Drawing with only a piece of charcoal, and maybe an eraser and blender (TUTORIAL)

Materials
Generals compressed charcoal 4b
Kneaded eraser
Blending stump
Greasy sausages (fingers, don’t tell your art teacher I let you)
On arches cover paper
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[@cazhatten3341]

I love how an image starts to be apparent from what looks like random chaos then becomes more defined

[@darthnoxious3874]

I completely resonate with your philosophy on art. In order to understand art, the viewer has to put a piece of themselves into it. In this way, the art becomes whatever you want it to be. Its one of the greatest gifts you can give. :) Thank you so much for your video; your perspective was very refreshing and youve found so much meaning in what you do. Im very glad youre out here sharing it with the world.

[@fpvgods]

The next time my wife asks me to clean the house I'm going to tell her I'm being abstract and expressive...so!

[@gagaullalla1256]

Che senso ha il tuo commento?

[@MadCharcoal]

Doesn’t work for me lol

[@catdogcattt]

Please actually do that, and let us know how it goes. 😆

[@MsHummingbird22]

You are such an inspiration! It let's me get of my perfectionism, which made me so unhappy and generated a big fear of failure I couldn't get over. I even quit art school. I'm experimenting now with the help of your channel and it's so much fun! And you learn me a lot. I'm finally finding joy in drawing again! Thank you!

[@fpvgods]

You're a special soul and we appreciate you sharing such talent with us. Thank You.

[@narrowgate528]

I appreciate that you don’t fast forward it, but walk us through the thought process. It makes me want to try this technique.

[@michaelkurtz1967]

Organized chaos for sure. Very nice work. Thank you for sharing. Enjoyed the video.

[@nathanieljohnodi2884]

Just wanted to tell you that I appreciate your tutorial videos, I'm learning while enjoying watching them.

[@artgirl6784]

This is definitely thought-provoking.

[@mrart6985]

I really love your art style 💚💚💚

[@greekveteran2715]

I have to say, that you made me fall in love with charcoal! I just found some Generals charcoal pencils, that I'll order tonight!! Everything you make inspires me to try new things! Thanks for sharing!!

[@julieduncan1996]

Fascinating! ❤

[@7msjster]

I used to color inside the line as a kid. I've been stuck to lines since then. I am really enjoying your channel because these lines on crack are really liberating. Charcoal is messy buy fast! Speed is also a problem. I get so many ideas, but because of the whole staying in the line it was always hard for me to just start before the next idea. For example at the end of your tutorial I saw fangs and a pointed ear on your subject. That would have changed the whole vibe! Thank you I look forward to learning and observing from you. Subscribed.

[@annavernick1490]

so beautiful!

[@GemmaSampsonArt]

This is awesome, I love the energy you've captured :D

[@mono.7472]

I really like this type of art..you're really good at it♡♡

[@pascalpigeon6692]

It s just amazing, well done!!

[@ronaldmarrero5620]

So cool I'm learning a lot, thanks

[@monakinnel9271]

I have been aggressively practicing this style of charcoal drawing for over a month and have been having greater success with pieces turning out to expectation. Being, primarily, a realistic artist focusing mostly on graphite, this very loose style has certainly been challenging to say the least. I love realism work, as the extreme detail work is almost an obsession for me; however, I really want to produce more abstract and loose style of art. This definitely hits the mark! Thanks for these incredible videos….you have been an awesome mentor for me! Keep up this amazing work and content!!

[@janusakaicare]

Magnifique rentrée 2023, très beau dessin.

[@digitalsketchdrawing]

Nice work..thanks for sharing

[@kjoboz]

Beautiful chaos!

[@easypainter]

You are great, inspire me to be creative, thanks to you I returned to drawing))

[@ArtByRopri]

WOW, So Beautiful Drawing, Congratulations, Wishing you more and more Successes, 🌹❤️💐

[@Artic_Studios]

Its simply amazing ❤️

[@chiscochisco8516]

Lo tuyo es magia amigo. Increíble.

[@user-uj7pm2fk6p]

Pan Pastel is a game changer.

[@ydwkusmanto9266]

Nothing more to say but you're awesome 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@zbig1950]

Hi. Awesome. Far off the beaten track.

[@KitchenandArtswithNikki]

Ooooooo. Salute sir 😇

[@ranisketch9363]

You are very helpful to me.

[@EARTHLING74000]

very refreshing

[@richardbunt2278]

MAGIC

[@timvandeweerd3706]

I’d love to see you work with art graf, I just discovered it and I love it. Do you use it too?

[@jeremiahkool6010]

"...not looking like anybody specifically..." Yes, I can relate because that's my kind of art and in my art world there are no rules, so long as I find peace and happiness in doing what I love. You would want your piece to be unique as much as possible. Of course, references are very beneficial but you would want the outcome of your work to stand out as your own masterpiece and not like the reference pictures. I mean, to me, art is all about expressing my innermost feelings and thoughts through these various artistic mediums which I cannot express in any other ways. It is all about freedom of expression and not about dictation. It's also therapeutic and a very healthy approach to mind cleansing, I mean for me personally. Freedom to all the artists out there, much love.

[@reverie318]

"Don't tell your art teachers" 😭😭💀

[@barbduimstra254]

Where do you get your reference photos?

[@13noman1]

VERY cool...but my question is how much time/study went into grasping proportions seemingly naturally? I'm a beginning drawer and just starting to grasp the basics of proportions and values etc.

[@silviaoics9004]

Hi Josh, thank you so much for your tutorials! I loved them! Last week I tried - to try 😅 - your technique for the very first time and it was really difficult to stop erasing, adding shadows, and erasing! When do you recognize it’s time to stop? I needed to put the drawing in a frame to stop myself! Thank you!

[@MadCharcoal]

Thanks for the support. I usually stop when the marks I am making tend to remove from the interesting aspects about the drawing

[@silviaoics9004]

@@MadCharcoal Josh, thank you so much for this tip! I’ll retry soon :) kind regards from Belgium!

[@user-jf2iu4vo7b]

Josh I would say you were trying to create a conversation with the image and the viewer.

[@manyjoy]

Where can i buy your art kit? Can't see any at your shop. Amazon?

[@Crucial_End]

What is Arches cover paper? Where I am all Arches paper variants have french names. It looks interessting and I wish to try it but cant find it. Is there any special name on the package or watermark?

[@user-uj7pm2fk6p]

So many variation (inspiration) exist.

[@bozoclown2098]

How to buy a drawing ?

[@zonobo6815]

🔥

[@lilithmne]

👍

[@nancyvfinn5253]

I sadly found that some of my charcoal paper got wet. Do you have any solutions for flattening???

[@FreeSpirit84]

If I could give it a name it would be “I survived!”

[@geoffrey6000]

dude, i really really gotta buy some charcoal......

[@Hershewed]

The thumbnail is how i feel right now

[@Alison_Faith]

Dude it took you less than two minutes to make a beautiful image

[@Alison_Faith]

10:35 oh my

[@user-uj7pm2fk6p]

I like how you work. I am a bit more methodical.

[@andrevale8610]

Incríveis e assustadores os rostos que surgem atrás desses rabiscos

[@roseoflove888]

Can you put down your tiktok and insta handles on Ur info area ✨💯here so we can see U on other platforms

[@MadCharcoal]

Same name on all of them @mad.charcoal

[@roseoflove888]

@@MadCharcoal cool beans Ty ✨👍

[@user-uj7pm2fk6p]

You are and will create " followers ":of all kinds/sorts.

[@frank-696]

Looks like he's drawing ANOTHER chick

[@daytonagreg8765]

NO REFERENCE … AGAIN. This is r3figgin-traded. Why bother?

[@LuxXbrumalis]

What a talented person but he’s definitely cheating 3 mins in and you can already see the face up up down down left right left righ A B start