If you have just begun
drawing with charcoal you should start drawing with a medium
size charcoal. You should start out with this size because
it helps students treat subjects in more broad terms and it
helps them not get too many details and become lost in
detail. To erase the charcoal that is medium size you easily
can rub off with your finger or you can erase it by wadding
a tissue up and rubbing it on the mistake. For charcoal drawings
there are different types of utencils you can use. Such as,
charcoal sticks, compressed charcoal, and charcoal pencils.
Just like drawing with pencils there many ways of
toning,shading, highlighting, and etc. Drawing
Paper There are many different
kinds of paper to use for drawing. There is bristol paper,
Japanese papers, indian papers, and handmade papers.
Whatever paper you choose and draw on plays and important
role when you have successfully finished your
drawing. You can also draw and
sketch in sketchbooks. The sketchbooks sometimes come spiral
binded. The ones that are spiral binded can be held in one
hand while drawing. There are also sketchbooks tht can fit
in your pocket.These small sketchbooks are 15 by 10 cm. The
larger sketchbooks show better scale studies like
landscapes. The texture of paper is
sometimes nicknamed "tooth". Ingres paper has lots of
natural tooth that holds on to real powdery drawings. Such
as, charcoal drawings, chalk, or pastel drawings. Rough
textures suit bold work also. The weight of the paper
is important because if you have heavy paper it is preferred
to be used for permanent work and light weight paper is used
for sketches and practice work. Heavy paper also is less
likely to wrinkle when you use ink or watercolors. Light
paper is likley to wrinkle when you use ink or watercolors.
When you go to choose
your type of paper you want for your drawing, remember to
see how much it weighs and if your going to draw a permanent
drawing or are you going to sketch and practice your work.
Do what you think is best for your drawing!