Charcoal Techniques with Thomas Fluharty

[@ghosttownbmw]

@13:16 Great advice and great drawing! "let your shadows be simple and mysterious.."

[@13Moondancer]

The white line on the ear - wow, so brought the whole piece together. Marvellous!

[@MrYulienskate]

I love it It's just refreshing to see techniques like charcoal used in a simple expressive manner, opposite to very detailed and meticulous approaches. Both are cool but I lean more toward expressive representations and this "visual emphasis" i guess.

[@mike0rr]

I've watched a lot of Charcoal videos, but this one really highlighted a few fundamentals I would like to change in my own drawings. I've lost the roughness of charcoal over the years and I want to bring it back. Giving it a shot after watching this. I couldn't recommend this video more to any artist, at least Charcoal artist.

[@parkestanley2436]

SUPERB craftsmanship. Great lesson, and thank you.

[@artkent]

Excellent demo! I love the way you showed the erasing technique and adding the whites on the darker ground. Beautiful.

[@dougg1075]

Very cool! I’ve never heard of moving eye and hand.

[@MrBlububble]

These techniques are so effective.LOVE it! Thanks for sharing.

[@persephoneblack888]

Something I always do it put too many details, and end up with a somewhat cluttered and busy drawing. I need to remember to capture the feel of the subject, not necessarily all the exact details. I loved this video btw! That's one cool pug :)

[@broshbrolin2395]

You r so fuckin right, and also felt less artistic too

[@margherita9302]

Really simply superb. Thank you so much. Which paper did you use..?

[@jcepri]

THIS IS GREAT! THANK YOU. Part of my issue is that I don't know when it's done, so I overdo it with details, but it really is about the essense

[@icedtinii]

Whoaaa, i looove seeing the progress of the piece going from simple lines to something so realistic piece by piece .. p.s. when you brought up blind contouring, i had no idea what it was but then you explained it, turns out, ive been doing it for years bc it helps me proportion when drawing from reference .. good to know i’m doing something right 😅

[@AngelicaAgelviz]

a thing of beauty and simplicity. thank you so much for sharing, I learned so much

[@eelilaaninen8271]

Very useful. I learned a new trick, your trick about moving hand at the same time as looking your model. 100% gonna try that. Also, you have mad skills.

[@janechiang9595]

this is amazing! and it's super cute whenever he says "this pug" xD

[@wgsmcw2012]

Amazing! Makes me want to go back to doing charcoal drawing!

[@foriwillconsidermycatjeoffery]

fantastic job with your shapes! I've gone back to basics to work on being more confident in my lines and circles. good job :))

[@Sarah-pt2zj]

I've been using charcoal casually for a couple years (self taught) but this video completely changed how I do things... Specifically the simple technique of rubbing charcoal elsewhere and smearing the dust on the paper. I just never thought to do that, I feel a bit dumb. But it makes a really nice effect as a base or background.

[@BobbyChiu]

That's amazing to hear! Glad this video was helpful and you've been able to apply some of Thomas' techniques to your own work! :) Thank you for watching! ~S

[@dougg1075]

Cool “move” Love this guy

[@sourgal7635]

This is great! Love the progression

[@BobbyChiu]

Yes! So helpful to see the progression and all of these techniques from Thomas! Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed! :) ~S

[@dougg1075]

Yep. Thanks so much for the excellent lesson

[@ChaiiCat]

Excellent! May I please know the name of your charcoal pen eraser? I love how it erases so effectively and precisely.

[@schreitererstudio]

Tks for your art!!! You are awesome artist!!

[@abarriem]

Nice pug! And about wanting to know when you're done, it reminded me of something a teacher of mine used to say: "You know when that happens?.. When you mentally ask: "Am I done?"... That's when you should stop, take a breather, look at your piece the following day, and if you still think it needs more work, then do so, but in many cases, you'll just go: "Oh, I'm done!"

[@seanpaulson9098]

Great advice.

[@xXDylanXx13]

Awesome! I wish we could see the reference though..... and is that white charcoal?

[@aevalatmidnight2]

Hi thank you for this video. What is stock paper that you are drawing on?

[@gideonblack913]

Amazing vídeo!!! possibly my new favourite vídeo on youtube

[@sundaraschnoodle]

I’wondering why you didn’t show us what your image looked like? I would have liked to see what you were referring to. E.g. when you said I am just going to add in this detail of the collar. Thank you for your teaching.

[@JH-ct9fj]

Fantastic! Thank you very much

[@lilyl4992]

I didn't have the same materials so I ended up using black and white soft pastels, the result was a lot different than yours but I loved it. Thanks!

[@jazminalvarado8433]

This was such a great charcoal video! Than you!

[@SILENTDEATHo1]

What I’m having trouble is knowing what to use starting my drawing, what types of charcoal shades do I use at what point. What brands are good? What paper?

[@user-tf2dc2kk5b]

Interesting. I don't understand if you said about this paper. I like its colour. What kind of paper is it?

[@jacquesstenvert8441]

Brilliant!

[@BobbyChiu]

Thanks Jacques!

[@mugdhamg765]

This video is simply awesome.. thx for sharing..😊

[@BobbyChiu]

Thanks for watching Mugdha Mg! -Nancy

[@bradutterstrom4105]

awesome video. Amazing to see such a great drawing in about 20 minutes. FWIW for those of you asking about the reference photo, I was curious as well. Found it quickly on google searching pug profile.

[@sergei9912]

*Cool looking Pug*

[@guizachristiane4824]

how do you keep your charcial drawings safe when it is finished, so that the charcoal will not be disturbed or destroyed (sorry, my english is not perfect). greetings from germany. chris.

[@Peppershaker]

guiza christiane you can store them with a sheet of wax paper over the charcoal to prevent it from getting on other art. or you can buy a fixative spray to keep it in place. I hope this helped!

[@gum307]

hairspray would be a cheap and fast way to replace fixative just in case you need it right now. be sure the spray has enough time to dry out

[@powersown]

Very helpful video!

[@learningspace6696]

What is the best way to learn? I LOVE DRAWING but I had no background of it. We never learnt it in school when I was in junior high-school cause there's no one to learn from. So I decided to lock myself in my room for six months and break my limit in drawing. In the end, i can only identify what is good and what is not pretty fairly now ( which I couldn't back in the day- i only saw what I thought was good but not really) but I have no idea how to do stuff. What should I do? workshops? how do i look for workshops? all Canada has is work ethic. PLs help?

[@DrAdnan]

I wish I saw this two years ago!

[@hotflaps5260]

this is so lovely omg

[@BobbyChiu]

Thank you so much. ~N

[@BlackBluesha]

Fantastic!

[@BobbyChiu]

Thank you for watching! ~S

[@CC-vw1cs]

superb !

[@itsnlee]

looks incredible :)

[@Vengurl09]

what brand of charcoal do you use? also is that compressed charcoal?

[@pixiepqueen]

wonderful thanks

[@troychriscarretas2657]

Thomas Fluharty I Like his Caricatures

[@BobbyChiu]

Thomas' caricatures are so good!! We couldn't agree more😊 ~S

[@esteemaco]

what did you use for the white? is it chalk pastel? oil pastel?

[@persephoneblack888]

esteemaco it looks like compressed charcoal (you can use white pastels too though).

[@3jdrr]

hi what are you using in the white highlight? looks opaque

[@bobokeefe151]

Excellent

[@OmnipotentO]

that was incredible

[@jarekgajewski7054]

🥰😍🤩

[@markbarrera6807]

seeing your reference would help.

[@renzo6490]

If you are using a photo, can we see it, too? That way, we can see what you do AND why you are doing it. What kind of charcoal are you using? Willow, vine, compressed? What IS that white stuff? Instead of adding white, could you just erase some of the charcoal and return those areas back to the value of the paper? Is it a white and black dog or a tan and black dog? We don't know because we can't see your reference.

[@31leoceara]

Every time I see someone drawing holding the charcoal or pastel stick in the middle, I already know what's going to happen: it's going to break!

[@Dobroman07]

I have some of this really smooth paper. 100lb. Is that ok to use with charcoal? I know that newsprint is also a good choice for charcoal.

[@nunu7797]

What's with the white thing on your right hand?

[@BobbyChiu]

Hi Ze_Jeff, thanks for your comment, I work at Schoolism! Artists usually wear a glove like that to reduce smudging, and to stop oils/sweat from transferring onto the paper. I hope that helps! ~R

[@Guimoide]

His voice reminds me of the voice of frame by frame's guy on Film Theory xD Great video though!

[@BrandonWorkshop]

So cute!

[@melvencastelino]

What paper was it

[@BobbyChiu]

Hi +Melven Castelino, I work at Schoolism! Thomas was just using 'brown stock' paper. You should be able to buy it in rolls at the art store, or in a pack :) ~ Richelle

[@Laprdalica]

I have a great game on my mind. Lets drink every time the word ''pug'' is used in this video :D Great face by the way...i suck at charcoal.

[@sniyut1037]

A cute creature !

[@crazedspidermonkey]

You did in 4 minutes what would take me (total rookie) like....hours. lol bravo

[@MrBfg586]

When I looked at the drawing in the thumbnail I thought the dog was wearing bandages

[@wildwildwests]

This Pug has a beak!

[@Asteroid-c9u]

Cane Buldogs

[@NoblesseObligedCP]

Was it only me or did anyone else see a guy with a big nose in profile when he was making the pugs shape.

[@stevethebutcher1776]

Fuckin awesome

[@BobbyChiu]

Thanks, Steve! Glad you liked this one😊 ~S

[@TheArcticPug]

Pug

[@AmbiCahira]

Less truly is more!

[@titus4166]

Your teaching was all over the place. Was hard to follow and understand what you were talking about.

[@renzo6490]

I think this video was less to instruct than to induce you to enroll in courses he offers. You'll notice that questions addressed to him here are never answered by him. I made a comment a year ago that included questions and critiques but I never got an answer.

[@papa.alfredo]

I know you are good but this painti g finished too black for my taste, thank you