How to Draw a Tortoise - Drawing & Charcoal Lesson for Beginners

In this drawing and charcoal lesson aimed at beginners or anyone struggling with their drawing skills, artist Phil Davies shows you how to draw a tortoise. The first part of the lesson (starting at 7min 58sec) covers how to draw a tortoise from observation. The second part of the lesson (starting at 28min 11 sec) covers how to shade the drawing using charcoal pencils on toned paper. ---------- *** Video Sections *** 1min 29sec - Materials (tips for charcoal pencils) 7min 58sec - Drawing Out (using a regular graphite pencil) 23min 37sec - Tonal Sketch (using a graphite pencil) 28min 11sec - Adding Midtones (with a charcoal pencil) 32min 39sec - Adding Draks & Refining Shadow Shapes 41min 44sec - Building Up Detail 47min 32sec - Adding Highlights & Finishing Touches ---------- *** Reference Photos *** Tortoise Reference Photo: https://art-tutor.s3.amazonaws.com/files/blog/reference-photos/tortoise-reference.jpg Tortoise Final Drawing: https://art-tutor.s3.amazonaws.com/files/blog/reference-photos/tortoise-final.jpg ---------- *** Art Isolation Challenge Facebook Group *** Join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/isolationartchallenge/