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Charcoal drawing gallery

Most of my drawings are done with charcoal but not the traditional willow charcoal sticks; I prefer a more compressed charcoal pencil. By using charcoal in a pencil format you can achieve a higher level of detail and still keep that sooty feel plus it’s also far less messy.

There is also white charcoal available… I’m not sure if it’s really charcoal but it certainly feels like the same texture. White charcoal is nice and dry which makes it easy to rub out later, not like white pencils that are waxy. I like to use black and white charcoal on a variety of coloured papers, to get a nice depth in my drawing.

View more charcoal drawings on my new website.