Drawing From Imagination with Graphite and Charcoal

Embrace the freedom of drawing and create art that tells a story through mark making, composition, line work, and tone

• Introduction
• Preparation and Making Marks
• Ideas and Sketches
• Rendering the Drawing
• Final project

Illustrating with graphite and charcoal gives you the opportunity to draw freely, embrace your creativity, and watch your ideas develop on the page in front of you. Visual artist Shaun Friend uses these materials, along with other artistic mediums, to create artwork that has been exhibited in Germany, Japan, the UK, and Australia. He also sells his work online and shares it with over 140K followers on Instagram.

In this online course, Shaun teaches you how to unlock your creativity and build a narrative with graphite and charcoal. Learn to transform the ideas from your sketchbook into unique pieces of art by exploring mark making, composition, line work, and more. There's no right or wrong when experimenting; enjoy the freedom of drawing with graphite and charcoal.

• About Me
• Influences
• Materials
• References and Visual Cues
• Pencilling the First Marks 1
• Pencilling the First Marks 2
• Making Marks with Charcoal
• Beginning to Explore Ideas
• Composition and Narrative
• Transferring to Paper
• Defining Linework
• Ways to Create Tone 1
• Ways to Create Tone 2
• Building Dark Tones, Highlights, and Details
• Adding Elements to Create a Narrative
• Finishing Touches and Last Thoughts
• Drawing From Imagination with Graphite and Charcoal