Another experiment- Charcoal & Pastels

Since this seems to be working for me I went on to experiment more with charcoal and pastels. And this time I didn't go for a reference image so the whole thing was my idea from the scratch. I just wanted to check how black and white works when toned slightly with pastel. I can't...

Untitled Again..- Charcoal Sketch

I just took a little break from screen and reading..for few hours..that's my Everest. but I had to be doing something besides my usual chores. so here it is.. it's untitled again..one day I am going to sit and give titles to all of my work...hopefully soon.. And oh i followed a youtube tutorial for...

Sketching again – charcoal sketch

I better come up with proper titles now i am not doing a good job at it. Well. Here is my 1st attempt at Zin Lim style charcoal portrait. I followed this tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OyqaAHMfwo&t=252s  on youtube. and since today's word prompt is Forest let me share a quote from Forrest Gump (because that's what came...

Just sketching..Charcoal & Pastels

Will reserve my gibberish here. I wanted to practice facial proportions so i used this image from google... And then i went on to do this... I kinda like it.. Observe .. Kindly visit my post Warriors Invited To Raise Mental Health Awareness where I am inviting Mental Health Warriors to submit their blog’s address...

Just a Portrait – Charcoal

I had one blank (tinted with charcoal) page on my sketchbook and it was bothering me. I am a little hyper today. So thought before this energy start Depleting i better do something about that page. So.. So... Tada... How's it?? I took the idea from google images so i wont take credit for that....

Blank – Charcoal Drawing

Went on experimenting with charcoal again. here it is.. for this I thought okay I won't rush. I will take time and focus on details. it all went well but once I was done I went blank..(I cheated I know) so I won't try to squeeze gibberish here and will leave you guys with this...

Something About Mistakes – Charcoal Sketch

I am following a youtube channel these days; Art Prof, to learn art techniques and practice. The reason I am able to sit through even an hour long tutorial is this woman who is teaching there. The way she explains everything keep you hooked till the end. I drew this today.. I was practicing charcoal...

A Successful Creative Experiment – Charcoal & Pastel

My bedroom pretty much looks like an art studio. We have paints, colours, several different kinds of papers, random pieces of cloth and ribbons, an easel and whatnot, lying around in the room. For an assignment my sis was working on a brown card sheet/ card paper/ kraft paper, it goes by different names. Here...

Something about charcoal.

There’s something about charcoal… its dust settles into your own darkness which is therapeutic for some odd reason. Drawing, smudging, layering, erasing the blackness pulls you into another world of gloom and tranquility. I realized why I am obsessed with charcoal, it lets you play with darkness. And darkness is undeniable. It exists in your...

Dervish – Charcoal Drawing

Here’s another one transferred successfully to the sketchbook. I took the outline of dervish from google the rest just happened. Well. I drew and posted my first drawing on 4th august 2017..(here’s the link  https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2017/08/04/1st-charcoal-drawing/ ) I look at my first charcoal drawing and I look at this. It’s not some complex masterpiece but it’s...