06-06-2019, 03:12 PM
Just a tip with the charcoal - try holding it like a monkey would. So put it down, and pick it up with your thumb and all your fingers placed on it. When using it on paper, try to always rest all your fingers on the paper and don't lift them off.
If you don't know what I mean, watch how Patrick J. Jones does it in his youtube vids. It's a tip I picked up during one of his classes. It's a hard hand posture to remain in at first, but then it gets easier and easier and you'll find your strokes becoming a lot more fluid
Also maybe try not being so heavy handed. With charcoal you can always build up ;)
Anyways, keep it up!
If you don't know what I mean, watch how Patrick J. Jones does it in his youtube vids. It's a tip I picked up during one of his classes. It's a hard hand posture to remain in at first, but then it gets easier and easier and you'll find your strokes becoming a lot more fluid
Also maybe try not being so heavy handed. With charcoal you can always build up ;)
Anyways, keep it up!