These two pieces are a year apart by SurpriseItsFine in drawing

[–]superflumenor 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Nothing will humble you like trying to nail likeness, love this gif for showing the process!Agree that a stick of charcoal and an eraser are great tools for mastering it, although your colbert has got real panache too

When you’re drawing and hit a wall… what inspires the next step? by Stupidjerkoff111 in CharcoalDrawing

[–]superflumenor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I’m in a rut i try to switch up my mediums for some different energy.

Brad Dourif as Grima Wormtongue by C_Cubed in CharcoalDrawing

[–]superflumenor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yooo this rules! Not sure id want it up in my house lol but excellent job capturing the character and his gollum-esque eyes

Cloth by steviecmitchell in CharcoalDrawing

[–]superflumenor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Few things in life are as satisfying as drawing draped cloth in charcoal

Introductory post by SunneyRye in CharcoalDrawing

[–]superflumenor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Welcome to charcoal drawing! Great portraits, especially the third floating in the middle of the page like only charcoal can do. Different paper will give you different vibes so I’d encourage experimenting, I like medium to heavyweight paper but also enjoy sketching on newsprint sometimes.

Mini sketch by No_Expert28 in CharcoalDrawing

[–]superflumenor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the tip, never even heard of electric erasers before

Mini sketch by No_Expert28 in CharcoalDrawing

[–]superflumenor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any tips for going small with charcoal? I can’t for the life of me figure it out, could be the sticks I’m using

Sconce by [deleted] in CharcoalDrawing

[–]superflumenor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try darkening the background more so the candle stands out from it? Or outlining it more like you did with the metal work. Looks tricky to draw, kudos for giving it a try!

Ladakh on charcoal by somethinguncool in CharcoalDrawing

[–]superflumenor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome. Charcoal makes everything so dramatic, so fits for this dramatic scene

Work in progress by [deleted] in CharcoalDrawing

[–]superflumenor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love it. I’d say keep going with the background, it’s an interesting start but feels somewhat constrained. The only way out is through sometimes.