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MENTIONED

Mad Charcoal YouTube channel:    / @madcharcoal  
Art Skills Online channel:    / artskillsonline  


TIME STAMPS

00:00 Intro
00:55 Why I love charcoal
04:24 My charcoal workstation setup
06:01 Pan Pastel
06:55 Vine charcol
07:18 Charcoal pencils
07:42 Achieving a "painterly" look with charcoal
08:14 Erasers
09:39 Paper
12:03 My drawing/painting process (painting a crow in charcoal)
14:58 Sharpening charcoal pencils
16:57 How I avoid smudging my charcoal drawings
17:59 Using spray fixative to seal my drawings
19:34 How I store my charcoal drawings


ABOUT

Hi, I’m Louise: an artist, writer & creative solopreneur from Sweden. As a multipassionate creative, I have spent my entire adult life avoiding traditional employment and instead making a living off of my art.
On this channel, I talk about everything I've learned along the way: About art making, creativity, mental health, and making a living as a creative. Dealing with perfectionism, fears, and overwhelm. Staying sane and productive among stress and distractions. And much more.


LEARN WITH ME

Pencil Sketching for Beginner Artists A simple, stressfree roadmap to radically improve your sketching skills. In weeks, not years: https://www.louisestigell.com/pencil...

Portrait Drawing for Beginners
Learn how to draw any face you want, quickly, accurately, and in your own style: https://www.louisestigell.com/portrai...

Watercolor For Absolute Beginners Learn the basics of watercolor in a playful, relaxing, and nonintimidating way: https://www.louisestigell.com/waterco...

Watercolor Birds Learn all of my tips and tricks for painting birds in watercolor: https://www.louisestigell.com/waterco...


SHOP MY ART

Fine art prints: https://www.louisestigell.com/shop/fi...
Canvas prints: https://www.louisestigell.com/shop/ca...
Originals: https://www.louisestigell.com/portfolio


MUSIC

All music is from Epidemic Sound.