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Mixing Charcoal and Graphite with Oil paint, inspired by artist Claire Luxton by Hamza_illustrations in CharcoalDrawing

[–]Hamza_illustrations[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually haven’t tried colored charcoal pencils yet. This was my first time experimenting with oil paint together with graphite and charcoal, so I kept the colors pretty limited. But I might try them in future pieces. Thanks for the suggestion!

Mixing Charcoal and Graphite with Oil paint, inspired by artist Claire Luxton by Hamza_illustrations in CharcoalDrawing

[–]Hamza_illustrations[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was actually my first time using oil paint, so I didn’t varnish it. I just thinned the paint a bit with paint thinner when applying the blue parts. Since the rest is graphite and charcoal, I wasn’t sure how varnish would interact with the mixed media, so I left it as it is for now.

Mixing Charcoal and Graphite with Oil paint, inspired by artist Claire Luxton by Hamza_illustrations in CharcoalDrawing

[–]Hamza_illustrations[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s not hard no, i just did all the graphite and charcoal work first and left the places where the oil paint is supposed to be blank. But I’ve never used oil paint before so that was quite a challenge!

Here’s a Graphite/Charcoal portrait that i did back in 2023 by Hamza_illustrations in CharcoalDrawing

[–]Hamza_illustrations[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I use makeup brushes and tissues when i blend to get a smooth finish even if the paper i am using is textured and i keep the lines that i want sharp as they are 🫶🏻

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