Learn how to make your own charcoal drawing sticks for art charcoal sticks to create works of art using a new paint can, a campfire, and some small sticks. To make your own charcoal drawing sticks ...

Our take: Well-rounded drawing set for beginners and experienced artists. What we like: The set includes 12 graphite pencils, three charcoal pencils ... traveling case for art on the go.

This talented artist embarked on a journey to re-create a photograph on paper using charcoal pencils. She made the re-creation the same size as the original photograph. The result was fantastic.

Then take the black and the violent image, and draw it with layer after layer of charcoal, blown to a monumental size where you become aware that this is not a photograph but a work of art.

Water-soluble pencils tend to be softer than ordinary coloured pencils. Charcoal is a fast and responsive drawing media. It gives both soft and strong lines depending on how it is used.