Understanding Charcoal & Graphite - how to combine them
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- čas přidán 7. 01. 2023
- I this video I would be explaining the differences between charcoal & graphite as well as how to combine them both in the best way to minimize graphite shine and get a smooth finish with both materials.
Materials used: charcoal, graphite, paintbrushes, qtips, blending stumps, 200gsm paper, 300gsm paper.
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Perfect video for me, thank you so much, please keep helping us,
I think your art is amazing
Although you did not demonstrate, but your way of explaining was clear and straightforward. I have learned some background information. In other words, I mean basic knowledge. Thanks for sharing.
Your welcome
You did a fantastic job. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for valuable information.
I'm a beginner and appreciate your explanations, please do more. Thank you Philip
Great information as I am just starting out, you artwork is truly beautiful and explicit in the detail, thank you Miracle Agom.
Thank You for your tips🤍
Keep teaching us🫶
Wow Quel talent ! 👍🌸🌷from France 🙂
I learned a lot about both mediums thank you.
Glad I can help
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Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. I hope to see more of your helpful videos!
Ps…..Your work is absolutely beautiful!
Thanks I appreciate it
IN THIS VIDEO YOU TAUGHT ME SOME NEW THINGS ABOUT CHARCOAL AND GRAPHITE THAT I HAD NO IDEA O R. NEW ABOUT SO THANK YOU BECAUSE YOU MADE A NEW SUBSCRIBER
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Your drawing on Instagram brought me here. Amazing✏️ ❤️
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Wow super awesome video extremely helpful
Very helpful! Would love to see more detailed videos! Thanks for sharing!
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Great lesson thank you
What an artist you are. Wow !
I just subscribed to your Instagram and CZcams. Your art is so impressive and so inspiring! You are a true miracle! Thanks for sharing your talent with us ❤
Thank you soo much, that means allot I really appreciate it
Very helpful
Thank you for this 🫡
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You are the only one that answered my questions, thank you. You are an amazing artist! Love the videos!
Thank you, glad I could help
Thank you for this information, it was very helpful. G
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Excellent work. And the video was really helpful. Hadn’t thought about how larger images are easier to add detail.
Very helpful bro ❤ thank you
this video was really reallyy helpful.. thank you !
Appreciate this!
Very helpful man..💯
Thank you so much! This was incredibly helpful. I’m transitioning from digital art to charcoal, and I learned more in this video than I have anywhere else. ✌🏻
You're welcome, I'm glad I can help
Thanks a lot, very helpful.
Thats some Good information thanks. Go's Bles.
i am gonna use this and more vividly looking!!! i am interested using charcoal and i live it
Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and skills with us. Very clear and concise. your art is stunning. Especially with skin tone & texture!
Thank you, I'm glad I can help
Very informative . Was directed from your instagram
Very awesome video bro. Well done
Thank you
Wow nice insight…you talked about blocking I’ll like to see a video on that technique
Sure
Very helpful this video. Well organized and explained. Thanks for putting it together! ❤
I'm Glad to hear that, thank you
Thanks a lot for this inspiring video. I loved the way you explained the various ways of applying charcoal/graphite on paper. Also, the fact of using a larger scale for drawing details has been of great help.
Will love see more inspiring videos from you.
Keep it up 🔥🔥🔥
Glad I can help
Thanks for explaining that most important things i really like your way of explanation 👍
Thanks for the explanation, its very enlightening
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I was trying to figure out if I could use both together and I learned some from trial and error but I am glad I came across this because it expands what I can do. Thank you
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Very helpful, thank you!😊
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now i love using charcoal and black!!! pencils
This is SO INFORMATIVE! 🤩🤩Thanks for such a helpful vid! You got a new sub!!! And I too hate the graphite shine.
I'm glad I could help
Very educating... Graphite shine can be annoying sometimes.
You asked for suggestions for your next video, I think maybe a video about skin texture. Thanks again (press the artist) recently followed from your Instagram account... Ciao
Yeah I would definitely address that subject
Wow💓,
I love this.
this video is really helpful, thank you so much for this enlightenment, I learnt a lot and I'll work more on it while using charcoal for drawing.
I will like you to make a very explanative video on detailing and also on papers we can use she considering blending smooth with charcoal drawings.
Yes that would also be part of the series where I explain my materials
Would you recommend adding first later with graphite before charcoal and also
Do you prefer Strathmore vellum paper or Strathmore smooth paper
Great video. have you ever used matte graphite pencils? If so, do they eliminate the glare?
How do you obtain the powder when you use brushes and cotton? Just the sanding block? I always get sand in my powder so I try using a razor blade to shave the blocks...takes a long time and is quite messy... tried putting it in plastic bags and crushing it but I ended up with holes in the bag and unevenly crushed graphite
Nice video, but my question is: can I apply both graphite and charcaol on one spot of a drawing or apply differently based on how tonal value is ( if it's light I will use graphite, if it's dark I apply charcoal)
Yes you can apply them both if the paper has enough texture but you will have more difficulty if the paper is very smooth.
Great video! I personally use matt graphite, either Faber Castell graphite matt pencils or Staedtler Mars Lumograph Black pencils. These are graphite pencils that are non-reflective. These are like if graphite and charcoal had a baby together. Faber Castell pencils are a bit harder and better suited for higher detail but Staedtler is much closer to charcoal itself, super dark values and super soft allowing you to create seamless gradients without having to layer. Even though charcoal is great and still offers a little more than matt graphite, I lean more towards graphite because charcoal smudges and transfers to other pages and drawings far too easily unless you use a fixative on absolutely everything you do which makes sketchbooks very difficult to manage. Graphite can smudge but not nearly as badly as charcoal in my experience personally.
Yeah steadler Mars is the only pencil that comes close to charcoal but it still wouldn't replace charcoal for me, also I don't draw on sketch books so i dont exactly face the problems you face with charcoal but I can make charcoal work on any size or type of paper, it's all about practice and experience.
@@Agomjnr Cool. So out of curiosity, how do you store your art?? I really like your hyper-realistic pieces, I just wonder do you have to use fixative to store them when they aren't framed? Although I don't use charcoal often, I enjoy experimenting with other mediums when I can, and learning more about those mediums is always beneficial and fun.
@JustMe88419 yes I use fixatives for my charcoal drawings before I store them
i wanna use charcoal but i find it hard to keep an even shade time to time so i just use different hard and softness graphite a lot
I really suck at using charcoal, I really struggle with keeping my drawing clean if that makes sense, I have a lot of excess charcoal and struggle getting to stick and not a lot of precision. 😞
do you apply fixative to your work? I noticed that you arent worried about touch your pieces that are nearing completion with your palms. I just attempted to use charcoal and found it smudges far more easily than graphite which is great for some circumstances but of course not great for the preservation of the art work
I fix my work after they're finished and no I don't touch my work, it might look that way but my hands are actually hovering above the drawing
But and I use an embossed paper
Please do you have a recommended plug to get the paper?
Not at the moment, I usually buy from a local art shop
Could you please show on one of your videos how graphite and Choco work together
I'm working on that
What size rolls of paper do I need to scale up my work
That depends on the size you are currently working with
Thank you so much for this details. Information like this oftentimes isn't free🙏
Also, I'm working on a drawing and I kinda got stuck. I used graphite pencil a soft one to shade a dark area in my drawing but then I realised it wasn't dark enough. I went on to use the charcoal pencil to make it darker but I realised I couldn't apply the charcoal on the graphite it just wasn't sitting right!
Is there a way I can work around this?🙏
One way to apply charcoal into graphite is by applying graphite Powder, by not applying too much pressure & using textured paper
@@Agomjnr thank you so much. I'd be sure to try this out😊🙏
Very helpful, but if I may ask glossy paper good for charcoal
No, it's too smooth to hold charcoal
OK thanks
Hello friend, can you tell me what paper you use?
300 grams hotpress paper
@@Agomjnr thank you
Hey bro
Please can you emphasize more on paper please 🙏🙏
Of course, I would make a video specifically for that
Can I use chromocoat
I've never used those so I don't know
appericate the information. I was wondering what paper or material do you use to prevent smudging when working with larger pieces?
glad to see you upload again btw
Thank you, there's more to come
Please sir, I'm having a problem. I was drawing a face, a part of it looked realistic while the other part didn't even when I used the same procedure. I ended up ruining my paper. I don't know what to do😢😢
Sorry about that, unfortunately I don't have a solution for this because I can't see your drawing and I don't know what procedure was used.
@@Agomjnr oh, maybe I can show you on Instagram
Personally I use soft charcoal for the darkest black and everything else is graphite,so in other words they won't blend together
They can with the right techniques
Thank you for such a thoughtful video. I was hoping to get clarity about putting charcoal over graphite in the eye area or some place I really wanted dark but graphite is already present. Could I use a workable fixative🫥?
Yes I believe a workable fixative would give you little room to apply charcoal over graphite
Very helpful