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The Power of Drawing Textures
Attention to lighting is an important part of drawing textures.
Note the three arrows pointing to the saxophone:
#1 and #2: Carefully placed highlights suggest the shiny, metal surface. The edges of these highlights are softened with brushes. When I was planning this drawing, I decided that Arrow #1 would be the strongest highlight, so I put a piece of removable tape over this section. That tape remained there until the entire drawing was done. The reason I do this is because while I am drawing, charcoal dust will permeate the paper to some degree. When I remove the tape however, I have a completely clean surface around which to work my strongest highlights. #3: I pay close attention to subtle variations. First I lightly apply charcoal with 3B pencils, and then I soften different areas with brushes and put subtle intermittent highlights in with a kneaded eraser. Once that is done, I actually tap a couple of areas with an HB or 2B charcoal pencil. The result is a very realistic surface.
Another example of using charcoal to imply metal texture.
Note the complex and random pattern of varying tones on the bell of the trumpet. These tones suggest three things: round, shiny, metal. Return from More Drawing Textures to Drawing Realistic Texture
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