Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Charcoal on Watercolor Paper

Charcoal on Watercolor Paper
When I got to the portrait drawing session last Wednesday, I discovered that none of the different kinds of paper I like to use for charcoal or pastel drawing were in my sketch box. There was some watercolor paper, though, even though I don't really do watercolor and had no watercolors with me. So I did charcoal on watercolor paper. The picture above shows the result.

This evening's portrait session starts in just a couple hours or so. I think I'll go check my sketch box and restock it now.

For more about portrait sessions, go to "Labels" on the side bar and click on "portrait", "sketching" or "drawing."

2 comments:

David King said...

Looks good James. I actually do most of my charcoal drawing on watercolor paper, 140lb Arches hot pressed to be exact.

James Gunter said...

Thanks, David. This paper is cold pressed, I think. It's got lots of texture.