Hello Painters🎨 Have you wondered how to use charcoal in mixed media paintings? Whether you should seal the charcoal before painting on top and how to do it. In this video I would like to answer those questions and show you what I do when working with charcoal and mixed media. Why would we want to seal in the charcoal before painting on top with acrylics or oils? What happens if we don’t ? Have a lovely ad creative week 🌻🌻🌻 - Marie Louise
I work with charcoal quite often and find it's a great medium for expression. I love the moods I can evoke with just a few simple strokes. Yes. It smudges very easily. But that's part of the appeal for me cause I love to work with my fingers and spread the loose charcoal powder around. So much fun to work with! Excellent advice on sealing charcoal. Spot on!! Cheers from New England. 😊
Thank you Marie Louise for always sharing your techniques. You do such a great job of explaining things so clearly. I love your work and always look forward to your posts. 🎨🖌️☀️🌙⭐️🌎
Hello Marie and Thank you so much for this wonderful instructive tips. Can I use charcoal with Oil paint? I mean after the oil paint completely dries and use fixative?
I found this site at just the right time in my life. So much great inspiration and help. I have been doing very tight graphite portraits for the last few years, abandoning any use of color. You have given me courage to get out my watercolors, neocolors and gouache. I am not in a situation to use acrylic so I will make do with the supplies on hand. Do you ever use gouache? Thank you so much for your generosity.
Yes definitely use what you already have and get creative with that. I haven’t really used gouache although I have some… saving them for later I guess (like so many other art supplies but I really should get them out) Thanks for sharing and watching 🌻🌻
As always, another wonderful video!! I LOVE charcoal! Its helped me recently to get a few things in my head onto paper. I also love water soluble graphite, which looks awesome if, before sealing it, I use a hard roller and roll some white over it to get some streaks of white but them then gorgeous interesting gray from the graphite. Same with charcoal, but charcoal is a lot darker so, gotta watch how much. I use the fixative spray, but really love the tip about the gloss medium. As I have had issues with it pushing through. Does the gloss affect how I paint over it? Just curious. Thanks SO much for all your help!!🥰
I've had good luck with non-aerosol fixative. I think it's SpectraFix? Not as noxious as the aerosol brands though since the mist is heavier than an aerosol, I put my painting flat for this stage. Kind of a problem with a really large painting.
Hello Painters🎨 Have you wondered how to use charcoal in mixed media paintings? Whether you should seal the charcoal before painting on top and how to do it. In this video I would like to answer those questions and show you what I do when working with charcoal and mixed media. Why would we want to seal in the charcoal before painting on top with acrylics or oils? What happens if we don’t ?
Have a lovely ad creative week 🌻🌻🌻
- Marie Louise
I work with charcoal quite often and find it's a great medium for expression. I love the moods I can evoke with just a few simple strokes. Yes. It smudges very easily. But that's part of the appeal for me cause I love to work with my fingers and spread the loose charcoal powder around. So much fun to work with! Excellent advice on sealing charcoal. Spot on!! Cheers from New England. 😊
Never used charcoal in my painting, but, with your tips, it is worth a try. Thanks again 🙏👌👏
Thank you Marie Louise for always sharing your techniques. You do such a great job of explaining things so clearly. I love your work and always look forward to your posts. 🎨🖌️☀️🌙⭐️🌎
Glad they are helpful 🎨
I’m so grateful to you for the inspiration. Your voice is so comforting.
Hello Marie and Thank you so much for this wonderful instructive tips. Can I use charcoal with Oil paint? I mean after the oil paint completely dries and use fixative?
absolutely gorgeous - what color and brand soft pastels are you using please - I have been having an issue finding a good 'burnt sienna' color.
Thank you for your easy, gentle teachings. You are a blessing to us all.
Thank you for the encouragement and kind comments 🌻🌻
I absolutely love your tutorials, thank you so much for your inspiration!
Is it the same procedure with oil pastels
I found this site at just the right time in my life. So much great inspiration and help. I have been doing very tight graphite portraits for the last few years, abandoning any use of color. You have given me courage to get out my watercolors, neocolors and gouache. I am not in a situation to use acrylic so I will make do with the supplies on hand. Do you ever use gouache? Thank you so much for your generosity.
Yes definitely use what you already have and get creative with that. I haven’t really used gouache although I have some… saving them for later I guess (like so many other art supplies but I really should get them out)
Thanks for sharing and watching 🌻🌻
Love it.
Thank you! ❤
Don’t see the link
Nice suggestions. ❤
As always, another wonderful video!! I LOVE charcoal! Its helped me recently to get a few things in my head onto paper.
I also love water soluble graphite, which looks awesome if, before sealing it, I use a hard roller and roll some white over it to get some streaks of white but them then gorgeous interesting gray from the graphite. Same with charcoal, but charcoal is a lot darker so, gotta watch how much.
I use the fixative spray, but really love the tip about the gloss medium. As I have had issues with it pushing through.
Does the gloss affect how I paint over it? Just curious.
Thanks SO much for all your help!!🥰
I am really intrigued by your paintings. I love the looseness! I was wondering, what brand and type of paper are you using? Thank you!
Thank you for sharing your valuable experience. I keep watching your videos over and over. Very inspiring too.
Very useful information ... thanks for sharing...❗🙏
Muchas gracias Marie Louise. Tus vídeos son muy interesantes. Mi forma de pintar ha mejorado mucho gracias a ti.😍😍😍
I've just started using charcoal with acrylics. Thank you for this ❤
Thanks for that Louise ...you have answered all my questions!
Thank you Marie Louise. I really enjoy your videos and painting tips.
So glad I found this video! Wanted to explore mixed media and now I have a guide to follow!
Thank you; I appreciate this so much!
Loved the video! Thanks!💜
Thanks so much for your instructions, love your work.
I've had good luck with non-aerosol fixative. I think it's SpectraFix? Not as noxious as the aerosol brands though since the mist is heavier than an aerosol, I put my painting flat for this stage. Kind of a problem with a really large painting.
I didn't know about that product - thank you so much for letting us know. I'll try and see if it's available over here. Thanks again 🌻
gracias profe desde colombia mil grasias Álvaro👍
Mange tak for dine flotte malerier. Hilsen fra Frankrig.
Many thanks. Inspiring as usual.
Thank you so much, Marie-Louise, for this instructive video. I'm gonna get me a new canvas to try this out.👍
Yay, happy painting!
You are so giving
thank you*
Thank you.
Thank you sooo much…for your concise gentle sharing of your technique 😊
Thank you for the encouragement and kind comment🎨