Les bases du dessin

Avant de réellement pouvoir commencer le dessin artistique, vous devez commencer avec les bases. Et c'est pourquoi cette page existe, pour vous permettre de bien vous lancer.

Good Habits from the Start

- why artists stand at their easels;
- what gestures to use as you work;
- how to position the easel if you stand;
- how to position yourself if sitting...

- why you need your own space;
- what equipment you need;
- how to use easels and boards;
- your shopping list...

- why grids make us uneasy;
- famous artists who used them;
- Leon Battista Alberti and windows;
- what's a picture plane?...

- when are drawing grids useful;
- what is "aspect ratio";
- using grids to transfer an image in the same size and aspect ratio...

- an intro to charcoal and pencil drawing materials and what to buy;
- the difference between charcoal and pencil...

- what pencil leads are made of;
- American and European systems for pencil hardness and softness;
- when to use harder or softer pencils...

- the two types of charcoal materials;
- how vine is made and how to use it;
- about "mixed" charcoals and using them...

- cutters and how to sharpen pencils;
- pads, paper and sketchbooks;
- erasers (electrical, pencil, kneaded);
- chamois and how they are used...

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Les bases du dessin

Good Habits from the Start

Drawing Area Set-Up

About Drawing Grids

Grid Drawing Methods

Artist Supplies for Drawing

Pencil Drawing Supplies

Charcoal Drawing Supplies

other drawing supplies and equipment

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