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Erykah Badu by ~Blaze0ne:iconBlaze0ne:

Categories Traditional Art > Drawings > Portraits & Figures

©2007-2009 ~Blaze0ne
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Found some old artwork I'd done about 8 years ago & I thought I'd post it, done with Charcoals.

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~ladyjazzkiller Jul 2, 2007, 9:13:27 PM
This is just beautiful.

How do you get charcoals to look soft like that? I have a hard time with them.

And also, when I draw with pencil and just try to make a plain background with a few dark spots or something it always ends up looking really streaky, even if I smudge it with something. How do I avoid that?

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Mood: Delighted ~Blaze0ne Jul 2, 2007, 9:25:53 PM
The key to softening a charcoal rendering is using a soft hair brush not too soft & not too hard, to smooth & feather out the charcoal. There is also something called charcoal powder that you can also apply with a brush, this can be found at your local art supply store. Once the charcoal is applied just simulate painting techniques to push & pull the charcoal any way you want it. Another artist showed me this technique and I ran with it.
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~ladyjazzkiller Jul 2, 2007, 9:29:29 PM
Oooh, that makes sense! Thanks so much, I'll try that next time I use it.

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English does not borrow from other languages. English follows other languages into dark alleys, knocks them over, and rifles through their pockets for loose vocabulary.
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~Faith1990 Jul 3, 2007, 4:50:06 AM
wow looks so real!

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~hiatis Jul 3, 2007, 7:23:41 AM
Brilliant!!

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~Little-Sunspot Jul 5, 2007, 7:24:29 AM
This is amazing. So beautiful.
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~afrikanqueen Jul 9, 2007, 10:34:49 PM
oh my goshhhh, this is absolutely stunning O_O she looks beautiful. :+fav: for sure!
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Mood: Joy ~Blaze0ne Jul 10, 2007, 10:06:50 AM
Thank you very much it means al ot coming from an "afrikanqueen".
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