JRR Tolkien Charcoal Portrait and a Few Random Drawing Tips

[@BiingDiing]

Charcoal and pastels are the only art ideas for paper I struggle to do but paper and pen I can do! I will say however that I have learned a lot just by this video and I will try some more down this charcoal art!

[@MiroslavSunjkic]

Thank you 😊

[@maheshtutika2566]

Love you drawings. This drawing is amazing as always. i really loved the tracing part that you mentioned. As beginner I am also using most by tracing. and after hearing it from the maestro, it is very relieving. Thank you for all the tips and videos that you share.

[@filibel]

I love all your videos. I'm retired now since 3 months, and I'm going back to the drawing table. I'll be a patreon by the end of the month, to learn more 😎

[@Semmelsocke65]

Very weil done, love it. Thanks for sharing. 👍☝🏻😍

[@martinharwood4217]

Impressive, great portrait, great tutorial and I've appreciated your explanation on the materials you use and why you do. Hope you're as good at taking compliments because this is a mighty fine piece of work you've shared with us. Thank you.

[@MiroslavSunjkic]

@@martinharwood4217 thank you.

[@anniewhiley5481]

Awesomeness so good ❤

[@Zoidberg_QC]

Tracing on a paper sheet over a computer monitor, I would have never thought about that. Your art is impressive, keep uploading videos.

[@jcepri]

I tape a printout to a window, pull up a chair and trace it. Works great if it's sunny out.

[@ashishsawant6403]

Your work always amazed me 🫡

[@MiroslavSunjkic]

Thank you.

[@Monardadidyma-g5q]

Oh. And your voiceovers are so meaningful relative to the piece.

[@K.ART_vlog]

so nice 😍

[@SawdustTimberline]

I STARTED TRACING BUT NOW I CAN DO FREESTYLE OH YEAH ART!!!

[@mikamika5889]

Perfektno 😊

[@jcepri]

I don't have wrinkles. It's just the illusion of texture. :-) Seriously, this is AMAZING! Thank you for generously sharing your talent and tips with us all these years. I was wondering if you could answer 2 questions for me.... 1. I never knew you could layer color pencils on top of charcoal. Are you using wax-based? Can you put charcoal on top of color pencils as well? 2. Do you spray your charcoal artworks with a fixative for commissions? I was just about to start a portrait of a white bulldog in graphite, but I'm going to use charcoal instead after seeing this. I'm wondering if I should spray it because I intend to frame it and give it to a friend. Again, THANK YOU SO MUCH! Your tutorials are among the absolute best on YT. They are detailed and up close with no distracting music, text flying across they screen.

[@MiroslavSunjkic]

Thank you. To answer your questions: 1. yes, but you must never press hard with the colored pencil because charcoal itself is matt. I use the colored pencil as a sort of a lighter more precise charcoal pencil. 2. yes. with charcoal there are no problems with fixative. I spray two good coats.

[@jcepri]

@@MiroslavSunjkic great. Thank you!

[@robertjwilliams3532]

Tracing!! I have resisted it, but after your explanation I will try it. ( have used grid for many years, like 75 years😂) The transfer of the traced image to the drawing paper is something I don't understand. Do you put graphite on the transfer side or how do you do this? I have only tried charcoal a few times (to messy) but I think, after watching several of your works, I am going to spend more time with it. Love to watch and listen to you explain things.

[@Monardadidyma-g5q]

Another very wonderful mesmerizing piece unfolds. So glad that you chose Tolkien as the subject. Wondering - Seems that, when not using a kneaded eraser for highlights, etc., you will more often use a Koh-I-Noor pencil eraser, and less often use a Mono Zero eraser. What guides your choice of which of the two, Koh-I-Noor or Mono Zero, to use for a particular piece? Thank you.

[@cozicoops]

So enjoyed this.. can you tell me what paper you use? 👍🏻

[@MiroslavSunjkic]

Fabriano around 200gsm I think

[@cozicoops]

@@MiroslavSunjkicthank you x

[@EKS49]

How do you store tour artwork so it doesn't smudge?

[@MiroslavSunjkic]

I spray it with a lot of fixative.

[@EKS49]

@@MiroslavSunjkic doesn’t it change the colour/ darkenthe charcoal?

[@MiroslavSunjkic]

@@EKS49 no. No issues with charcoal.

[@EKS49]

@@MiroslavSunjkic just bought charcoal wordless pencils now to see if I can use them

[@MayaDrawingArt]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@ashishsawant6403]

Your work always amazed me 🫡