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Charcoal Sketch of Gourds

This is a sketch I did one evening while watching TV, and finished it during another show a few days later.

These gourds are in the super markets during the autumn season. Their shapes and crazy textures make them fun to draw and a challenging project to develop an artist skill in rendering.

I started with a hb pencil and went to a softer 6b pencil; then after getting the shapes and basic shadows under control I began to work out the finer values with a hard charcoal pencil. I did a lot of going back and forth between the charcoal and the pencils.

I did a lot of blending with the stub and used the stub to carry material around the picture as if it was a soft pencil itself. The last major process was to use medium charcoal to give the deepest shadows. I finished with a go over of the finder details (few though they are) with the hb pencil to give some sharpness.

I am happy with the results.  Charcoal is fun!

September Gourds, Drawn In Charcoal. 

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Charcoal Sketch of Creamer and Dogwood Blossoms

I did this sketch for practice but ran out of time. It was of a creamer and a branch with some dogwood blossoms.

I am enjoying the beauty of simple projects these days, one can really get into a composition made of two or three items.

Charcoal Study of Creamer and Dogwood. 

I did a quick pencil sketch and then worked it over with a medium charcoal pencil. I use the blending stub to do the foreground, I liked the different contrast in technique. I tried to keep the creamer underdeveloped and the background solid.

I kept the dogwood white and used negative space to give the blossoms whiteness. The paper was a 50 lb soft surface. I don't really like working with it as much as the 400 series by Strathmore.

Charcoal Sketch of Apples in Bowl

This is a sketch I did to demonstrate technique to a class of young artist.

Charcoal Drawing of Apples in Wooden Bowl

I was focusing on the light against the dark. The dark background brings the bowl forward. The dark area of the bowl sets off the light areas in the apples. I liked how the thick wooden bowl had a thick edge, it gives a deep line of contrast separating the bowl from the dark background on the right.  The placement of the apple outside the bowl is set off by the shadow of the bowl.

I used pencil, various charcoal pencils and blending stubs. It was drawn in my sketchbook and it took about 25 minutes.

Apples are not really that round they have a unique shape but my purpose was to show technique.

(c) Adron 13

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Wind Nymph In Charcoal

This is a charcoal study I did to work out the composition and design of a watercolor project. I am contemplating.  In my resource material the pose was so simple yet dramatic, I could not resist doing a sketch of it. I changed the hair and clothing. I liked the lights and the darks caused by the light from the right. I toned down the paper a half shade to bring out the light against the front of the figure. The area behind the figure is so much dead space I felt it needed something so I added the smudging of the wind.

Wind Nymph Study in Charcoal.

Someone looking at it may say I did a bad job on the face, and they would be right, but this is just a study that I hope will lead to a bigger more satisfying project. This has no commercial value, it is just for my own amusement.

(c) Adron

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