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Published: 2010-04-13 01:34:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 1051; Favourites: 29; Downloads: 21
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Attempt at doing a portrait with a chunk of charcoalturned out ok
next time reminder * must get some charcoal pencils and something to lean on ~~
too much smudging ..wayyyy too much
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THANKS !
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(: (: (:
Awesomed?! Tots!
Yw
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i have a question!
if you would consider selling custom charcoal drawings, how much would you sell them at?
i really need the info
thanks
x
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Hmmm charcoal drawings huh . depending on how well is done ....like the artworks that i creat imo are not even finished ...so i;'d ways .really low 1-10 for me .
but For REALLY techncal ones i'd say some where ranging to the thousands
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I've always found charcoal to be very challenging. You pull it off quite nicely
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thank you soooo much ..
yeah i had a really hard time managing the artwork.....
soo messy
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Very beautiful work.
i just opened up a group and i
was wondering if you wanted to join
i have yet to post up any deviantations.
your welcome to submit any if you like.
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Its where all artist and styles of art get together
and share there work with onenother and show it off to
the world. its to help get more views for each member and
piece of art that is submitted in to the gallery.
right now i,m still looking for great artist to join
so far not many have.
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There is a nice soft feeling to this drawing. I love her eyes and rather wistful expression. Her earrings are rather cool too!
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thanks alot bud
back then i didnt have charcoal pencils =S
so ~~ yeah
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thank you sooo much
i will be trying to workon more portraits hopefully full body
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thankkkk youuu sooo much 
another portrait like that is gonna be soon uploaded
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hehe you're welcome! 
oh yay! i'm looking forward to it then~~
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I agree with Green Kite...smudging isn't bad...and if that were a real woman standing in front of you she would use a blush brush or paint brush to blend the charcoal further...I use to do charcoal animal portraits,,,it helped define the shadows and hair strands. Anyway, you should feel proud of your achievement, this piece is beautiful.
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oh kool ..! i needs get some blush brush lol never heard of it
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Go to your local store like Walgreens or even Supermarket and look in the make-up isle for women,,,or even a craft supply store and get to different style paint brushes One thick and puffy, one thin for fine lines.
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ohh !! really thanks
I also need charcoal PEncils
and what are those plastic sleeves called ?that u lean on while doing charcoal ?
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You're welocme. I don't know the exact name....plastic protectors,,,or you could even use transparencies.
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ye ,i really need some sort of thing to lean on ..when i colour a patch of black and go over it with my finger the black just tones down soo badly ~
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when you draw...is it mostly sitting or standing....defy gravity,,,sometimes putting to much pressure on a charcoal piece will make it your hands sweat and the moisture gathers more powder...while not drawing anyone specific object...practice your own techniques over and over until you know just how far above your picture you should be...but again, as i suggested, the fun of any medium is blending...good luck...hope i've helped.
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i sit
standing hurts my back .im tall
but hey i've never thought of the moisture bit
After Charcoal im going to buy some ink !
cause ink is really spontaneous not as much blending i suppose but is much harder =O
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Inking is cool...when I started with ink, it was to justify the means of cleaning up or illustrating my watercolors...I thought I was hot stuff back in school...but really that is how anyone defines themselves. Ink can be tricky..less is more at first...unless your going for the whole abstract...oh crap i've now splashed and blotched colored ink where it shouldn't be. LOL..much harder to rectify than pastels...good medium though.
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ye lol . ink is kinda for advance artist ?
cause unlike pencil u cant erase ur progress
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but still a good edger or line art finisher
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i think i know who this is.. is she a korean actress or somethin?you did a very good job!!!
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YE Thanks
i think is an actress iunno lol just found the photo online
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Very nice attempt at realistic drawing, very impressive. Fav =]
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Smudging isn't always a bad thing as long as you manipulate them in the end for toning.
I look forward to seeing more works coming from you.
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thank you very much
im still pretty young with the whole charcoal medium
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lol ^^ im surprised u dnt have more pics up since u appear to have so much talent
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charcoal's a hard thing to work with, i would know. i had to do a giant self portrait with it. but you did a good job with it! it just takes a while to get used to.
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ye
im thinking of doing a bigger portrait ..since is easier to smudge in a small radius
A BIG BIG BIG FACE
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haha the bigger, the more space you gotta fill! if your going bigger, you may want to grid it.
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=o
i can't really explain it, but this may help. if not, you might have to search it more. i wish i could show you, it's a lot easier.
but here's what i found quickly. i'm not sure how much it'll help.
[link]
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OHH i like those 10000 piece jigsaws lol
ye i get u mean i might give it ago
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well it won't be that many. just make sure the squares are a good sieze so there's not a billion lines to erase. good luck with your BIG BIG BIG face. haha
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LOL i'd prob just divide it by something like 1/5
but ye thanks for the help and everything ,Besure to check it out
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oh, i will!
oh yea, and the grid is extremely light and you can lightly draw it out before and then charcoal over it. i think that's it that i can remmeber =/
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