How To Draw With Charcoal | Realistic Portrait Drawing

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@PeterBerry-j4v 5 ай бұрын

I was always taught that art is about choices. And the issue with so many aspiring artists is the fear of mistakes. You are so fluid and fearless in your decisions and remove this fear from amateurs like myself. Much love for inspiring and helping others ❤

@MadCharcoal 5 ай бұрын

This! It's all about overcoming that fear and taking risk 🖤

@CAPUTse 5 ай бұрын

I totally agree. I am an abstract artist, so the perspective of "there are no mistakes" comes very natural to me, but my brother for example is a very rational mathematician. So last time he visited me I gave him a canvas and made him paint something, because I knew it would mentally benefit him even if he is not interested in art. He started of VERY SHY saying things like "yea but i don't have any idea, i dont know what to paint" and things like that. and after supporting him a bit and trying to make him understand that he doesn't need to have an idea about what to paint, but instead JUST PAINT, just enjoy the feeling of using paint as a tool to interact with the canvas, only then he truly started to understand what art can be about and he even said afterwards that it was a valuable exercise, because his brain NEVER thinks this way usually. it is not about the outcome, it's about the process.

@jasonmagel2069 5 ай бұрын

@@CAPUTse I'd love to see his painting

@asteriolocks031 Ай бұрын

Thank you for this wonderful advice ❤

@melissamartin6223 4 ай бұрын

After years of drawing charcoal/graphite portraits I realized I just wasn’t enjoying it anymore; it felt tedious and I found myself becoming bored before I could finish. Then about 3 years ago I found your channel and a lightbulb went off, I felt like I had been given permission to throw all those “rules” out the window and loosen up. I realized I liked my 20 minute drawings way more than my 20 hour drawings. My icon was actually the first time I just threw something down and did a 10 minute exercise with water soluble graphite. It’s not a piece of art but a reminder of how much I enjoyed it. So thank you for sharing your work and inspiration.

@zandrasalvador5441 3 ай бұрын

I hate making gridding on my drawing I don't like rules either.. I like the channel cause we know art is freedom and a unique form

@nezbit8989 4 ай бұрын

You captured an image with your mind and hands that no camera could ever equal. The beauty of art is that you are the creator.

@worthlessperson356 5 ай бұрын

There are a lot of art KZbinrs that don't explain the process well or act like utter fools, and I think that you are one of the people that definitely does neither of these things. I don't think I have ever seen a better explained video or more creative but still put together art before in my life. Thank you for the vid!

@Godswillmpofu 5 ай бұрын

I'm with you there 100 percent.

@alyjiyu 5 ай бұрын

This is an extraordinary tutorial✨️ What a gifted artist.

@michaeldavis6607 3 ай бұрын

Except he talks too much. It distracted me from the Art

@Dan-q6v1v Ай бұрын

He makes it look so easy. But he is a great teacher. So kind of him to share his gift. I wish i could do what he does. Excellent teacher.

@zeevixx 5 ай бұрын

Dude the way you seamingly effortlessly threw that together is amazing to me. I can only hope to one day have even a fraction of your talent. Your video was very instructional and inspiring, time to go start a new drawing! Thank you Josh, keep doing what you do, please.

@MadCharcoal 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the positivity! 🖤

@User2754-s 3 ай бұрын

It became too black

@SuperFierro09 5 ай бұрын

I’m amazed at how you gave the canvas that first slap of charcoal and already it had the general shape and form of the portrait 🤣😩 like what???? How?! Amazing work!!

@restfulhappy 5 ай бұрын

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@D4RK-LIN3S 5 ай бұрын

I’m 38 and you’ve inspired me to get back into art so thank you. It’s massively helped dealing with the struggles. All of your work is incredible and love trying to follow some of these techniques. I will buy the course when I have the spare cash. Thank you for all your free content 😊

@restfulhappy 5 ай бұрын

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@roseoverdose6451 3 ай бұрын

same.

@sunasummer920 Күн бұрын

I've always been good in drawing, painting. But not very good with Charcoal. This is why i follow your videos, so I finally can learn how to create. Thank You.

@MichelleMorales8716 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@leer-winnobbeefarms2131 27 күн бұрын

Wow! I love to do charcoal myself and I found creating charcoal grit with sand paper is the best way to draw individual strands of hair. I use a brush and pull the grains of charcoal into the shape or wave of the hair. If you sharpen the charcoal pencil, by the time you've drawn a quarter of an inch, the tip is already too wide for the hair. Great video! Lee

@sandradee6029 2 ай бұрын

I love this thanks! Charcoal is my preferred medium. Your portalraits are like spirits developing out of smoke. Ethereal and haunting! Just love!! ❤❤❤

@ell3y 2 ай бұрын

Squinting when you want to compare and measure is such a great advice. Thanks! Looks great.

@lkschuler Ай бұрын

Love that you don’t fear loosing and then finding the subject though so many layers

@carole8142 4 ай бұрын

I have started charcoal art like you and although I am still learning I am getting good results. Thanks for teaching us your incredible talent.

@The.lazy.eyed.artist 4 ай бұрын

Thank you. I have given it a go a few times. I am getting better, well a little. I did not know there was a difference between vine and willow, thank you for that. I have been a long time fan of yours. Thank you for the help.

@matthewlardner5328 4 ай бұрын

Buddy, that’s incredible! You have brightened up my day 🙏🏻🇬🇧

@vee_grave 2 ай бұрын

You’re a great teacher. Straightforward and simple explanations for technique. Thank you.

@quantumdreamerchannel 3 ай бұрын

wow! you explain so well, its really a master class in 15 minutes. thank you

@recreepy 5 ай бұрын

You've truly earned my admiration-bravo!

@warofsouls9065 2 ай бұрын

Is like it was coming out of his hands as magic, so effortless 🥹

@Mashaaa1703 4 ай бұрын

I had charcoal laying around at home for a while now but always struggled working with it. Watched this one video and now I do portraits that are so lively. Surely not as good as yours, but this video really helped me elevate my drawing. Thank you so much!

@hebdomadist 4 ай бұрын

I focus on pencil drawings with a bit of charcoal for extra “pop” but your descriptions of value and how to use them before even thinking of refining the details def applies to creating art in any media --you covered lots of valuable territory in a short amount of time with clarity of purpose--well done, Sir.

@rl7881 Ай бұрын

Thank you for this amazing tutorial. I often watch it to ground me when my work starts to drift away from what it should be.

@Dan-q6v1v Ай бұрын

Incredible artist!!! Truly gifted. Very few have this gift.

@gtdsdaddy1 23 күн бұрын

DUDE! That was so INTERESTING! This style of art is new to me as I just happened upon it today. I'm subscribing now!

@tevinsinks8059 5 ай бұрын

Gonna give it a go. Never tried to mess with charcoal. This makes me want to try it.

@tevinsinks8059 26 күн бұрын

Mad charcoal inspired me to try charcoal and I even tried to do the same exact picture

@Anthony-z7b3v 2 ай бұрын

So talented. He makes it look so easy. Looking forward to watching more of his drawings.

@7Earthsky 2 ай бұрын

My art really improved once i realised the importance of squinting and laying down the large shapes first.

@sanjivoberoi5361 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant. Young man you are a true artist. Thank you for this tutorial.

@riyasinghpathania1536 5 ай бұрын

I always loved charcoal. Thank you for the explanation. Really adore your work and would love more ❤

@ziggityzee3230 22 күн бұрын

No one has ever said to squint to get your values correct. Thank you soooo much 🙏

@sergiodeabreu9237 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, mr, Josh you've inspired me to get back into art. I really love some of your work. Thank you for all your free content.

@youknoweverything7643 3 ай бұрын

This is amazing and I was taught by my mom who is a professional artist as her side gig that art is all about choices and don't be afraid of fear making any mistakes cause if you do make a mistake it can either be fixed or it might even make the painting drawing or whatever even better cause it could be a good mistake like the shading could be off but you could add another detail to a portrait like put women's long bangs or hair over mistake or a portrait of a old man give a little facial hair and ECT with any painting don't be afraid of mistakes keep going and don't stop with a painting or portrait or any type of art let the mistakes be and work around them. And I'm by no means a artist or claim to be one I have just recently in the last 4 months started doing soft pastel paintings cause I found soft pastels to be the easiest medium for me to use to start doing paintings and to understand cause you don't gotta be good a sketching or drawing to use soft pastels all it consiste of is shading blending mid tones dark tones and blending colors into each other. I can only do it with pastels I tried water color and acrylic and oil paints and I can't just seem to grasp those so im using soft pastels and just now doing charcoal the last few weeks which has been difficult cause you don't got all the color choices like you do with soft pastels so you gotta use the charcoal and the white pastel to do all your modtones shading and ECT and it's been difficult. I would never be able to do a charcoal portrait or painting this good cause I have a hard time seeing and shaping like you do with out loosely sketching first with the charcoal and when I try my eyes and face and nose is literally of proportion and the shading and shadows look terrible. Before 6 months ago the best thing I could draw or do was very simple elementary school kid level of drawing like easy sketches of a house or a cube and a ball and a stick man. So I don't have the natural talent of painting and drawing so I'm teaching my self how to do it and learning it cause it doesn't come natural to me like it does alot of other ppl. My mom been painting with watercolor for the last 4 years she just started 4 years ago and had won many national painting contests and shows and just won the national veterans art competition she won in the watercolor category for local and state level and won the water color category on national level. She got most talked about award at the state show and got the award for most creative and unique for both national and state. It is this beautiful water color painting of a vase with some beautiful yellow flowers in it framed in this beautiful off white like antique white frame it's very beautiful

@lmh4186 4 ай бұрын

You are totally gifted. Love this

@matty_devlog8065 3 ай бұрын

Keep up the good work, you inspire me greatly. Thank you for showing us your process

@henrysalami7593 18 күн бұрын

Love it! Thanks for insights and instruction .. at beginning it didnt make any sense the way charcoal was added then it was forming as if the image was being pulled out of the shadow .. thsnks for inspiration without fluff

@VTun1ng 3 ай бұрын

I have study little bit of Loomis, Bridgman, Bammes, Vanderpoel, Hoghart, Vilppu,.. and one of best advice/trick is, like he mentiones in this video, squinting with your eyes. One couldn't believe how much easier it is to see basic forms/structure amd ignoring all the details.

@hotice31 5 ай бұрын

This video re-calibrated my understanding of talent and creativity

@reeree6682 5 ай бұрын

❤🖤❤🖤❤🖤❤🖤❤ Our charcoal magician and child of God! Love this! Thank you!

@gloriamargolis581 3 ай бұрын

I get what your doing it makes sense as when u go back with your eraser you work back and forth to redefine the contrast and values so it works well I think with charcoal 👍🏻🙏

@MadAbstracted 5 ай бұрын

I love the tutorials, tips and tricks! They help(ed) me so much to get better and better over time! Thanks for being my inspiration and see you in the next video! ❤

@MadCharcoal 5 ай бұрын

🖤🖤

@flufy007 2 ай бұрын

First time viewer & now subscriber, I stumbled through your art & videos by accident’ I love what you’ve done with this picture of the old man. I’ve not done charcoal drawing since I was in school as a 9 year old, where our art was displayed in a Museum which we didn’t appreciate at such a young age, thank you for your Videos it’s brought back happy memories

@gavkynman 5 ай бұрын

Josh you are so genuine and I love to watch you work. Bravo 👌🏼

@thomengel9720 2 ай бұрын

Never really cared for this medium, but you just changed my mind. Brilliant!

@SankakuSan1 5 ай бұрын

Great explanation of the process, very useful lesson thanks

@MadCharcoal 5 ай бұрын

Thank you 🖤

@restfulhappy 5 ай бұрын

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@Mike-wc1ns 2 ай бұрын

You are gifted. Beautiful work!

@DavidBarry-kn2uk 5 ай бұрын

I love this piece .brilliant

@goliath9081 4 ай бұрын

I really enjoy watching your process

@jeremywhite790 5 ай бұрын

Another extraordinary piece of work. I've just paid for the course you published, so hopefully, I'll pick up some tricks.

@restfulhappy 5 ай бұрын

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@billybrown576 5 ай бұрын

Superbe, comme à chaque fois. J'apprends beaucoup avec vous ! Merci 🙏

@rockybosarge 4 ай бұрын

Brother you have a talent we all envy and covet.

@colincomrie 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much brother, beautiful piece!!! I learnt more in 10 minutes than I did in school.

@blob9479 2 ай бұрын

i'm amazed to see the face with just random charcoal slap and brush, and without him finishing the drawing

@dougg1075 7 күн бұрын

Very cool and looks like fun.

@fornarigasoli Ай бұрын

WOOOOOW! AMAZING DUDE!

@wendygizmorazzmatazz8899 5 ай бұрын

Amazing! Thank you for sharing your art and lessons!

@coloradotrish7297 3 ай бұрын

First of your posts I've seen and just amazing!! Best, from Colorado!

@MrSkosig 3 ай бұрын

Wow thank you so very much for this piece of insight , yes very valuable insight ., I get hung up on the tiniest details I think because I used to paint miniatures it’s difficult to transition, brilliant beautiful work 👍

@hqs9585 2 ай бұрын

Love this video. Noticed that in the firs few second of applying the coal on the paper you almost can immediately see the concept before your eyes, that is hard.

@jeanqnguyen4542 2 ай бұрын

Aww so effortless, I’m almost inspired to buy myself a charcoal kit..

@Cifru-p1p 5 ай бұрын

The jump at 10:12 felt like a "draw the rest of the owl" moment. 😂

@JerreMuesli 5 ай бұрын

Haha exactly!

@restfulhappy 5 ай бұрын

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@Raivazz 5 ай бұрын

sadly he skipped the most important part

@b-rayns9482 2 ай бұрын

@@Raivazzit’s a completely different work of art I think he swapped them

@ozmaorigrl 2 ай бұрын

So Awesome mate ... thanks so much for sharing your talent to teach

@drewski6843 11 күн бұрын

Dude, this is sic. Gained a new subscriber ✌️ 🤙

@ChristineHelenJoyceMcDougall 2 ай бұрын

WOW 😮 absolutely stunning

@kariarvisais8588 5 ай бұрын

❤Thank you so much. I just began viewing some of your short videos, and it is so fun to watch you create. Although creating with charcoal drawings hasn't been my interest in the past, you've inspired me to just try and have fun.

@geoffsullivan4063 4 ай бұрын

Cool tips love your broad style ! 👍🏻 i use 1200 - 1400 grade lining paper for my work (mainly figurative) I have to iron it out first though to get it flat once its off the roll. I also use cheap hairspray to lock the charcoal in once it's finished so it smells nice too ! 😁

@miguel.a.d.6078 5 ай бұрын

Que buen ejemplo has elegido, la imagen del viejo es espectacular. Gran video 👍🏼

@SaharNateghiArt 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your talent with us❤❤❤❤❤ Absolutely perfect 💯 ✨️💯✨️💯✨️😘

@JMcK75 5 ай бұрын

Master class on charcoal and you inspire me to go and create !! Well done my man 👍

@kristyjohnson2820 4 ай бұрын

Wow!! You are insanely talented 😲

@Shedshananigans 4 ай бұрын

Wow! Amazing ability and talent, sir! I wish I could do this. Lol. love the videos.

@cindyoverall8139 2 ай бұрын

FANTASTIC!!!!

@goingbacktocable7777 2 ай бұрын

You are Uber Talented

@karenb.2012 Ай бұрын

Amazing talent! Just subscribed!

@kyleross1493 Ай бұрын

My biggest takeaway from this as a beginner is to make a mess initially on paper. I always get hung up on where to start. Thanks alot

@TheDeivid96 4 ай бұрын

No paro de ver esta actuación. Qué maravilla!

@HeyImTodd Ай бұрын

The thing about refining it to fast is definitely true I’m doing a charcoal drawing now and I keep thinking it’s to bad even though I just started so I then try to add detail but then I just get overwhelmed

@phillipm6481 3 ай бұрын

Very cool man…. I like that technique. I paint my under paintings in grey scale. I’m gonna give it a go with my air brush

@brandonmohammed9141 2 ай бұрын

Wow. This is amazing

@hallymariah45 5 ай бұрын

You are extremely talented....!!!

@sarundayo 3 ай бұрын

That was MAD wicked indeed! Instant follower 👌🔥🔥

@jazzlehazzle 5 ай бұрын

THAT is drawing!! Will definitely be practicing this, and check out your course.

@joannecoulton4011 5 ай бұрын

Happy to have stumbled upon your site! Love your methodology.

@rayahzalloum Ай бұрын

🥰i love your style you are very skilled

@jonbrown5041 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful, well done.

@김준찬-o8e 4 ай бұрын

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@Greenmanure62 3 ай бұрын

So cool!😊

@LuoDrawing 5 ай бұрын

This charcoal brush portrait of an elderly person has delicate brushstrokes, perfectly capturing the charm and vicissitudes of the old man, making this portrait full of vividness and infectiousness.