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Cinquefoil — Original Sin
Published: 2008-05-02 04:09:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 3659; Favourites: 105; Downloads: 0
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A portrait of Eve and the apple in charcoal.The reference photo belongs to the very talented AngelicalEyes (thank you!!). Take a look at the photo here .
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i saw the the photo. this drawing is so great, it was hard for me to tell the difference between the photo and the drawing
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great! how do you get such a bright shading (as around the nose, for example) with charcoal? you really did a great job here, especially the eyes.. and the apple^^ and the fingernails! great job, for doing it with charcoal!
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Thanks a lot!
Well, I suppose I achieve light skin tones simply by adding a small amount of charcoal, smoothing with Q-Tips and Kleenex, and then adding additional layers of shading until I'm pleased with the results.
Hope that answered your question. (=
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hmm 
you're welcome.^^
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This is fantastic. It's nice to know someone knows how to wield the likes of charcoal.
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Thanks! I really appreciate that.
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OUTSTANDING! 
Would you be so kind as to share some tips (i.e. materials, techniques) on how to work with charcoal - I love how it allows you to get really deep blacks, but I'm horrible when it comes to depicting fine details with it.
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Thank you for your comment. (=
Well, to be honest with you I've only been drawing for a short while myself and am still experimenting with the supplies I use... But what I've learned so for is that things like Kleenex and Q-tips work best for blending, and tortillions and blending stumps for finer details. As for my brand of charcoal, I use soft Prismacolor compressed charcoal sticks, and use Primo charcoal pencils in varying hardnesses. For this picture I used Bristol Vellum paper, but I'm still trying to find what the best paper for charcoal for me is.
Hope that helps!
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Thank you very much! All the info you provided definitely helps - especially since I already possess almost every item you listed. I'll try Kleenex and Q-tips for blending for the future. Please let me know if you find a particular brand/type of paper that works especially well for charcoal
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