lightrainbow
My first attempt in drawing by charcoal. I started this drawing in 2011 and finished it already in 2012. This medium is new for me and I have a lot of problems working with it, I began to get used to it only in the end. But I like charcoal for its great contrast. I think the next time I'll take more smooth paper.
Charcoal and charcoal pencils on Fabriano Accademia paper.
Size: 21x21 cm
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- Submitted:Jan 18th, 2012
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- Date Created:Jan 18th, 2012
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QuakerNinja
Congratulations!
Jan 19th, 2012 Reply SubscriberYour art is very inspirational to all of us artists and at Shadowness we like to thank our amazing artists for all they do, to show our appreciation for you, your artwork has been featured in todays Daily Inspiration #319
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lightrainbow
Thank you so much for your attention!
Jan 20th, 2012 ReplyQuakerNinja
Your welcome
Jan 20th, 2012 Reply SubscriberMizzabelle
Wonderful!!
Jan 18th, 2012 Replylightrainbow
Thank you very much, Mizzabelle!))
Jan 20th, 2012 Replydoux-amer
First attempt? Incredible…
Jan 18th, 2012 Replylightrainbow
Thanks a lot! I hope the next ones will be better.))
Jan 20th, 2012 ReplyHouseofChabrier
You did a good job, and it's a hard medium to control because it lifts and smears so easily. Charcoal in the classroom is used for quick figure studies or in the past for sketching large murals. I started buying woodless pencils for doing graphite pencil toned drawings, and if I keep a piece of paper under my drawing hand I can do detail work to my hearts content. Plus I always have a kneaded eraser handy to pull my whites back up if need be. Good luck! You are a really good artist, and charcoal is a difficult medium to control. Plus you can hold your details with a spray fixative, but it will also darken the paper and change the subtlety of the work, which I find frustrating!
Jan 18th, 2012 Reply Subscriberlightrainbow
Thank you so much for your words!
Yes, it was really difficult to control Usually I also use all these drawing tools that you called. Only for pastel drawings I don't use fixative, because already twice I almost ruined my works.)))
Jan 20th, 2012 ReplyJurgenDoe
Outstanding work .. very great work on the shading an lighting .. excellent done
Jan 18th, 2012 Reply Subscriberlightrainbow
Thank you very much!)) Charcoal is ideal for such shadings.
Jan 20th, 2012 ReplyJurgenDoe
You're welcome and yes it is :)
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