I don't totally agree with the differences here. I agree with the fact that the compressed one is darker, but not with the fact that the traditional one is "all or nothing". I can finish a complete drawing with normal charcoal and I can control much more the tone, even better than with compressed one, because I can remove it if I go too dark, and the compressed one is really tricky to erase once it's on the paper. For example, with compressed one you need to think ahead much more to not draw where the highlight will be needed, but with natural charcoal you can erase it quite easily so you can just make one area very dark, and then "draw" with the eraser, bringing back light. Nice video, I just wanted to point out that it's possible to complete drawings just with natural charcoal
It has been a while since I made this video and a while since this comment was written but for the record I agree with this comment. I have seen wonderful drawings done with vine and there is a softness you can get with vine that is harder to achieve with compressed. "all or nothing" is too strong a statement and I don't adequately address the benefits of working with vine. It is also the case that each person will have their own preferences and approach so it is always worth trying all the options. I usually find vine too easy to remove and generally not contrasty enough for my tastes. I will often start with vine until I'm confident I have the drawing composed well then I will bring in the compressed for stronger contrast etc. Anyway - thanks for the comment.
I don't totally agree with the differences here. I agree with the fact that the compressed one is darker, but not with the fact that the traditional one is "all or nothing". I can finish a complete drawing with normal charcoal and I can control much more the tone, even better than with compressed one, because I can remove it if I go too dark, and the compressed one is really tricky to erase once it's on the paper. For example, with compressed one you need to think ahead much more to not draw where the highlight will be needed, but with natural charcoal you can erase it quite easily so you can just make one area very dark, and then "draw" with the eraser, bringing back light. Nice video, I just wanted to point out that it's possible to complete drawings just with natural charcoal
It has been a while since I made this video and a while since this comment was written but for the record I agree with this comment. I have seen wonderful drawings done with vine and there is a softness you can get with vine that is harder to achieve with compressed. "all or nothing" is too strong a statement and I don't adequately address the benefits of working with vine. It is also the case that each person will have their own preferences and approach so it is always worth trying all the options. I usually find vine too easy to remove and generally not contrasty enough for my tastes. I will often start with vine until I'm confident I have the drawing composed well then I will bring in the compressed for stronger contrast etc. Anyway - thanks for the comment.
Excellent demonstration and explanation. Thank you!
I have seen artists have the same range of tone with vine.
This helps a lot in understanding the differences. Thank you.😊
Hi, what brand of compressed charcoal are you using here?
It has been a while since I made this video but I believe I was using the generic Blick-brand box of charcoal sticks. Nothing special.
@@TrentReynoldsArt thanks for the reply!
Thanks. I was wondering about this.
Thank you so much, that was very helpful!
I like vine charcoal
谢谢