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How to Draw a Gargoyle Using Soft, Medium & Hard Charcoal Pencils

How to Draw a Gargoyle Using Soft, Medium & Hard Charcoal Pencils

In this video from Castle Arts we show you how to draw and shade a gargoyle using charcoal from our 40 Piece Premium Quality Drawing Set. In this video we produce three gargoyle illustrations.The first illustration uses hard grade charcoal,...

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How to Draw a Jester Using Charcoal Pencils & Blenders

How to Draw a Jester Using Charcoal Pencils & Blenders

In this video from Castle Arts we show you how to draw and shade a medieval jester using our 40 Piece Premium Quality Drawing Set. For this illustration we use soft, medium and hard charcoal pencils, both sizes of paper...

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How to Draw a Castle Using Charcoal Sticks & Willow

How to Draw a Castle Using Charcoal Sticks & Willow

In this video from Castle Arts we show you how to shade a medieval castle using our 40 Piece Premium Quality Drawing Set. For this illustration we use charcoal pencils in hard, medium and soft, medium compressed charcoal stick, willow...

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How to Draw a Viking with Mixed Media

How to Draw a Viking with Mixed Media

In this video from Castle Arts we show you how to color a viking using our 40 Piece Premium Quality Drawing Set. This illustration is divided into quarters.Stage One uses all four pastel pencils, grey, black, sepia and red brown,...

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How to Draw with Charcoal | Hatching, Stippling & Blending methods

How to Draw with Charcoal | Hatching, Stippling & Blending methods

In this video from Castle Arts we show you ways to shade and blend using charcoal pencils and sticks from our 40 Piece Premium Quality Drawing Set. For these blending examples we use charcoal pencils in hard, medium and soft,...

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How to Hold & Control Your Charcoal Pencils & Sticks

How to Hold & Control Your Charcoal Pencils & Sticks

In this video from Castle Arts we show you ways to hold and shade using charcoal pencils and sticks from our 40 Piece Premium Quality Drawing Set. For this illustration we use charcoal pencils in hard, medium and soft, medium...

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How to Draw Thick & Thin Lines with Charcoal Pencils & Sticks

How to Draw Thick & Thin Lines with Charcoal Pencils & Sticks

In this video from Castle Arts we show you different line types and styles, drawn using charcoal pencils and sticks from our 40 Piece Premium Quality Drawing Set. For these line drawing examples we use charcoal pencils in hard, medium...

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40 Piece Drawing Set Tutorial Part 2 of 5 Charcoal Pencils and Sticks

40 Piece Drawing Set Tutorial Part 2 of 5 Charcoal Pencils and Sticks

In this compilation video from Castle Arts we show you how to use the charcoal pencils, sticks, willow sticks, paper blenders and kneadable eraser included in the 40 Piece Drawing Set from Castle Arts. The video contains seven sections which, with...

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How to Draw | Shading Light & Shadow With Charcoal

How to Draw | Shading Light & Shadow With Charcoal

In this video from Castle Arts we show you how to draw, shade and experiment with light sources and shadow by drawing a series of three goblets. Using charcoal from the 40 Piece Premium Quality Drawing Set we produce three...

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How To Apply A Fixative To Your Charcoal Drawing

How To Apply A Fixative To Your Charcoal Drawing

In this video from Castle Arts we show you how to fix your charcoal illustration drawn using charcoal from our 40 Piece Premium Quality Drawing Set. We demonstrate how to seal your drawing to prevent smudging. Once you've completed and...

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