BEAUTY OUT OF CHAOS (charcoal drawing tutorial)

Follow along with this full in depth tutorial and technique demo of how I use chaos to emphasize beauty in a charcoal portrait. In this drawing I use…
Pan pastel
Compressed charcoal
Charcoal pencil
Blending stump
Kneaded eraser
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[@richcollins3490]

I haven't been able to draw the way l used to because of my hand tremors, but now you've inspired me to try this style of art, keep up the phenomenal work.

[@iordavis]

Nice to see that someone else ended up here because of their hands. Good luck with finding your new style.

[@user-hf6hh4te5s]

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[@Acarrdi]

Try 528hz

[@nemo9540]

His style reminds me a little of Francis Bacon.

[@hollyhedges1486]

Ayy I’m your 100th like I hope you can find a style that works for you and I’m sure it’s hard to look at a positive in a situation that most would see as a negative but maybe your hand tremors will make you create beautiful art that you may not have created before

[@robertafierro5592]

His drawings almost resemble out of focus photos that capture a small moment in the person's life..a fleeting moment..unbelievably awesome artist!!

[@daylozdee6047]

"I don't erase mistakes" - true art🙌🏽💯

[@mona2242]

Italian masters of the Renaissance obliged their students not to erase their ‘ pentimenti ‘, ie their mistakes because they were their first impulse at depicting reality.

[@2001missmicha]

I love the way you walk through the process in an explanatory way that makes sense

[@pamperkins7256]

Face out of chaos. You help me discover a way to draw my daughter's face. A turbulent relationship. I now see how to capture all those emotions and still have the intimate connection with her through the drawing by using your technique. Thank you.

[@viewfromthehighchair9391]

Honestly, I was mesmerized watching this piece take shape and it has inspired me to be less afraid of using charcoal which I have always found intimidating in my beginning to take up drawing. I have, so far, being trying for realism and avoiding drawing from inspiration; however, using the technique you demonstrated here, I can set myself free to just have fun and stop trying to be so tied to the reference. Thank you.

[@user-jp2th1md7r]

Same here. I got into charcoal because I felt limited by pencil sketching after many years. It was a disaster. There were many simple techniques that I simply wasn't aware of as presented here.

[@opensales1499]

Absolute, sheer genius on so many levels! As an artist and as a teacher. I am an advanced abstract artist looking to delve into some realistic art. However, every time I try, I fail. And that’s fine, obviously, but it’s nice to finally see something that so clearly mixes the two, and so clearly explains with both academic and casual language what the goal is, what the process is, and the result. You have a gift as an instructor, motivator and artist and I thank you for sharing it with us.

[@nemo9540]

I love how he points out that he doesn't want to recreate the reference piece and so long as its anatomically sound he's happy with that. He has a point because that image already exists in the world so what would be the point of reproducing a perfect copy of it.

[@udun84]

This.

[@nemo9540]

I used to enjoy portraiture working with a more realistic approach but with the chemotherapy making me feel very sick and wears me out very often so after watching this I am very intrigued. I could create an expressive charcoal portrait within 20 minutes without wearing myself out. Thank you so much for sharing this, this may be just the thing to bring back my passion for drawing again. 😊

[@nooneelseguy]

This is So amazing! Like a sculptor finding the statue in the stone. You have married the kinetic energy with classic beauty. The texture, the line, the soft beauty of the image. This is a direction I have been wrestling with since I was young but I never understood how I might be able to marry the two until I saw this. You are a genius. I can't thank you enough for this demonstration.

[@chukukaogude5894]

Although I digital paint, I kind of live by this. I like seeing the face come out of the mess instead of defining the lines so perfectly and painting into them.

[@mohammadaminsofi5473]

wow !! THIS IS 1 OF THOSE VIDEOS THAT I WATCH COMPLETELY + U CHANGED MY PERSPECTIVE ON CHARCOAL AND TIME MANAGEMENT. WOW NEW REVELATIONS!!!👍👍

[@a1droneshots]

You are amazing!! I really enjoy watching the whole process and the end result is just breathtaking. Congrats!

[@JasonShinks]

The pace at which you work perfectly expresses your enthusiasm for your craft, it's infectious. Great work and vid!

[@carold987]

Outstanding!!! Love your technique. Awesome to hear your thought process as you draw. Thank you

[@annenel4630]

Love love love this technique.Having such fun even though I have a long way to go Always loved semi abstract work.Thank you.

[@christopherecatalano]

Absolutely brilliant. Inspiring, gripping imagery. This is how it’s done!

[@facade5050]

Incredible. I love your philosophy when it comes to your art. I like charcoal art but I'm so stringent on the details and seeing you create this was freeing in a way. Makes me feel like I've been using the medium wrong.

[@wesleyashworth5061]

You’ve just completely blown my mind with this. Absolutely stunning

[@jessemelendez6305]

It is interesting, inspiring, and very enjoyable watching these charcoal drawings come to life out of nothing. You are watching what looks like a brunch of scribbling and muddy dark spots but before you realize it an amazing abstract image appears. I want to start practicing this technique.

[@syiqahsuratman7736]

this was so breathtaking to watch. the process itself is art itself

[@robertafierro5592]

Th8s is the magic u so often try to describe to people!! I'm SO GLAD that someone captured the process on video

[@MrTrapper28]

I love the feel of this piece, you’ve got a great style of drawing, needless to say I love it.

[@creativesolutions902]

I love this, and this is my absolute favorite way to draw… Beautiful expressive messy and impulsive! Wonderful inspiration

[@derrenleepoole]

Really enjoyed this. I’ve recently started drawing again after 31 years and I’ve stumbled upon a similar approach to your good self. Excellent work and very inspiring, thank you.

[@magnetdesignandadver]

I love the way you work! When I don't know what I want to draw I often just create some chaos and something always shows up out of it. Great video thanks for sharing

[@justinlegend265]

Art is a work of creativity and perfection

[@unknownpleasures100]

This is beautiful. The explanation, process everything. Thank you for your generosity

[@garysimkins2179]

I have been working for years with oil and acrylics, and after some discussion with a fellow artist, we have been doing a great deal of graphite drawings and I have once again been reminded of the importance of drawing. Recently I began playing around with charcoal on canvas as a lay in sketch before painting, only to realize that I love the idea of simply doing the entire work in charcoal. This video has reaffirmed that, and I want to thank you for this tutorial. Love the way you approach a drawing with reckless abandon, something that I have always tried to do as it gives way to such freedom and discovery. I look forward to more of your content, and have subscribed to your channel. Cheers.

[@sean..L]

I love how physical this medium is. This looks very fun.

[@akzorz9197]

Loved the drawing, it came out amazing. Makes me miss charcoal. It's such a fun medium. I think the word you were looking for was implied. You did a fantastic job and watching her come to life was super enjoyable. Thanks for sharing.

[@philipschaller3931]

Amazing, very relaxing to watch the excitement appear! Thank you!

[@Randy-ym5py]

Thank you for your ease of communicating your approach. I feel like this style of drawing was a large amount of technique I was missing from the images I've created in the past. Let the light pick areas to expose or emphasize...and as you said the brain fills in the rest. I like the thought of raising audience participation while raising your own skill level. Thank you.

[@designdiaries]

So far the most precise and the most useful tutorial on this topic. Awesome artwork!

[@michaelalvarado6183]

Beautiful! You’re work is amazing!

[@hannahoron9740]

Your sketching/drawing in itself is Art. It's like you are making visible what was already there ... Beauty out of Chaos. Awesome!

[@normanmerrill1241]

Great style, concept, design,,,one of the best presentation videos…well articulated…wonderful results…authentic art…thank you…

[@jaxpym9155]

Wow. This is so amazing, she looks quite spooky and beautiful. Thank you.

[@DaveHiggoHiggins]

I've only recently discovered your work, and I'm completely fascinated by your technique, I absolutely love it.

[@RegularDude00]

unbelievable its amazing to see this develop in such a short time. Highly inspiring!

[@dirkmuller3572]

Thank you very much for that great tutorial! I am a beginner, but this way is a very good one for me to start my journey in drawing. No frustations, but fun and experience step by step, piece by piece. Thank you also for your good explanations!

[@fruitlessbeast]

One my favorite and most helpful subscriptions. Thank you big big!

[@1995Benzo]

Fascinating! I can't wait to try this technique. Thanks for sharing 🙏

[@d.christopher479]

Super inspirational! Thank you for sharing this fun to watch video. Definitely fantastic art.

[@kiteacup]

I drew with charcoal for the first time in my class a month ago, and didn’t enjoy it at all. my teacher said charcoal should be more experimental, but i’m not very good at smudging and didn’t go far. this really has inspired me to try again! loved watching and listening to the process. thanks so much for the video

[@eddyjuillerat835]

Pretty stunning. The balance between chaos and order is strong.

[@amandayoung8780]

Thanks for sharing what you do, I haven't drawn since I was a teen because of crippling perfectionism in my drawings making it more stressful than fun to do art for me. But here in my 30s after watching your work I've been making a chaotic mess on my digital canvases and then playing around with the eraser and brush back and forth, and it's been so cathartic, truly. I actually enjoy doing these, and just for myself really which is something I couldn't say with my art before. There's something emotionally healing and meditative with this process, can't thank you enough for sharing because the end product alone looks hard to reach but watching you do it gave me confidence to try

[@milleranna1777]

That is absolutely beautiful and inspiring!Thank you!

[@dusk108show]

I love this so much! It ignited parts of my creative process that I didn't even consider.

[@davidsilverhawk3732]

Wow, thank you so much! What a beautiful style !!!

[@CollectiveConsciousness1111]

So grateful to have stumbled on to this channel, just beautiful & rather talented 💖 thanks for sharing your gifts 🎁

[@sisterfriede6079]

The chaos part at the beginning is better than anything I've ever attempted to draw.

[@TNT-km2eg]

What a genius ! Cultivating his own competition !

[@regem2424]

8:34 I absolutely love how a few strokes cant create a beautiful chuckling smile

[@Eoin-Boreara]

You are absolutely brilliant sir! Thank you for sharing your knowledge ❤

[@0-by-1_Publishing_LLC]

That is absolutely astounding!

[@eriknorberg6154]

I was not aware of this technique before. I find it very interesting and would like to try it. Thank you for sharing! 🙏

[@michaelahughes6966]

Josh - you are mad good with your mad charcoal. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@emilleum48]

Your technique is amazing, an incredible skill in handling your values. Trying to keep parts of the chaos in your work adds extra motion, thank you, MSG Leum

[@HopeMartinartist]

Amazing! Loved watching you create this! ❤️

[@JonesJr_art]

Love the video 😍 Your method inspires mine. You're an amazing artist and I really appreciate watching your process. Cheers!🍻

[@christopherjakestamport1708]

I just ordered two of your wonderful master pieces and I want to know what is the best way to frame them so they can be hung up so everyone can enjoy them thanks in advance for your help

[@MadCharcoal]

Thank you so much for the support! There are care/framing instructions provided within the package. I hope you enjoy them!

[@Mezilesialan]

Thank you very much. Your action and commentary are fascinating and useful for me.

[@mattgould8592]

Beautifully done, inspiring!

[@laughbird]

this taught me everything abt charcoal painting wow the way u made smtg so beautiful out of the chaos is amazing🥺😍😍

[@jennifertaft-nichols4774]

Absolutely love it! Thank you! I really love chaos charcoal. I'm a loose watercolor enthusiast and have been branching into chaotic charcoal. Great work, great video, and totally love your art, friend.

[@lindamca10]

Absolutely love this. Thank you 😊

[@RayMarsRover]

absolutely stunning. You are a genius at sketching portraits.

[@poornimavijayagopalan7674]

Superb , out of this word .I love the way you use the shading with the charcoal . Beautiful 💓

[@wordsmith9124]

Outstanding! I'm just getting back into charcoal. You've inspired me to let go a little more! Thank you for that. ~Bruce

[@PainterLady]

Wow!! WOW 😲. This is amazing. Incredible talent!❤️

[@goliath9081]

You have inspired me ordered my charcoal supplies yesterday and I’ll be here tomorrow

[@jeannemcdonagh7833]

Great energy, loved seeing you work!

[@johnbowyer6902]

Absolutely, stunning.

[@m.p.9419]

Technika to wirtuozeria i fascynuje ta umiejętność,portret piękny ,gratulacje!

[@___bluff___]

Geez within a minute it looks amazing 👏 👏👏👏

[@MYRIAMLATEUR]

Really impressed! Beautiful work! Will try this very soon!

[@victoriaobrien3132]

Thanks for sharing your process. Loved this

[@kevinkingng]

This get me so much motivation to do the same thing!🎉

[@mariatanner7507]

Wow ,,,wow ,,,you are truly an insane RIDICULOUSLY extraordinary TALENTED artist,,,magnificent phenomenal portrait,,,,precious for this UNIVERSE and galaxy to behold,,,EPIC

[@harvestofsouls]

Beautiful artwork, very inspiring. Good for you , thanks for sharing.

[@justin2021go]

This is an amazing art and best drawing tutorial video. Thanks!!!

[@BIMLA780]

i love these types of arts

[@itshel2677]

I need to show this to my art teacher. He is going to love the way you work.

[@ravenmoore3697]

This inspires me to learn how to draw In this medium, this is so beautiful

[@meredithboswell4003]

That's gorgeous already

[@JennWatson]

This is truly amazing!!!

[@TheGtk444]

Wow! I am in awe of this guy!

[@giftedsmith1511]

This clever and beautiful at the same time

[@kimicolburn]

Beautiful sharing Josh amazing work thank you ❤

[@bobymox]

You' the best charcoal artist on net!!!👍👍

[@lindathomas1247]

Stunning. Im amazed at your technique. Absolutely beautiful. I especially liked that you were explaing the things you were doing and why. I have been drawing, since grade school. (Im in my 60's) My high school art teacher would fail my work repeatedly as I didnt do an assignment the way she was seeing it.

[@MarvinJayEAbato]

Love the artwork entirely. I am amazed how charcoal was used in this very beautiful artwork. At first you will not notice the uniqueness from the start but as it continues while maintaining the strokes you will really see the difference.

[@michaelryczaj8540]

If anyone ever had trouble understanding entropy then this video explains it beautifully

[@georgeyoung613]

It was amazing to watch this image take shape. Much respect of your skill 🙏 🫡. Also your video was outstanding.

[@KashiGirl911]

Wow.. lovely! ..and a great lesson for those of us stressed on every little detail..

[@an-Ty-christ]

Wtf- that’s, insane. You’re extraordinarily talented dude

[@TheFuzzypuddle]

Great video. Thanks for sharing philosophical points in addition to techniques. I love the point you make about balancing expressive abstraction and realism give the viewer an active role. The piece becomes a collaboration and conversation between the artist and viewer. This create a bond between the artist and the audience through shared emotion. Great point. Practicing the technique you begin with emphasizes the importance of not paralyzing yourself by overthinking. You want to have an idea of the subject and composition, but just something on paper, and iterate it from there. The first step is the hardest part. I often struggle with this concept, and delay starting a project because I am afraid of making a mistake. The iterative process is even easier in digital art because you can use layers for nondestructive changes. I need to remember that and just start drawing instead of getting paralysis by analysis.

[@allisonjames2923]

That was amazing! I can so often see detailed faces in abstracts, like they’re windows for spirits to gaze upon our world. You created such a window with such a beautiful blend of abstract & suggestion that the face & emotion are portrayed.

[@moniqueverdier7476]

It's called pareidolia

[@donnaer]

Wow. Incredible talent. You have a gift.

[@ivanrivas3073]

You are simply amazing. Congratulations.