Everything I use for charcoal drawing (+ tips for beginners)

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Everything I know about charcoal in one video: • Everything I know abou...
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TIME STAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:34 - Seated workstation
02:32 - Standing workstation
03:37 - Paper
06:50 - The different types of charcoal I use
10:27 - How I sharpen my pencils
11:57 - Pan Pastel
12:53 - Erasers
14:05 - Blending tools
15:04 - Fixative, and storing my drawings
16:06 - How I clean up the mess
17:39 - Recommended charcoal supplies for beginners
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[@Katrina.for_art]

I usually watercolour but my sketching is weak, so my art teacher is helping my skill through charcoal, and I LOVE IT !!! Thankyou for the tips and info on what's what in this brave new hobby I've embraced.

[@zenab71]

I got all the tool for my first experience of charcoal , I’m ready for you to teach me !!! Love your work ❤

[@ilianezajic6071]

your portraits are really beautiful ...love them!

[@hadeelkamalmaz3313]

Your videos are so calming and great!!!

[@hxthead]

love the video!!

[@analeward6168]

Your portraits are just incredible. 😻😻

[@jonathanrenfro7126]

Cephalopods are my favorite animals! Now you got me wanting to do charcoal cephalopods.

[@stolenorange]

I'd love to see more of your charcoal folio!

[@skynoms4949]

This video was really helpful thank you

[@tabuena.fineart]

love your vids😍

[@ayenSwedeTV]

This is Great tutorial. I will also try charcoal but i am still hook on colorpencils and practicing now on The acrylic 😁. I also like The Toned paper. Thanks for sharing!

[@davidfullilove3519]

thank you i learned a lot

[@anjak2182]

Thanks for the tip putting some fabric on your desk 🤗

[@TmHudsonArt]

I recommend clairefontain mixed media paint on paper in gris for a good toned paper. It is thicker like card which i do like and the charcoal goes on it very nice and it's smooth. I also use white charcoal on black paper....I recommend you try that....Frisk do a great black card... My favoured charcoal pencils are generals..... Also, the sand paper thing you said doesn't work well..I use that for cleaning blending stumps....

[@fanofmanylegends9709]

Correction: The sandpaper didn't work *for you* That could be for a variety of reasons, so don't state it like it's a universal truth. You could have gotten a shitty brand or chosen the wrong grit.

[@lifeismusicparnadonkers]

Hello Art by Louise. I think i have the same drawing and charcole pencils like you. I ordered a charcole beginner set from alliexpress and it came today. I am so happy whit this charcole beginner set. Before i drew whit graphite but i don,t like graphite pencils any more. So i wanted to try a charcole pencils. 👍🏾😁🖐🏾👏🏾 i use toned tan paper from strath more 400 serie,s

[@karenwhite8969]

Very informative. Thank you. :)

[@lindahazel5075]

Its a sandpaper block. That's what we call them in my area. 😊

[@geoffheath3333]

Hi. Really useful thank you.

[@ant11368]

Hey! Thanks! I’m just getting into charcoal and i love ur tips and tricks. Why didnt i think of them?!

[@nephtaliejalbert]

Hi Louise! In my Drawing II class, we are using charcoal and I'm really liking it despite the mess. I was wondering if you used charcoal wet?

[@valeriegehling4358]

Thanks.

[@secondlife5704]

I'm happy I found your channel..very nice. Can you tell me where you got your laptop table? I been looking but haven't seen anything as nice or functional as the one you have. Best, Steve.

[@jamesanonymous2343]

HOW DO I GET A COMPLETE BEGINERS SET, INCLUDING COLD PRESS PAPER ???? THANKS JIM

[@greekveteran2715]

Please, have you used the Canson GRADUATE mixed media Grey toned (220gr) paper ? They also make it in "Natural" tone for Red Chalk(Sanguine) use, Their Grey is meant for Charcoal. I can't decide which to order, the Fabriano Clay or the Graduate grey....

[@MesutFiliz]

I wonder if your drawing table has a shopping link? We need such a table in the bank.thanks.

[@cesaraugustoalarcon7129]

Le gusta la economia esta bien 👍y lo blanco todo es mas amplio se ve todo ok

[@lifeismusicparnadonkers]

I have many diffrent papers sitting in my bedroom. I work whit 3 different mediums. I wanna try to combine them some how. I am a paper hoarder🤣🤣🤣🤣 i love this video of tips for biginners🖐🏾😁👍🏾

[@fuzzydragons]

great christian bale drawing😀 I've had a crush on him since i was 11 lol

[@eliseitz2141]

As a seventh grader who’s real into charcoal this is very good

[@renzo6490]

Looks like Louise doesn’t reply to comments…

[@JadeScarlett]

I was gonna ask a question about the drawing board but this creator doesn’t bother to answer so whatever. Kinda of annoying really