Charcoal Drawing Techniques - Step by Step Portrait Drawing

Real time demonstration of portrait Charcoal Drawing, step by step using charcoal sticks on paper .
#charcoaldrawing #drawing
Tools Used:
Speedball Willow Charcoal : amzn.to/3vyWrcK (Amazon)
PRISMACOLOR Kneaded Eraser: amzn.to/47HkUJX (Amazon)
Any Sketch book
Paper Towel
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[@MaridK]

Thank you all for watching, I'm glad you found this video helpful/useful. Please join my telegram group "Dirty Hands" For art discussion, art review, art market, and tools/ supply discussion. Group Link: t.me/+UpelTUFYm4xkZmNh See you there!

[@MaxioosDose]

the whole process in one take! just incredible, to show everything, touches, strokes, where you aggressively apply dark areas and where you gently leave shadows. love it, no fancy cuts and edits just raw tutorial, on point.

[@MaridK]

Thank you so much for the feedback!! It means a lot!

[@Ahmad-iu8dq]

That's some real talent right there. Creating this beautiful expression out of chaos is nothing short of genius.

[@MaridK]

Ohh!! Thank you so much my friend!!

[@davidtidman5531]

brilliantly FREE, a pleasure to watch

[@MaridK]

Thank you for watching !!

[@juanramonesclapez5267]

Buen trabajo👌

[@MaridK]

@@juanramonesclapez5267 thank you!

[@PatriciaLeroy-vs7jb]

Bonjour, votre technique est tout simplement magnifique voir apparaître au fur et a mesure le personnage quel travail superbe merci à vous.

[@MaridK]

Merci!!

[@issamchabaa45]

I believe the artist is actually putting together a film, what it’s actually showing us is a transformation, rather that a drawing. It’s still brilliant.

[@MaridK]

I appreciate your feedback! Very artistic perspective. Thank you again for sharing with me !

[@robhead22]

Beautifully done!! Thank you!

[@MaridK]

Thank you for watching!

[@AlexRawlings]

Amazing work!

[@MaridK]

Thank you so much!

[@AnnaW-mq5dt]

I don't know about technique but I like how it takes so much patience and care to create this beautiful thing.

[@MaridK]

Thank you, Anna!! Appreciate your beautiful words. Honestly, it takes a lot of practice and patience!! :)

[@MiguelAngelCamachoReyes]

Good technique and exposure

[@MaridK]

Thank you for the feedback!

[@louisbarbisan8471]

I finally understood how forgiveness charcoal is, in comparison to graphite. Thanks.

[@MaridK]

You are welcome! Thank you for watching !

[@Fiorella1313]

Sono affascinata dalla tua tecnica!

[@shiwanlin]

This is a fantastic demonstration of the artistic skills! What would make it even more helpful is to provide the reference that was used. Thank you!

[@MaridK]

I appreciate your feedback! I didn't have a reference. It was from imagination. Thank you for watching!

[@rosanachatti3846]

Espetacular!!

[@MaridK]

Thank you 😊

[@thegodofpez]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@MaridK]

I appreciate it, thank you 😊

[@maristelaoliveira5467]

Espetacular!!!!!😊

[@MaridK]

Thank you for watching 😊

[@cavandavidson1185]

Very lovely

[@MaridK]

Thank you!!

[@Roses9002]

Nice👍

[@MaridK]

Thank you!!

[@nadjaforstova8374]

Krása, díky 🌹🌹🌹

[@MaridK]

Thank you!!! 😊

[@zielona777]

Cool Art:)

[@MaridK]

Thank you so much!! 😊

[@user-ie1mg3or1l]

Hipnotic. Thanks so much

[@MaridK]

Thank you for watching !

[@user-ie1mg3or1l]

My pleasure. Great Joy to witness such a rich life blooming

[@MaridK]

@user-ie1mg3or1l your words mean a lot! You are too kind!

[@thalutre3063]

Magnifique.❤

[@MaridK]

Thank you!!

[@zurabgelava2427]

Fantastically

[@MaridK]

Thank you 😊!!

[@walterbriggs272]

Amazing work, at first I thought John Lennon, but it changed. Nice transformation

[@MaridK]

Thank you for the feedback, yes, little adjustments change everything

[@GingerLeeH]

how wonderful

[@MaridK]

Thank you so much :)

[@zouhirazizi4462]

Merci l'artiste, ça me régale de voir comment tu "croques" le fusain... جزائري حر من الجزائر العاصمة

[@MaridK]

Merci mon ami تحيه لأهل الجزائر

[@philgee7249]

Wow!

[@MaridK]

Thank you for watching!!

[@Siaman668]

God this is just crazy. There’s so many points in just the process where you could stop and get something just incredible.

[@MaridK]

I appreciate the feedback, thank you!

[@Siaman668]

@@MaridK not really feedback, just kinda appreciating the process.

[@MaridK]

@@Siaman668 thank you so much!!

[@lordbyron3603]

That was amazingly mesmerizing !!

[@MaridK]

Thank you so much!!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@ashgrovemark2204]

Talent. right there !

[@MaridK]

Thank you so much !!

[@mabeltravieso9628]

Arte !! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@MaridK]

Thank you!!

[@thomascherian5768]

Grt,.sir

[@MaridK]

Thank you !

[@tomhassell7985]

If it's a portrait ,it would be interesting to see the subject

[@MaridK]

It was from imagination!

[@cindicopeland9731]

Amazing, as always.

[@MaridK]

Your words mean a lot, thank you !!

[@mariaokruch5771]

Z takich bohomazów wychodzi cudo 👍👏

[@MaridK]

Thank you!!

[@luisrenato5044]

Incrível!

[@MaridK]

Thank you!!

[@Sithieu]

Quel talent ! 👍👍👍

[@MaridK]

Thank you so much !!

[@gloriastafford-smith9200]

Amazing!!

[@MaridK]

Thank you for watching friend!

[@zokakamber]

Bravo! Fantastično ❤❤❤

[@MaridK]

Thank you 😊

[@robbyfiveboy4862]

With every stroke and suffusion I felt more and more talentless and deeper and deeper envy. Wow

[@MaridK]

Thank you for your kind words!!

[@sivadas9801]

❤

[@MaridK]

Thank you for watching!

[@hectorperalta9943]

¡Excelente !!!

[@MaridK]

Thank you for watching!

[@Raymond_Petit]

Constant indecisiveness and one part not given equal attention. Still very enlightening to watch the process.

[@MaridK]

Very sharp observation, my brain was distracted a little. Thank you for your input !

[@romeshwazir7763]

Great art.khodos.i am sure if asked thisartst can bring a dead to life

[@MaridK]

Oh wow!!! I appreciate that sir! Thank you for watching!!

[@user-ky9bb3ls7w]

Hi. Loved watching this. Can I ask what paper you use? When I’ve tried to highlight by rubbing out nothing happens. I end up having to use white chalk. Many thanks

[@MaridK]

Hey Mark, If you use a smooth paper and soft charcoal, then it's easy to create highlights, if you use rough paper with hard charcoal then you need to use white chalk. In this video, I used printing paper (as a practice.

[@manoelantoniodasilvaneto7802]

Magnífico

[@MaridK]

Thank you!!

[@mychanneljuancamaney]

DAVID GILMOUR! I LIKE PINK FLOYD!

[@MaridK]

I like pink floyd!!

[@les2ann]

Superbe

[@MaridK]

Thank you so much!!

[@mykel714]

I have experiance painting portraits using charcoal as my block- in on canvas. Can you recommend a paper for a fine art charcoal portrait ?

[@MaridK]

Stonehenge paper by Legion, it's not cheap! Fine art paper with archival quality , use it for commissions.

[@victormonterrozo2209]

Is a good picture

[@MaridK]

Thank you!!

[@mariaaugustasantos7747]

Chouuuuuu parabéns ❤

[@MaridK]

Thank you 😊

[@user-hx5gk2fj3h]

Very informative tutorial, thank you. Now I see what I’ve been doing wrong 🤔

[@MaridK]

I'm so glad you found it helpful!! Thank you for watching !!

[@user-hx5gk2fj3h]

@@MaridK oh yes, very helpful. I see now, that I am too shy with the chalk. I need to free up, loosen up and be much more liberal with my strokes. I am a painter but do love to sketch.

[@MaridK]

@user-hx5gk2fj3h yes!! Same looseness helps with painting too, moving the wrist and the whole arm, more fluid and create more natural lines, better than "careful" !

[@user-hx5gk2fj3h]

@@MaridK crank up the radio and get loose all over! Let my thoughts go away and just paint…

[@MaridK]

@@user-hx5gk2fj3h indeed!! Very freeing expression!

[@swannrattler6976]

🌹

[@MaridK]

Thank you!!

[@nadjaforstova8374]

Krása 🌹🌹🌹

[@MaridK]

Thank you for watching 😊

[@alzeniradasilvaagostini7329]

Muito bom

[@MaridK]

Thank you 😊

[@robhead22]

Is that sandpaper you used??

[@MaridK]

No, that's a paper towel :)

[@robhead22]

@@MaridK you rock! Thank you!

[@MaridK]

@robhead22 I appreciate you, Sir!!

[@jdax21]

This reminds me of something: I was in an art class in 5th grade. The teacher gave us black construction paper and colored chalk; the only instruction was to "draw a flower". I used similar techniques to those seen here, probably from watching my mom work with pastels. I thought my picture looked pretty good and I was looking forward to showing it to my mother. The teacher walked around the classroom looking at our work. She picked up my picture and took it to the front of the class. I thought she was going to say something nice, but she held it up and said, " This is a perfect example of what not to do. D*** didn't follow directions. I didn't say to blend, or blur or anything like that. I said to draw a flower." What I wanted to say was that it was an art class, which implied exploration and expression, but I didn't have the vocabulary for that kind of self-advocating. She humiliated me, and I ripped up my picture and threw it in the trash. It was a long time until I found the courage or interest to try art again.

[@MaridK]

Unfortunately, art education has failed in some areas in representing the genuine curiosity and expression of art. I'm sorry you had that experience and wonder what your mom said !! I'm happy that your passion for art stayed with you. You should draw a Flower and call it "a portrait of a flower in the mind of a child" and hang it on your wall. You will smile when you see it!! Thank you for sharing your story with us!

[@alasdairrobson7918]

I think with some more practice he could get really good

[@MaridK]

Absolutely!!! That's why I'm practicing

[@christianelapointe8794]

Comment faites-vous pour obtenir le blanc

[@MaridK]

C'est le blanc du papier, j'utilise la gomme pour créer les rehauts. "Remarque : ceci est une réponse traduite par Google"

[@tunmin8156]

What is the charcoal for the drawing? How much does it cost?

[@MaridK]

It's soft charcoal, it's 10 to 11 dollars , more detailed in the video description

[@MohamedzakymohamedZanaty]

باىة الرسم الفحم الفحم يجسد الملامح ولا يطمسها رغم انة فحم ؟

[@MaridK]

لم افهم سؤالك بصراحة!

[@patriciabonilla467]

I like her better abstract underneath this is way to technical😂😂

[@MaridK]

:) thank you for watching!!!

[@user-ny1ro8tf1w]

Tu m as dessiné 😮😮

[@MaridK]

vraiment ? 👀

[@TheAnthonyjames]

Nice...where's the music?

[@MaridK]

Apologies!! No music, I straight uploaded it!

[@marceloquintanilla4777]

Al principio pareciera que no se tiene ni idea de lo que se está haciendo VERDAD??? Es por eso que no me gusta que me vean cuando empiezo una obra 😊

[@MaridK]

🤣 right! We have to trust the process!!

[@marceloquintanilla4777]

@@MaridK como artistas confiamos en nuestro proyecto, Pero yo me refería a que las personas que nos están viniendo hacer nuestro arte desde el principio aveces piensan que estamos haciendo un desastre y después cuando lo ven terminado se quedan atónitos ... Saludos amigo sos un crack me encanta tu estilo

[@MaridK]

🤣🤣 yes!! Now I understand, I used Google to translate your comment lol . I agree, when people see it first, they don't believe it, but later they will be shocked 😄 Greeting to you as well friend, thank you for watching!!

[@marceloquintanilla4777]

@@MaridK gracias a ti amigo por compartir tu hermoso ARTE y gracias también por responder a mi opinión un saludo desde Argentina y seguí adelante.... te estaré siguiendo en tu canal

[@MaridK]

Thank you so much, my friend, for your feedback ! 😊

[@graemekeable8461]

To my mind you could have stopped at 5:56

[@MaridK]

Yes, I agree! It's hard to stop sometimes

[@michaelbarker8713]

Looks like something a 2 year old would do

[@MaridK]

I appreciate your honest feedback :)

[@gundemaroperianez820]

Pues no me ha parecido ni una buena técnica ni un buen retrato

[@MaridK]

Thank you for watching my friend!!

[@dt.zigana3624]

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