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I love your natural way of explains art methods. It’s no direct by the book structures, there’s lots of feeling in your description which other artists can recognise and relate to!
Your explanation of becoming stale or hitting a wall in progressing is so true with many artists. I've experienced this as a drummer. You keep at it and getting inspiration from other artists can open up doors that you didn't know existed. I love the way your production is quick and fluid, along with your explanations, which makes viewing you working is a rush.
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video! It really helped me understand that the fundamentals are really a bunch of tools in a toolbox that an artist uses to depict a subject or capture the essence of it and leave the rest of the information vague or abstract, study it, or even make sense of it. To the effect of what you said, it's a series of steps of intentional thinking, practice, and instincts that produces an image. And determining how well or unwell you're conveying a certain element or fundmental lets you know if you need to change something or explore another direction within the image. When you said realism is really how clear the information is helped me make sense of that. Again, thank you so much!
Really enjoyed this rendering. It looked complete several times then you smeared, blended, created depth and detail over and over. At 11:04 the subject was looking out at something then with a stroke of eraser at 11:08 the subjected was then looking down. Almost like it was a movie frame,moving in time, changing gestures as you sketched. Thank you for sharing this process.
I must say that I love your art and style. Your process has given me the courage to try working with charcoal after many years of fear 😅 Also, your explanations are so precise and clear. And your attitude is so unpretentious, for someone who clearly possesses much talent and experience. Thank you for sharing all of this.
Thank you so very much for this session. It puts me back in my classes at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California in 1964. Yes, that long ago. I watched last evening when you were doing a young man and I was once again in Prof. Grano's class learning values. Thank you.
Don't know why RU-vid decided to put one of your shorts in my feed, but I'm glad it did :) I really love your work, and I love how your seemingly "random strokes" (at first) end up creating a beautiful portrait. Or, as the title of your video suggests, how beauty emerges out of chaos. Beautiful work ! I wish I could express as much with my photography :)
Thanks for sharing your techniques and amazing drawings! I’ve drawn with pencil on and off all my life. I start gesturally and get more detailed as I go like you mentioned, but the flexibility of charcoal you demonstrated to even out tones at whatever point in a drawing and then bring back out the light and shadows is awesome. It’s crazy to me how fast you can change the mood of a subject using charcoal. You mentioned squinting, I do that as well,, sometimes I also turn drawings upside down to get a different perspective on things if that makes sense. I wish you continued success in your artistic journey!
Another really amazing drawing, and your additional information related to the types and locations of the form and cast shadows was a good refresher for me, keeping the chaos within the drawing creates a lot more interest, than something closer to a photo, thank you MSG Leum
Your art is amazing man! I do charcoal and graphite work, not to your standard, but really awesome to see and appreciate the techniques you use, even ones I've never thought of, amazing!😁🔥
Thanks so much for the video. I’d love to see a video where you go into composition and structuring the subject in the frame. Some of my pieces look a little unbalanced but yours always have a lovely balanced aesthetic. I’m not sure if this is something you consciously consider when drawing or if it’s something you’ve developed over time with practice, but any advice would be appreciated!
@@MadCharcoal honestly, much better that you didnt said it, given some people will bash you for it, thanks for the contents tho! You inspired me to tackle this art style which I've been wanting to learn and suddenly your tutorial saved me
We have alot in common with our working technique. One letting the piece develop itself. And two pulling beauty out of chaos. My drafting skills will always be the foundation of my painting. It was really good to see another artist who has the skill and passion for his art.
Dude i love your style,it's how ive been trying to draw for years(not nearly as good as you),but you give me hope by your watching your tutorials and fine tuning my game
Beautiful demo! I loved watching the portrait emerge, and the beauty fo the process itself - you could stop the video at nearly any point and it was a work unto itself. Do you have a recommendation for a fixative that works with more fragile types of charcoal like vine/willow? I've tried a few and the charcoal still comes off even after several layers, which is a concern if I'm looking to ship works.
Thank you very much for all the drawings, I enjoy it to the fullest. Could you please draw a 'mad' dachshund ( sausage dog? Love from the Netherlands. I wish I was as loose as you..respect
I have done charcoal drawings before and its very rewarding. What are the names.of the charcoal pencils , white , weight are these..wiuld like to find these..and what kind od board do you use ? Thank you your work is very motivated and inspiring. Keep up the good work greatly appreciated !!!!! Wpould like to see 5he actual finish piece !!!!!
Could u start doing vids like this but relaxing versions were it’s just the sound of the the drawing and some soft music in the background like on your TikTok but this length
Is it possible to take a not quite ideal photo reference and add interesting shadow lines to create a more interesting reference, either with software tools or your imagination? Or perhaps with AI these days?
