My MUST HAVE TOOLS for Realistic Drawing

[@StudioWildlife]

I’ve added a full list of materials I use along with links in the description. If you’ve got any other useful tools for drawing please let me know in the comments!

[@shnooksseddon4546]

I can't get the cretacolour charcoal stick from amazong and can't seem to find anywhere else!

[@Descenter1976]

I dont think the tools will do much. Its all about tallent.

[@Rachel_Acevedo]

​@shnooksseddon4546 It's there my love, at least it's here for USA, are you here?

[@Rachel_Acevedo]

​@@Descenter1976This is really true, my dad won a contest with regular #2 pencils and a "devil" brand charcoal at the time (years ago), everyone thought he used specialized tools and materials, BUT, of course a variety of materials helps a lot to make life easier. That's my opinion.

[@jamesanson615]

Thank you so much for your step by step advice. Just started again after reaching 46 years old. Not drawn since childhood, so I found the guide very helpful.

[@milagrosvega7111]

I have not stared any drawing yet but I am amazed with the work that you do. I hope one day I will be half as good as you. I have learned so much. You are very specific in your tutorials. Congratulations on your beautiful and perfect work.

[@gemcosy_art]

I like the fact that he opens up and gives a detailed explanation of the process... a lot of people don't

[@row2ne729]

I took an art class and it turns out I am in love with charcoal art more than everything else. Love this video, learned a lot

[@monakinnel9271]

The electric erasers are a priceless tool to use for graphite, pastels, and charcoal work. I will often create a finer tip by holding it at an angle on a piece of paper while running it. This sharpens the tip which helps create even finer lines for whiskers, hair, and such. I also use various makeup brushes for a variety of techniques and details. I love fine detail work and being creative by resourcing unusual or unique items to help achieve a desired effect. A kneaded eraser is also a must for any artist pursuing drawing, charcoal, or soft pastel painting.

[@jessicafries1299]

A genuine artist, sharing your talents and tools. I appreciate your work and your words of wisdom. Thank you

[@taeso2160]

Man.. you have amazing talent. Awesome work.

[@julielabreche2587]

Merci beaucoup pour votre générosité, je vais m amuser plus agréablement avec tous vos bons trucs 😊

[@10mmWiseman]

First off, the information in this video is fantastic but your art work is Magnificent! This level of art is the reason I dont call myself an artist. YOU are an ARTIST...I just draw. lol. Keep up the wonderful works of art and the informative videos. CHEERS

[@phyllisappleby4182]

As one of my favorite artists, you are so good at explaining things. I’m learning charcoal and this was extremely helpful. I’ve also learned so very much about acrylic painting from you. You are a fantastic artist and instructor. Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us.

[@ikechukwusteven8310]

You're one of the teachers of art I've seen..So simplistic.

[@cesararoche2896]

Thanks my dear you're tremendously talented 😊

[@laurafalconer894]

I love your advice you say so many things I say in my head all the time when I'm drawing

[@johnjones928]

I use blending stumps the same way with graphite powder, once it's loaded it's perfect for shading and blocking. Also Carlie Renee uses erasers in very unique ways like cutting them to the shapes she needs, the cutoffs can still be used as well.

[@artofstoryza]

This is a comment of showing appreciation for the time, effort, energy etc that you take to share so much with others that they too may learn! I had been contemplating attempting such subjects in this medium for a while and have felt so inspired by you that I was able to approach it with courage and not fear! I thank you Sir! Your passion is contagious and you teach so well that I felt "I've got this" after watching many of your very well put together videos! My art journey just expanded. I want to share that joy with you! 😃 💃 happy arting on!

[@juniorjun1053]

Try Tihoo or Artme ( both the same) electric eraser, I have used the Derwent one before but I find it too hard to use. The Artme types also come with 2.3mm like the mono eraser so you can get really fine details, it works really well with graphite and I think it would work even better with charcoal. I have never worked with charcoal but this video has inspired me to try so thank you!

[@garypostell5268]

Thank You very interesting with lots of information, and I see some tips that I can use in my drawing in graphite as well! What little I saw of your work looked beautiful thanks 🙏 again for sharing!

[@evebeaumont]

Thank you for uploading this video, it has been an enormous help to me, especially the dark charcoal tip. Your tuition is inspiring and enjoyable to watch

[@StudioWildlife]

Really glad its helped you! thanks for watching :)

[@asdsadwq5795]

thank you for this video and share your materials, is most cheap to start because i already know is going to work

[@caraclayton5243]

Just purchased all of this on Amazon, thank you so much for the in depth tutorial!

[@AnastasiaYGamble]

Thank you very much for these awesome tips, now I'm super enthusiastic to get back into charcoal drawing😁💕!

[@StudioWildlife]

Have fun!

[@AnastasiaYGamble]

@@StudioWildlife Thank you, I surely shall!

[@DragonNo1]

Great video! Thank you! I've learnt from you a lot. Thank you again.

[@brittabeer]

I use a tenwin eraser I ordered from aliexpress. Love this one better than the derwent. Two reasons I like this one better, it comes with two different nibs. One big one like the derwent and one small just like the tombow eraser. So you can switch between the two. The other reason, it just lays better in my small hands 😊. And I am to lazy to switch so I bought an extra one 😊. Tihoo is a good alternative as wel. Keep up the good work, really enjoy you're vids and arts and it made me curious to try out charcoal on canvas! I too do love the charcoal dirt on my hands and I also like to smudge it with my fingers 😬. Greetings from the other side of the pond 🇳🇱

[@jakovj.m.5322]

"But" you forgot to mention another important tool and that is the patience👍

[@rutbrea8796]

Great teacher and artist. Thanks for sharing with us 😁.

[@brendas9085]

Brilliant! Thank you for all your help!

[@lscardua]

Thanks for the video! It was super helpful and loved your drawing

[@Visionofart-jx4hm]

Very useful information..thank you sharing us your knowledge over art

[@sharonwright7932]

Nicely done big guy! Love your vids!

[@artjitters]

Incredible drawing, and great tips! Gonna try out the willow charcoal now! I love the smudging on hands, (you're the first artist I've found that shares that opinion.)😊

[@StudioWildlife]

Thank you so much 😀 definitely give it a a try!

[@RAHIWAadeyNayGdiniyu]

God bless you for sharing freely

[@לאהגנח]

‏‪ ‏Thank you, you helped me a lot.

[@dibujotumascota]

Thank you for all the information! Cheers from Spain! 😀👏

[@StudioWildlife]

My pleasure!

[@fineartist7710]

...Great work, great teaching!..I have liked and subscribed.

[@scjanzen]

Love the video !! I am not sure if you know , but after watching Jono Dry, he was using a battery operated earsers, yah, I know... you got one too, but did you know they come in different sizes? giggle, I was so blown away !! It comes in a smaller size, a 2.3 mm and a 5mm hope this helps hugs from Canada

[@StudioWildlife]

Thanks for the info!

[@Abegley1998]

you need to try AFmat electric eraser its the only one i found that grips the eraser and you can get it in 2 sizes small round and big round and its rechargable as well and affortable. highly recommended.

[@Md_school_art]

You are good teacher

[@stevenellis_art]

Super advice, thank you.

[@joubiecanari7162]

Wonderful skills!!

[@jigen0972]

I hadn't considered using a make up blender, thank you!,

[@frhythms]

Thank you so much!

[@hardy5288]

Great stuff and very informative as always.

[@faezehmamani5771]

thank you☺

[@lutzadriano380]

Thank you sooooo much for sharing !

[@samgzag11]

Thanks for this, it’s so helpful!

[@natureandwildlife25]

Great helpful video, I also don't like using the indentation tool as you can see the indents from the side in certain light, for the whiskers you could try white charcoal pencils and white charcoal sticks

[@StudioWildlife]

I used to use white pastels but I found that sometimes they can give the whiskers a bit of a blue tinge, and tended to fade a little bit when I sprayed the piece with fixative.

[@natureandwildlife25]

@@StudioWildlife That's good to know thanks

[@janeswart1154]

You are so inspiring!

[@vandalla-pg1nv]

Thanks so much for share.

[@F4xart]

This amazing

[@NakoTara]

What kind of charcoal powder do you use ? 🤔🙂 does it time taken in draw with this ? 😊

[@Drbob369]

Talent

[@otacos4106]

I have a few charcoal pencils, but have never tried to use them. Just trying to learn to paint.

[@studiorisha3359]

Complete info abt tools! Thanku!

[@lorrainedunlop5512]

You are excellent at giving away your tips , not all are so generouse Your work is amazing, i like to work with charchole, because it's so versitile and tactile, fur on the onther hand ,is a frightening idea. I want to draw a silverback gorilla, head only, what colour paper? And could i do with charcole on a canvas? Please help me , i need a project , i just need to start ❤

[@kevin-parratt-artist]

Thanks 👌

[@Cr.adnan7]

Awesome ❤

[@angelatalakoob4526]

Hi Brilliant drawing and loved the a great advice thanks for sharing. I love charcoal. I have a question about the cretacolor charcoal stick def want to buy one. Jacksons have one but it it has a differeny number on the stick than one in your link and is much cheaper. Maybe its smaller one? Do you know if its the same thing? Thanks for any help. 😊

[@GilbertMiranda-d9e]

Hi👋 asking for an idea, what type of paper material do you use into charcoal painting? Thank you in advance.God bless.

[@jashparikh4431]

Very helpful

[@StudioWildlife]

Thanks glad you’ve found it helpful!

[@MJ-po6we]

cheers bud thanks for the upload. I'm so glad you got round to doing this 😊👍......do you prep your paper in any way ?

[@StudioWildlife]

I don't I just clip it straight to the board, I have tried stretching it with water once but I just can't seem to get it right and it still buckles a bit. I find that just clipping it tightly works fine as long as the backboard you are working on is sturdy

[@MJ-po6we]

@@StudioWildlife Thanks that help a lot 🙏

[@sandragrant2771]

Fantastic video, very informative, how do you package your large charcoal pieces for posting ??

[@PadikoyzTv]

Fabriano artistico, for charcoal?

[@IdaliaMay]

I have the Afmat electric eraser. The great thing about it is that it's USB rechargeable. If I remember correctly, the Derwent is AA or AAA battery operated? I had one a long time ago but I was sick of replacing the battery, so I got a rechargeable one. Now I don't know if Derwent has upgraded to a rechargeable one, this was many years ago I had it, but I highly recommend the Afmat brand. No difference in quality, but it WAS cheaper and it's so much more convenient to just place it on a charger for a little bit if the battery dies. And let me tell you..... it lasts a while before that happens. It also has two sizes of erasers, they come with a bunch of refills, and are probably the exact same size as the Derwent so you wouldn't have to worry about buying all new eraser nibs if you decide to switch. Anyway, I hope you give it a try one day! I learned a lot about charcoal tools, I haven't tried the sticks, or powders yet, and I really want to. I'm glad I found your videos. I love watching other artists and getting tips on improving my own work!

[@StudioWildlife]

Thanks for the tip! I’ll look into ordering one of those erasers. I’m always looking for new tools to try out 😁

[@greekveteran2715]

You can use rechargable AA or AAA batteries on that sharpener.I always choose devices that use AA or AAA, They perform better from any point of view and they also last longer. I hate any device,that I neither can't replace or put the battery I like to use it.

[@stigballestad33]

What type of paper do you prefer?

[@Dita66]

Great video thanks. Found this today. Can you tell us how you store your work? Because charcoal and big, is for me a problem. Also I have new fixatief, a new brand. Not used it yet.

[@StudioWildlife]

I usually either roll them up and store them in cardboard tubes or frame them as soon as possible so they are safe in the frame

[@Dita66]

@@StudioWildlife thank you for your answer! I didn’t think about the tubes. Thanks 🙏

[@monalisamackey783]

Hi Daniel, I love this video! Do you find that the fixative changes the look of the charcoal painting? Does it darken the white areas? Do you ever just frame with glass cover and not use fixative?

[@StudioWildlife]

Hi, no I don’t think fixative has an effect on the look of the piece. if you use white pastel for the highlights it does darken that but as I just use the bare paper for the lightest parts the fixative has no effect on it. I always fix the charcoals even if they go behind glass just to add an extra layer of protection to the surface

[@rajendravarma7517]

How did the lion get it's colour?

[@Sikumbuzo-j6q]

Is it possible to use chacol on canvas

[@shakpoint2803]

Fantastic explanation dear..but unfortunately they are much costly

[@renumittal6837]

Is corslet brand good for sketch pencils?

[@JennyD234]

Can you tell me what the difference is between Conte Pierre Noir and Fusion. Charcoal. I assume Piere Noir aren't charcoal, which might be a shame as thats what I already have.....

[@indydreams88]

I am working on saving up for the paper you suggested. I am brand new to all of this and I adore your videos. I want to learn more about charcoal and how to manipulate it across the paper. My problem is. Until I get that paper I have a standard sketch pad "Bachmore 9x12 68lb" and I am having the worst time erasing the charcoal for the effect you achieve. And my sister gave me a "Castle arts" bundle of graphite and charcoal. I guess my question is. Is it the paper causing me issue or the charcoal? I have watched your technique over and over and it just does not lift like yours does to get the beautiful dimension. Oh but I do have a mono eraser. But it doesn't work either. Unless I indent the paper first. Any ideas? Love your videos 💜

[@StudioWildlife]

It’s probably a mix of the charcoal and the paper. If you use the harder compressed charcoal it doesn’t erase very easily and if you press too hard on the paper it won’t erase easily either. The paper should be okay for sketching and practicing, I use the heavy duty paper because I sell my work and want it to be on the best quality materials possible.

[@julianaphang6534]

Which is better? The tombow or the battery operated eraser ? TIA.

[@StudioWildlife]

In terms of pulling the charcoal from the surface the battery operated one but I couldn’t create these charcoal drawings without either of these tools, they are both needed for different things.

[@julianaphang6534]

@@StudioWildlife thanks for your speedy reply 😘 I would love to try the battery operated one but am afraid it will get spoilt fast as most battery operated things are liable to. Have you been using yours for long?

[@lourdesfernandez3162]

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[@christianebelaatel6684]

❤

[@robinclark947]

Wicked

[@luckyduckyart291]

Framing, how to please

[@paintingalways]

that’s very interesting but I wonder why you’re not simply using panpastels instead of the charcoal powder😊

[@StudioWildlife]

Pan pastel application takes longer and it doesn’t remove from the paper as well as charcoal 😁

[@paintingalways]

@@StudioWildlife thank you that’s interesting. I thought they are also erasable.☺️

[@aaymjen]

Do you have many charcoal pet drawings on your patreon?

[@StudioWildlife]

I don't really have many pet tutorials on my patreon as most of the pet portraits I do are commissions, I do have a plan to do a charcoal video of my dog Charlie for Patreon though so that will be up there next year. The techniques I use for my lion and tiger pieces are exactly the same as the pet portraits though so the skills from all of my videos are transferable :)

[@gregg1431]

So where do you get your reference photos from?

[@MJ-po6we]

I asked the same question about a month ago. you can find links to his references in the comments...the video was a tiger painting with acrylic the background to the painting was blue if that helps. 👍

[@StudioWildlife]

I have a few videos linking the different websites I get my references from but my main site is www.wildlifereferencephotos.com

[@gregg1431]

@@StudioWildlife thanks and love your work!

[@camay7435]

Hello! What type of paper do you use?

[@StudioWildlife]

It’s in the video 😁 and there’s a link to it in the description, I use hot pressed water colour paper

[@camay7435]

Oops- I totally missed that! Thank youu!!

[@meredith7236]

Kent eraser

[@magdalenat8769]

Wzięłam 5 kropel C

[@lorrainetredgett9602]

Love your work…stop pinching all Ambers makeup tools….poor woman will have nothing left to use in the morning!! Xx

[@AmoghJ]

She won't need it .. she might just look into his eyes how beautiful she is..

[@RobynDussault]

A MIX OF CHARCOAL POWDER AND WATER

[@Wahid910]

الأسد الوحش

[@IvyNyarkoAbronoma]

Please list the tools for me

[@chomanthapa]

Tracing detected 😂

[@willscorner8423]

What’s the point? If one wants realism, just make a damn photo. Realistic representation isn’t art, just realistic representation.

[@kathleenstoin671]

You obviously don't understand realistic art.

[@NexusofLight777]

Dude....it is "drawings" not "drawerings". Lose the accent.

[@KevinECochran]

It's his natural accent if you don't like don't watch. Do you expect him to sound like Bob Ross?