Hi Amy. That turned out beautifully. Glad you had fun with it. As someone quite a bit older, let me tell you we, as humans, continue to make mistakes. Sure we get a little wiser, but we are still hunan and just still screw up sometimes. But it gets a little easier, and sometimes funnier, to give ourselves some grace. The happiest people i know are the ones that can laugh at themselves. I strive to crack myself up as much as possible!😂😂
That is excellent advice and so very true! Thank you for sharing it! We should all try to remember that! And thank you for taking the time to watch and comment! I appreciate it!
TH-cam "work" is difficult!! It's a LOT of work, and people don't see that part of all that you do. AND, you do a great job, Amy. I have watched many of your videos, and I get something useful each time. You're doing great, no matter what the "analytics" do to mess with your head. Your joy shows through, and so does your humanness. - Jane
Beautiful ravens / crows. I use to do animal rescue here in Australia & one of my last rescues was a species called a little raven, i hand reared it & did a soft release & 6 years later its off spring returns with there babies babies also i can be out & about hours away from home & have them interacting & feeding out my hand, its a surreal feeling having this connection with wild ravens.
That is so cool! I live crows and ravens! I watched a really interesting documentary about them a while back and learned how smart they are! They said you could leave dog food for them to make friends with them and I tried for a few days until I realized a bear was coming to eat it! Thank you for sharing and for watching!
What a lovely interaction. I have two grey crows visit my balcony every day. They drink water and bathe in the water containers I set for them. I suspected it's always the same two individuals that keep coming. After what you shared, it seems that is indeed the case. Especially in summer, they seem to appreciate the water. I wish I could interact with them but I don't want to scare them. Any ideas?
I loved charcoal when I was in college, now after my family is all grown up I’m getting back into art. First thing I did was pull out all my ancient charcoal. While watching your video I decided I needed an electric eraser and Amazon has several with changeable nibs for smaller erasers Your ravens are beautiful
Mostly this comment is to help your channel with the TH-cam algorithm but also to write how much I enjoy your content. My shyness (+ anxiety) leaves me usually lurking. That keeps me from letting you know how much your videos help me. I find your videos very calming. And you're a very talented artist.
This is your sign for a gratitude moment... you're almost to 10,000 subscribers!!!! Woo hoo!!! I remember finding your channel and you were at around 2,000. Big picture is... you're on your way.
I loved your drawing it turned out amazing I wouldn't have known you've not used it in a long time. I googled charcoal lightfastness and it absolutely is lightfast like all carbon blacks. I can't wait to see how you go using charcoal with other media
Beautiful birds! I was not very fond of charcoal, but when I bought a complete set and tried it, I fell in love with this technique. It´s so fun and expressive! The only issue is that I hate using fixative (and chemicals in general), but the important thing for me is not the result, but enjoy the process of drawing, so I take a photo of my favorite drawings and don’t worry about its preservation.
You could always use spectrafix (the one that says "degas" on it)! It's completely non-toxic and I've had very good results with it! Just spray it in light layers and let it dry completely between applications!
This is beautiful, Amy! It's clear that your consistent work in pastels has transferable skills for working with charcoal, because one would never guess you haven't worked in charcoal in 20 years❣
Thanks so much 😊 it was stunning for me to realize how much I had learned with pastels an dhow those skills transfered to charcoal! Thank you for watching!
How gorgeous, loved seeing your excitement and hearing your joy! Maybe you should get a jar/box/container write on a separate piece of paper all your different types of supplies when you have a block randomly pull one out and created a project with that type of supply.
I so enjoyed this video. I even showed my husband. Stop beating yourself up. You’re a wonderful artist. You seem like a really kind person. I look forward to watching your videos on Sat.
Very good job with the birbs! I always liked charcoal, since it is the easy way to draw real isim, but since I am not drawn to it anymore, I haven't even thought about it for awhile. Thanks to you, now I am again😊
I am so glad if my video inspired you in some way! That is so great to hear and really makes my day! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and leave a comment!
It’s absolutely beautiful, you are such a talented artist and you have really worked at understanding your art supplies, your knowledge is invaluable and so helpful. I hope you can get your confidence back after the awful experience, but this was a wonderful video and I’m sure you’ll get your channel back to where it was. ❤
I am so glad if the video helped you! I did really enjoy this which was so surprising because i used to HATE charcoal years ago! It's crazy how much the pastel skills I've learned transfered yo the charcoal! Thank you for watching!
It's always great to see the wide range of mediums you use on your channel - some of them I'll probably never use myself (and sadly, charcoal is one of them - too messy LOL) but it's still great to see any medium in the hands of a creative artist who knows what they're doing. And, as everyone else has already said, this one turned so really well and it was nice to hear that you got back in the zone while creating it - maybe that's a hint that you should have a few more sessions with the charcoal? Anyway, thanks for creating, editing and sharing another video for us all to enjoy. Kind regards, Brian.
You and me both! It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be but I still got it all over my hands and the desk amd there were smudges to erase on the white paper as well! At least they came up easily! 😅 thank you for watching!
So very realistic! I'm following the links for the charcoal, I've tried charcoal when I was younger too, but wasn't that great either, and when I began my family I ended up having no time for my art, so now, 48 years later, I've gotten back into painting, so I might as well give charcoal another try too! Thank you for inspiring me!
Charcoal is a mysterious medium to me. I've never tried it, although I own a couple of charcoal pencils and some vine charcoal. Your art piece turned out well...looks lovely.
Hi Amy! This was a very fun video! This type of supplies "testing", step by step, is so helpful for me. I never know what tricks and tips I don't know until I try it out myself or someone shows me in a video. This fast-tracks the learning for me. So Grateful that you share your knowledge and talent. Also looks like you're back in the "creative game"! Awesome!😃
Love it! This is so beautiful! I'm happy that you enjoyed it. I always adore charcoal artworks, but working with it is a bane of my existence. My primarily white, calico cat always wants to help and we create a mess.
I am so surprised I enjoyed it so much! I used to HATE it! If you had asked me before I did this what supply I hated the most I would have said charcoal! But I wouldn't now! I hope you are having a nice weekend, Eldrid!
I enjoyed watching you sketch with charcoal. Your picture was beautiful and inspires me to try charcoal. Keep being positive and sharing your art. Looking forward to your next inspirational video.
That was awesome when you said about doing mixed media with the charcoal I saw the same kind of bird but the bottom 2 layers of the wings are metallic petrol colours with a slight rainbow effect ❤❤❤absolutely beautiful drawing
Great video Amy! I love the Ravens (crows?). Never used charcoal pencils. It does look fun, but I think I’d definitely make a mess. No matter what it is, I get it everywhere! Have a great weekend! 😊
It was a little messy, but surprisingly not as bad as I thought it would be! Not even as bad as my pastel pencils! And a lot of fun! Thanks for watching!
It turned out great! I do a lot of charcoal work, and I like to use Arches cover paper. It works well with the erasing technique and doesn't tear. Also, I use charcoal sticks to cover a large area of the paper, then smooth it in with an old rag. That puts down a base similar to powdered charcoal.
Hi Amy, what a wonderful art piece from a very talented artist. I like this type of video where you explain how to use materials and also get some parts in real time. Keep going girl. Liz ❤️
I’m with you on my distaste of charcoal. I am going to drag mine out now that I have watched this! Thank you for sharing- I really loved your ravens. Also, real artists use reference images all the time.
Fabulous video. Loved the final result. I struggle with charcoal. It might help others if you talk through some of the techniques you are using while you are drawing to help those new to the medium. So it becomes a tutorial at the same time. Looking forward to more charcoal .
Thanks for the feedback! I liked the charcoal so much that I am sure there will be future videos! I was winging it with this one but will try to talk through what I am doing in the next one@ thanks for watching!
@@winterwoodsstudio you encouraged me to see what Charcoal supplies I have…..it’s been so long I don’t remember…….lol. Looking forward to new videos. I enjoy your enthusiasm , you do a great job, the analytics will turnaround so stay on your path and we will be here to support you. love your art
The general consensus for charcoal is that it's pretty lightfast, though I suppose it depends on the brand. I'd just be cautious about tinted charcoal (where different pigments are added to give it more colour) since lightfastness can vary.
Hi Amy! Glad to hear some lightness back in your voice 🫶 Now…. While you were talking about ink drawings, I remembered I wanted to point you to someone I think you might enjoying watching who does some amazing bird drawings in ink (I found her while researching my dip pens I’ve never touched, etc) is Chloe Gendron - she has a similar style that I think might fire your arty brain up - I know it did mine although I don’t have a smidge of either of your talent… but a gal can dream! 🤗 She does “master studies” too which are an awesome watch on how the greats used ink and hatching and… well… you can watch yourself and see! 🤗 She’s fascinating.
I love how the drawing turned out. You make me want to try charcoal again too. I wasn’t a fan in my 20s. Keep being you and don’t worry about the algorithm. God is in control of it anyway. Trust in Him. 🙏🏻
Beautiful! It is great to see you excited about a new (old) medium to work in. Looks like you kicked the old art block to the curb! I love the drama of charcoal and used to do a lot of if several years ago. The only way I could keep my paper somewhat clean was to work vertical. Plus I avoided white paper at all costs...haha.... It helped that I love the look of both white and black charcoal on toned paper. I would generally use the back side of Canson Mi Tientes. But what I hated about it was the mess which was why I moved away it. And the first time I sneezed while working with it! OMG, there went half my hard work! 🤣 If I were to take it up again, I would really have to use a mask because my sinuses cannot take the dust. Like you, I have vine, pencils, and blocks just sitting in my drawer untouched. However, it did give me a deep appreciation for toned paper and I still love to use it whenever I can. Grey and browns are my favorite.
Lol! Oh no, Tracie! That sounds awful! These weren't too powdery, not even as bad as my pastel pencils, so that was good! I did however order some more charcoal supplies to try on a canvas. Hopefully they aren't too terrible! I will definitely need to work vertical and probably in my basement for that! Thank you for the tip! I hope you have a nice weekend!
@@winterwoodsstudio I am sure part of the dust issue was because even the back side of the paper I mostly used is somewhat textured. Plus, I somehow manage to always make a mess when making any kind of art. You should have seen the latest mess I made when I was mixing paints for a mural I am getting ready to paint on my garden shed. Good grief, I went through 3 aprons! I always have a couple of extra for when the grandkids come to make art with me. I guess the term "splashing paint around" was made for me. Too bad none of it has made it on the mural yet! 🤣🤣🤣
Hi Amy! I'm so glad a realistic style of drawing brought you joy again. The ravens came out SO good. What is the difference between vine charcoal (what is vine charcoal) vs charcoal pencils?
OK good, cuz I was gonna be one of those people that told you to take care of your wrist. And the crows came out beautiful. You can always tell when someone was really enjoying what they were creating!
I just made a video about that... is it me that you watched? Oh probably not i am just small. Lol but I got excited for a minute that maybe you saw my video. Any way, you seem much happier today! Thank you for inspiring me like usual! ❤😊
I donated my most least used art supplies in my neighborhood’s little library. I put my cotmans in there and someone took it so I hope they and or their kids will use it.
I love these crows / ravens! Like you, I had an aversion to charcoal...maybe I should revisit. Pencils seem a good way to keep the mess contained. You say you are rusty? Cant wait to see when you think you are fit 😂
Just wanted to comment. Ive been working on your back list and reading your blog on your very first video. I could relate so much as i done art all through school but didnt progress with skills till i left school but because i was only mediocre at school or so i thought i went in to care and worked for 20 yrs only reaching for a pen and pencil ocassionally. Had to leave work due to ill health going on 7 years ago with CFS Thats when i reached for my art again. I was surprised that i was actually skilled as i could now use reference and obviously didnt have that option years ago apart from still life which was as close as i got. Stupid art rules re cheating etc rediculous now when i think back as your brain doesnt autimatically know how to draw something and has to learn it. So here i am at 45 putting together an art studio in my dining room and begining the journey of mixed media. I only ever used graphite and coloured pencil before. You are motivating and enspiring i feel like were on this journey together somehow. Finding joy and excitement in art again. I get rediculously excited opening the smallest box of art materials😂 I have just found my charcoal aswell. Maybe ill make a drawing with it instead of using it for sketching over baselayers. Again though its messy and i dont like the texture lol
If this is your charcoal work rusty after many years, imagine what you could do!! U go girl.
Aww, thanks for the encouragement! That's so sweet of you!
Hi Amy. That turned out beautifully. Glad you had fun with it. As someone quite a bit older, let me tell you we, as humans, continue to make mistakes. Sure we get a little wiser, but we are still hunan and just still screw up sometimes. But it gets a little easier, and sometimes funnier, to give ourselves some grace. The happiest people i know are the ones that can laugh at themselves. I strive to crack myself up as much as possible!😂😂
That is excellent advice and so very true! Thank you for sharing it! We should all try to remember that! And thank you for taking the time to watch and comment! I appreciate it!
TH-cam "work" is difficult!! It's a LOT of work, and people don't see that part of all that you do. AND, you do a great job, Amy. I have watched many of your videos, and I get something useful each time. You're doing great, no matter what the "analytics" do to mess with your head. Your joy shows through, and so does your humanness. - Jane
I'll second that!
Amy you made that look so easy,loved seeing the process. You are very talented Artist, absolutely beautiful!
Beautiful ravens / crows. I use to do animal rescue here in Australia & one of my last rescues was a species called a little raven, i hand reared it & did a soft release & 6 years later its off spring returns with there babies babies also i can be out & about hours away from home & have them interacting & feeding out my hand, its a surreal feeling having this connection with wild ravens.
That is so cool! I live crows and ravens! I watched a really interesting documentary about them a while back and learned how smart they are! They said you could leave dog food for them to make friends with them and I tried for a few days until I realized a bear was coming to eat it! Thank you for sharing and for watching!
I read that they never forget a face.
@diannelevy9179 they have memory of about 20 years.
What a lovely interaction. I have two grey crows visit my balcony every day. They drink water and bathe in the water containers I set for them. I suspected it's always the same two individuals that keep coming. After what you shared, it seems that is indeed the case. Especially in summer, they seem to appreciate the water. I wish I could interact with them but I don't want to scare them. Any ideas?
I loved charcoal when I was in college, now after my family is all grown up I’m getting back into art. First thing I did was pull out all my ancient charcoal. While watching your video I decided I needed an electric eraser and Amazon has several with changeable nibs for smaller erasers Your ravens are beautiful
Oh I'm totally going to go need yo look for that! 😅 thank you for sharing!
You are a fantastic artist, and I'm not saying that because of your self-doubt. Those Ravens turned out beautifully. Thanks for inspiring us.
Great to see you smiling and feeling happier. lovely art work. you have inspired me to get out my graphite and charcoal supplies.
Mostly this comment is to help your channel with the TH-cam algorithm but also to write how much I enjoy your content. My shyness (+ anxiety) leaves me usually lurking. That keeps me from letting you know how much your videos help me. I find your videos very calming. And you're a very talented artist.
This is your sign for a gratitude moment... you're almost to 10,000 subscribers!!!! Woo hoo!!!
I remember finding your channel and you were at around 2,000.
Big picture is... you're on your way.
I’m so glad you posted this. I learned a whole lot. The only charcoal I’ve ever used has been on a grill and my work came out medium rare.
I loved your drawing it turned out amazing I wouldn't have known you've not used it in a long time. I googled charcoal lightfastness and it absolutely is lightfast like all carbon blacks. I can't wait to see how you go using charcoal with other media
Hi Amy. This was very interesting to me. I also have many of these items unused. I really enjoyed seeing your demo and tutorial today. Thank you!
You are so welcome! I am glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave a comment!
Beautiful birds! I was not very fond of charcoal, but when I bought a complete set and tried it, I fell in love with this technique. It´s so fun and expressive! The only issue is that I hate using fixative (and chemicals in general), but the important thing for me is not the result, but enjoy the process of drawing, so I take a photo of my favorite drawings and don’t worry about its preservation.
You could always use spectrafix (the one that says "degas" on it)! It's completely non-toxic and I've had very good results with it! Just spray it in light layers and let it dry completely between applications!
@@winterwoodsstudio Thank you very much for your response and advice!
Enjoyed this very much.
I’m really glad you don’t hate it. It’s beautiful!
This is beautiful, Amy! It's clear that your consistent work in pastels has transferable skills for working with charcoal, because one would never guess you haven't worked in charcoal in 20 years❣
Thank you so much!
Oh my goodness!
Your charcoal work is phenomenal! What an inspiration you are Amy ❤
Beautiful. Glad you liked it.
Beautiful! I've always loved working with charcoal, however, I am messy.
I have charcoals too and don't use them 👀 they're just so messy!!
You go girl.... you make me want to dig out my charcoal that I have never used ... Any suggestions for a novice?
Beautiful work….I’ve always feared charcoal too but I also equate them to pastels…great way to see how much you’ve learned!
Thanks so much 😊 it was stunning for me to realize how much I had learned with pastels an dhow those skills transfered to charcoal! Thank you for watching!
I'm so glad you got your smile back 😊. Thank you for you, your channel and for sharing your work with us.
this was packed with information!!! i love it
It turned out beautiful!
How gorgeous, loved seeing your excitement and hearing your joy! Maybe you should get a jar/box/container write on a separate piece of paper all your different types of supplies when you have a block randomly pull one out and created a project with that type of supply.
This is beautiful! I'm going to try charcoal again. Thanks for the inspiration and education in this video!
Beautiful! Your videos are so much fun! ❤
I so enjoyed this video. I even showed my husband. Stop beating yourself up. You’re a wonderful artist. You seem like a really kind person. I look forward to watching your videos on Sat.
Thank you so much!
Amazing work Amy. Good to see you enjoying yourself❤
I would love to draw birds like that. Beautiful
I love birds! They are one of my favorite things to draw and paint so I've had a LOT of practice. Thanks for taking the time to watch!
I just adorn this charcoal drawing. I saw it on your Instagram and was blown away. You inspire me to get my charcoal out.
Very good job with the birbs! I always liked charcoal, since it is the easy way to draw real isim, but since I am not drawn to it anymore, I haven't even thought about it for awhile. Thanks to you, now I am again😊
I am so glad if my video inspired you in some way! That is so great to hear and really makes my day! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and leave a comment!
I love the drawing!! You make it look so easy with all those different feathers ❤
Oh thank you! That's so sweet! I was so surprised to find out I enjoy charcoal now! I used to hate it!
@@winterwoodsstudio I am going to get mine out now 😁
It’s absolutely beautiful, you are such a talented artist and you have really worked at understanding your art supplies, your knowledge is invaluable and so helpful. I hope you can get your confidence back after the awful experience, but this was a wonderful video and I’m sure you’ll get your channel back to where it was. ❤
I already learned a lot and haven't even finished watching yet. You look like you're having a great time, and I like that.💋
I am so glad if the video helped you! I did really enjoy this which was so surprising because i used to HATE charcoal years ago! It's crazy how much the pastel skills I've learned transfered yo the charcoal! Thank you for watching!
It's always great to see the wide range of mediums you use on your channel - some of them I'll probably never use myself (and sadly, charcoal is one of them - too messy LOL) but it's still great to see any medium in the hands of a creative artist who knows what they're doing. And, as everyone else has already said, this one turned so really well and it was nice to hear that you got back in the zone while creating it - maybe that's a hint that you should have a few more sessions with the charcoal? Anyway, thanks for creating, editing and sharing another video for us all to enjoy. Kind regards, Brian.
Beautiful job creating these birds!! 🕊 Anything powdery and me would make a huge mess!! 🤣 LOL!! 😂
You and me both! It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be but I still got it all over my hands and the desk amd there were smudges to erase on the white paper as well! At least they came up easily! 😅 thank you for watching!
@@winterwoodsstudio You are very welcome!! 🤗 All I can envision would be a tornado of powder!! 🌪🤣
wow beautiful bird art you are very skilled ,thank you,i want to use my charchoal
So very realistic! I'm following the links for the charcoal, I've tried charcoal when I was younger too, but wasn't that great either, and when I began my family I ended up having no time for my art, so now, 48 years later, I've gotten back into painting, so I might as well give charcoal another try too!
Thank you for inspiring me!
Charcoal is a mysterious medium to me. I've never tried it, although I own a couple of charcoal pencils and some vine charcoal. Your art piece turned out well...looks lovely.
Hi Amy! This was a very fun video! This type of supplies "testing", step by step, is so helpful for me. I never know what tricks and tips I don't know until I try it out myself or someone shows me in a video. This fast-tracks the learning for me. So Grateful that you share your knowledge and talent. Also looks like you're back in the "creative game"! Awesome!😃
Glad it was helpful! I am so happy if it helped you in some way! Thank ypu for taking the time to watch and leave a comment! I appreciate it!
Love it! This is so beautiful! I'm happy that you enjoyed it. I always adore charcoal artworks, but working with it is a bane of my existence. My primarily white, calico cat always wants to help and we create a mess.
Lol! That sounds about right! Pets always want to be where we are even if it makes a mess!
This is first. Time I watched someone do charcoal. Great drawing
I am so surprised I enjoyed it so much! I used to HATE it! If you had asked me before I did this what supply I hated the most I would have said charcoal! But I wouldn't now! I hope you are having a nice weekend, Eldrid!
I enjoyed watching you sketch with charcoal. Your picture was beautiful and inspires me to try charcoal. Keep being positive and sharing your art. Looking forward to your next inspirational video.
I liked watching you draw. It was very interesting 🤔. Thank you oh and I love ❤️ the drawing. JK FLORIDA USA 🇺🇸.
That was awesome when you said about doing mixed media with the charcoal I saw the same kind of bird but the bottom 2 layers of the wings are metallic petrol colours with a slight rainbow effect ❤❤❤absolutely beautiful drawing
This video reminded me that I have some Tombow Dual Brush Markers that I haven't used in ages. They're still good! and I did some coloring with them.
I think it is lovely. Love birds!
Love this! I always love charcoal when i get it out, very messy though.
Wow amazing picture😍
Great video Amy! I love the Ravens (crows?). Never used charcoal pencils. It does look fun, but I think I’d definitely make a mess. No matter what it is, I get it everywhere! Have a great weekend! 😊
It was a little messy, but surprisingly not as bad as I thought it would be! Not even as bad as my pastel pencils! And a lot of fun! Thanks for watching!
I love the way charcoal looks, I always make a mess with it! I use white charcoal on black paper with some success!! ❤
Oooh that sounds fun! I got a black sketchbook a while back and haven't used it at all! I might have to try that!
It turned out great! I do a lot of charcoal work, and I like to use Arches cover paper. It works well with the erasing technique and doesn't tear. Also, I use charcoal sticks to cover a large area of the paper, then smooth it in with an old rag. That puts down a base similar to powdered charcoal.
That's a great idea! Thank you!
Beautiful work Amy, you are really good with charcoal ❤
Thanks so much 😊
Very nice! I hate the messiness of charcoal, too. Being a lefty, paper smudge is a thing!
Hi Amy, what a wonderful art piece from a very talented artist. I like this type of video where you explain how to use materials and also get some parts in real time. Keep going girl. Liz ❤️
I’m with you on my distaste of charcoal. I am going to drag mine out now that I have watched this! Thank you for sharing- I really loved your ravens. Also, real artists use reference images all the time.
Fabulous video. Loved the final result. I struggle with charcoal. It might help others if you talk through some of the techniques you are using while you are drawing to help those new to the medium. So it becomes a tutorial at the same time. Looking forward to more charcoal .
Thanks for the feedback! I liked the charcoal so much that I am sure there will be future videos! I was winging it with this one but will try to talk through what I am doing in the next one@ thanks for watching!
@@winterwoodsstudio you encouraged me to see what Charcoal supplies I have…..it’s been so long I don’t remember…….lol. Looking forward to new videos. I enjoy your enthusiasm , you do a great job, the analytics will turnaround so stay on your path and we will be here to support you. love your art
The general consensus for charcoal is that it's pretty lightfast, though I suppose it depends on the brand. I'd just be cautious about tinted charcoal (where different pigments are added to give it more colour) since lightfastness can vary.
Wow, love the charcoal drawing. It's amazing.
Thank you so much 😀
This came so beautiful!
You can spin the derwent elec eraser refills on sand paper or nail file til it makes a point. :)
Oooh, good tip! I'm definitely going to try that! Thank you for sharing and watching!
Oooh, good tip! I'm definitely going to try that! Thank you for sharing and watching!
Hi Amy! Glad to hear some lightness back in your voice 🫶
Now…. While you were talking about ink drawings, I remembered I wanted to point you to someone I think you might enjoying watching who does some amazing bird drawings in ink (I found her while researching my dip pens I’ve never touched, etc) is Chloe Gendron - she has a similar style that I think might fire your arty brain up - I know it did mine although I don’t have a smidge of either of your talent… but a gal can dream! 🤗 She does “master studies” too which are an awesome watch on how the greats used ink and hatching and… well… you can watch yourself and see! 🤗 She’s fascinating.
Don’t know if the link will work and didn’t want it to delete my previous post but - th-cam.com/video/K-yELNwUmU0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=eKgFJ--4mgyT-eh0
I love how the drawing turned out. You make me want to try charcoal again too. I wasn’t a fan in my 20s.
Keep being you and don’t worry about the algorithm. God is in control of it anyway. Trust in Him. 🙏🏻
Thank you! Cheers!
This was wonderful. Thank you so much for this!
Loved watching your process. Nice work!
Thanks so much!
That turned out fabulous! ❤
Beautiful! It is great to see you excited about a new (old) medium to work in. Looks like you kicked the old art block to the curb! I love the drama of charcoal and used to do a lot of if several years ago. The only way I could keep my paper somewhat clean was to work vertical. Plus I avoided white paper at all costs...haha.... It helped that I love the look of both white and black charcoal on toned paper. I would generally use the back side of Canson Mi Tientes. But what I hated about it was the mess which was why I moved away it. And the first time I sneezed while working with it! OMG, there went half my hard work! 🤣 If I were to take it up again, I would really have to use a mask because my sinuses cannot take the dust. Like you, I have vine, pencils, and blocks just sitting in my drawer untouched. However, it did give me a deep appreciation for toned paper and I still love to use it whenever I can. Grey and browns are my favorite.
Lol! Oh no, Tracie! That sounds awful! These weren't too powdery, not even as bad as my pastel pencils, so that was good! I did however order some more charcoal supplies to try on a canvas. Hopefully they aren't too terrible! I will definitely need to work vertical and probably in my basement for that! Thank you for the tip! I hope you have a nice weekend!
@@winterwoodsstudio I am sure part of the dust issue was because even the back side of the paper I mostly used is somewhat textured. Plus, I somehow manage to always make a mess when making any kind of art. You should have seen the latest mess I made when I was mixing paints for a mural I am getting ready to paint on my garden shed. Good grief, I went through 3 aprons! I always have a couple of extra for when the grandkids come to make art with me. I guess the term "splashing paint around" was made for me. Too bad none of it has made it on the mural yet! 🤣🤣🤣
Hi Amy! I'm so glad a realistic style of drawing brought you joy again. The ravens came out SO good. What is the difference between vine charcoal (what is vine charcoal) vs charcoal pencils?
Vine charcoal is somewhat lighter but mostly just a lot easier to lift and erase for highlights! Hope that helps!
Lovely video, also the drawing was absolutely amazing so talented ❤❤
You're so talented, Amy! 🥰
Thank you so much!! That's so kind to say!
OK good, cuz I was gonna be one of those people that told you to take care of your wrist. And the crows came out beautiful. You can always tell when someone was really enjoying what they were creating!
Oh my gosh this is so beautiful ❤❤❤
I just made a video about that... is it me that you watched? Oh probably not i am just small. Lol but I got excited for a minute that maybe you saw my video. Any way, you seem much happier today! Thank you for inspiring me like usual! ❤😊
Great Charcoal drawing!
Thank you so much 😀
Wow! So beautiful!!!
Thank you! 😊
You are an inspiration!
I donated my most least used art supplies in my neighborhood’s little library. I put my cotmans in there and someone took it so I hope they and or their kids will use it.
Awesome!! Love your content
Charcoal is fun with an electric eraser. :)
Isn't it?? It's very satsyo watch fir some reason!
It was a good video, stop doubting yourself, there is no need to😊
You are an amazing artist!
I love these crows / ravens! Like you, I had an aversion to charcoal...maybe I should revisit. Pencils seem a good way to keep the mess contained. You say you are rusty? Cant wait to see when you think you are fit 😂
You should! I lived it so much! If I had never tried it again, I never would have known!Thanks for watching and commenting! I appreciate it!
Beautiful!
Thank you so much!
Your skills are amazing!
Thank you so much!
Amazing!
Charcoal is my nemesis
Your birds look really good.
You are so kind
I love it! Very inspiring-
Thank you so much!
Just wanted to comment. Ive been working on your back list and reading your blog on your very first video. I could relate so much as i done art all through school but didnt progress with skills till i left school but because i was only mediocre at school or so i thought i went in to care and worked for 20 yrs only reaching for a pen and pencil ocassionally. Had to leave work due to ill health going on 7 years ago with CFS Thats when i reached for my art again. I was surprised that i was actually skilled as i could now use reference and obviously didnt have that option years ago apart from still life which was as close as i got. Stupid art rules re cheating etc rediculous now when i think back as your brain doesnt autimatically know how to draw something and has to learn it.
So here i am at 45 putting together an art studio in my dining room and begining the journey of mixed media. I only ever used graphite and coloured pencil before.
You are motivating and enspiring i feel like were on this journey together somehow. Finding joy and excitement in art again. I get rediculously excited opening the smallest box of art materials😂
I have just found my charcoal aswell. Maybe ill make a drawing with it instead of using it for sketching over baselayers.
Again though its messy and i dont like the texture lol
Beautiful charcoal
Thank you! Cheers!
Hey girl, had to stop the video and say “get an electric sharpener “. It’ll save your joints. Ok now I’m continuing to watch the video. lol.
You mean, “you winged it for the feathers?” 😂
Lol! 🤣
great
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Enm
Have you ever tried Castle arts products
No, not yet!
Use gloves to keep your hands clean from the charcoal. They're really messy