Mixed Media

Charcoal and ink drawing of a Mountain by a lake

18x12

The photo reference for this drawing was took when I was on a camping trip. You can see a mountain ridge behind a quiet lake. Above the mountain ridge there is a cloud in the middle of a blue sky. The materials I used for this project was a photograph, a 2B, 4B, and 6B charcoal pencil, a charcoal eraser, a white charcoal stick, a black charcoal stick, and an ink bottle with a paint brush. I started this project by shading the top row and continuing down. I then added ink to the mountains. This project evolved when I added the clouds to the drawing because it added more hilights and color to the image. My next steps could be to add more detail to the water and clouds to make them look more realistic.