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.

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** 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

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** Reference Photos **

Tortoise Reference Photo: https://art-tutor.s3.amazonaws.com/fi...
Tortoise Final Drawing: https://art-tutor.s3.amazonaws.com/fi...

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