Level one charcoal drawing

Using charcoal can be messy, and gaining detail can feel almost impossible.

You have to remember it is NOT like drawing with pencil. Shade, tone and texture are way more important. 

The images of the cone and cylinder for your 1.2 are done from a mid-tone point of view. this means you add highlights and depth, not mid-tones and depth of tone, like you would if you were starting on plain white paper. 

 

 

For points of detail, use a charcoal pencil. For areas you want whiter than you can achieve with an eraser, use the white charcoal pencils. 

Experiment with the media you have rather than just trying to achieve realistic detail.