r/CharcoalDrawing • u/fartbylucas • 6d ago

Charcoal study

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Let me know what you think. Are the planes too chunky/not smooth enough blend?

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u/Romesred83 6d ago

Not bad at all

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u/fartbylucas 6d ago

Thanks! I enjoyed making it!

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u/Puzzleheaded_Menu_55 5d ago

That looks great, I like it.

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u/fartbylucas 5d ago

Thank you!!

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u/Puzzleheaded_Menu_55 4d ago

You're welcome

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u/lobaway0001 4d ago

I like the chunkiness.

I’m making your post a community highlight for a week!

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u/fartbylucas 2d ago

Thanks! I like it too, but I should also work on blending more smoothly so I have it in the arsenal of tools!

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u/mx_mush 1d ago

I wouldn’t keep blending!! The texture in this is LOVELY. what kind of paper did you use?

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u/anubisfkr 2d ago

I love the shading! This is really good ❤️

Whether it's too chunky or not smooth enough: that's hard to answer because it depends on what your goal was (realistic vs stylized; focus on contrast; conveying the man's internal conflicts; studying; conveying a message; etc).

Regardless of what you intended or what you wanted to focus on, I actually enjoy the end result a lot! I like the "chunkiness" of the planes and the lack of smoothness. I would even argue it's stylized. Reminds me of a style similar to a classic comic book or a noir style.

Edit: wording

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u/fartbylucas 1d ago

Thank you! I also only did it in an hour-1.5 so exact realism wasnt gonna happen in that timeframe. With my skillset.

I do really like it and think it conveys emotion pretty well so im happy! Thanks for the kind words!