The Most Difficult Charcoal Drawing I've Ever Done! 

Hi Joel. Jim from Madrid, Spain (a New Yorker expat living abroad). Awesome Art piece! Just beautiful! I have a question, if you don't mind... When you spray the paint with acetone and a fixer... Do you mix both mediums in the same spray bottle or you spray them separately (on on top of the other after drying)? If together, what's a good mix ratio for each product? And which products are best to use (type of acetone and sealer)?. On paper I usually just use a sealer at the end of the piece, but never worked on canvas yet. Sorry to bother you with these questions and I will definitely watch the videos in your channel (Just subscribed today!). Cheers from Sunny Spain😁👍😎

Not bad...., keep practicing

Amazing work! Your technique and skill level is incredible..... Love to watch your work...

Great to see you posting regular content again. Stunning piece. Thanks for sharing your process, very interesting and informative.

Is it canvas??? Please reply

Beautiful job Joel, a pleasure to watch and learn from you! May I ask how long this took approx? ❤🐴🐴

Just….wow. Unbelievable gift you have Joel. Thanks be to God.

WOW!! Amazing You are truly Blessed ! Are you self taught or did you go to school ? Your work is Wonderful, thank you for sharing, best wishes to you and you family ❤

This is outstanding.. Can you please link me to what charcoal are you using and how to make it looks so soft on canvas.. Plus are you using squares technique to sketch the first linesof any artwork?

Your art & process are amazing, and I’m super motivated to try something like this…. but I just had a thought: Your studio vacuum must hate you! Please tell me it’s not the same one used for the rest of the house. I imagine you have a shop vac type of thing & can reuse all the charcoal powder that inevitably falls during your work.

Wow!!! Spectacular. I’m speechless

Absolutely amazing! ❤ How do protect your artwork before shipping?

Absolutely incredible, Joel. The level of detail on this piece is beyond compare. I dare say this your best. I can tell the challenge of this one was tougher on you than the others but you really took it head on and created a true work of art. Congrats on a beautiful piece and thanks for all the vids leading up to this finale. Way to go man! Troy

exceptional work Joel. I have been using charcoal on paper for portraits for awhile and have been wanting to try on canvas and then I found your videos, thanks brother watching your videos it's given me the confidence to start. Thanks again.

Awesome piece. How much time did this take to complete?

Just found your channel. Really enjoyed this and appreciate all your hard work on it. Love the horses with the blazes. Beautiful!!

Thank you for sharing your wonderful artistry with us!! The process is interesting and I may try it myself! :-)

Is the canvas prepared in any way?

I work with charcoal on cardboard a lot recently, I teach high school art and found this video to be really inspiring. I was looking into more interesting ways of sealing and possibly building up in unique ways using process. Thanks

Wow! I've never seen before a masterpiece like this! Congratulations!!

❤❤❤ wow ❤❤❤

Curious to know what you used to draw the piece onto the canvas, since it didnt move much when you brushed over the vine charcoal.

Fantastic piece Joel.! What do you used for the “initial Sketch”.?

Love the draft horse. My grandfather had 35 of them in the 1930’s. Beautiful work; just stunning.

Doing a single horse with a fancy bridle right now, and following your process, so THANK YOU!!! Haha I wanted to have fun using my electric eraser.

Impressive powerful horses, very well portrayed. Great work!

I always love your work.

Fantastic ! I've been experimenting with something similar using oil paint that has charcoal in it. 😊

It's BEAUTIFUL Joel. WOW WOW WOW, 🤯🎉🎉🎉 I watched all the videos you did on this piece so great. How long did it take to finish? I noticed you rubbing your hands a lot. I do the same 😂 and mine aren't even close to the sizes you draw. Thanks again for your time and your response to my questions!!!❤❤❤ SO BEAUTIFUL!!! -JILL C.- HUACHUCA AZ

This is incredible! My dad is starting to draw with charcoal, and he loves your videos, he does not speak English, so I'm translating this for him! Thank you for your videos, they're really helpful!

Really nicely done. The harness detail and the amazing values, I spend too much time looking at this piece. A pleasure to see all the stages of your work. Did you do a smaller sketch to familiarize yourself with the detail or was this the first attempt. Thanks so much for your generosity sharing . tom

Beautiful work ... wowe

It is incredible.

So, amazing❤

Good ❤