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Tag: charcoal powder

  • Charcoal Pastel Gesso

    Charcoal Pastel Gesso

    Starting with some warm-up play in a sketchbook on a page that had some acrylic paint from a previous session as a ground, I played with this high-contrast reference and some charcoal powder. Having smudged in some basic shadow areas, I wanted a darker dark, so I mixed the charcoal powder with clear gesso, and…

  • Older Woman Sketch

    Older Woman Sketch

    I could have pushed this one a bit further, but she was done in around forty minutes and then the delivery guys arrived with the new washing machine, so that changed the focus of the day. The new washing machine is lovely and quiet, and very twirly, and the old one was taken away for…

  • Grungey

    Grungey

    I finished the art journal spread with the abstract collage that I started yesterday. I made good use of the vermillion soft pastel that I bought recently to top up an order so as to get free postage. I’m a big fan of vermillion. This spread was inspired by a Jerney Marisha Let’s Face It…

  • Charcoal and Cheek

    Charcoal and Cheek

    I set myself several challenges this year, and one of them was to submit a piece in response to every Let’s Face It class. I have sixteen classes that are either partially done, or just in the well-I-watched-the-demo stage. In the spirit of staying current, this week’s class was by Robert Kelley, who is exceptional…

  • Charcoal Perspective

    Charcoal Perspective

    I surprised myself by sticking with the goal and doing the 100 Day Project, and I surprised myself again today by tackling this week’s Let’s Face It class and completing it on the same day. Despite being a wee bit intimidated by the class objectives… To use charcoal powder and a square Sofft tool to…