Zimou Tan | Art | Nitram liquid charcoal test, tricks and tips, watercolor approach. 

Nice illustration! Discovering possibilities are always fascinating in the creative journey! Enjoy the journey!❤

smoking is bad for your health, but charcoal drawing by Zimou Tan is good for your soul.

Excellent work. Thank you for sharing!

Hi Zimou. Amazing. It looks easy but it isn't, Thanks for sharing.

One of the best and coolest art forms seen lately...!!!

Deeply fascinating. Thanks for uploading. :)

This is incredible!!! I would absolutely love to try this!!!! Thank you SO much for sharing this!!

Bravooo👏👏👏👏👏 congratulations from Brazil

gorgeous

Excelente dibujo

i like it

Nice 👍

Sr.Zimou,es incredible la forma que usted dibuja,transmite con facilidad lo que todos lo que todos los dibujantes queremos transmitir con los retratos,lo que sentimos,usted con su dibujo me inspiro a dedicarle esta foto a mi hermano ya fallecido fue e hizo servicio en Vietnam y Mario en Tijuana yo se que fue una persona algo conflictiva pero sirvio para los propositos de United States of America Army,murio en Tijuana su tierra natal y quisiera rendirle un reconocimiento,porque nadie se lo dio espero poder publicarlo en el periodico de San diego ,por supuesto si usted me da PERMISO muchas gracias desde San Diego CA.

amazing

I think the charcoal really lends itself to your subject matter. It gave it a rugged look which is really effective. I have been using black water based oil paint to imitate a charcoal effect. I found it worked well. It was a softer look though and suited a nude figure that I copied. I thinned it down with water and painted on a regular canvas that was pregesso.

Did you use a photo reference for your initial drawing?

hi, would you mind if i try to paint this? im a beginner, and its brilliant, new sub...ty rob.

I do not understand. Did you use water on charcoal or directly a water-soluble gray?

So you are using a regular cotton canvas for the work? Or maybe I just didn't hear or understand what you are saying. The volume is kind of low, maybe you are too far from the micro?

The volume is way too low.

Way too much of what's said is not understood language wise.