Just reiterating what a lot of people have already said, it’s so incredibly generous for you to share your process like this. I use a similar method but have learn so much from this video!
I’m such a fan ... not only of your obvious talent but of your generosity of spirit in sharing your process in-depth with all of us. This was so great to watch! Thx, Joel!
Watching you work , not only did I learn technique but I’ve also taken in a great sense of discipline , a pure sense of service , and the benefits of physical fitness . You are a great man ! And by the time I learn and start fully painting in charcoal I hope to become like you ! Full of Stoic sense of being mixed with discipline and creativity .if I wasn’t in Ethiopia I would have purchased a print !! But I hope that my honest heartfelt words become your currency.
I bought an old (2018) Colored Pencil magazine recently and the article about you was intriguing. So happy to have found your videos. You are just the inspiration I need. Thanks
Beautiful art. I recently purchased Nitram aquarelle watercolor and love using it for the darkest darks in my watercolor paintings. Thank you for the demonstrating how to use charcoal.
JUST found you on UA-cam. I have drawn with graphite on paper all my life. Love your technique and your willingness to share it. As I watched several of your videos and saw the fixative layers, I wondered to myself if it would be possible to add acrylic washes....AND THEN YOU DID! I got so excited and ideas that have been running around in my head, for sooo long, just exploded! I can hardly wait to try them with this "new to me" technique! I am 62, but still get excited to learn something new. Your work is awesome...thank you so much for sharing your instruction and your beautiful work. ❤️
Thank you so much for doing these videos. I've been trying to create what I see in my head with paint and unable to accomplish it. However I don't want to waste my hundreds of canvases, so I'm going to try it your way. I love the outcome you get. Just something about your work is so profound and powerful.
Hi Joel, I hope your family and you are having a wonderful Mother's Day celebration. I am primarily self-taught in graphite and charcoal, and I have always begun with the eyes, too! I get a connection with my subject that way. It is a wonderful blessing to watch your technique and see the results of such beautiful God given talent. Thank you for sharing ❤
real art from the heart and love how you use this medium so much fun to do something in this manner life is short and art is long hope to live long enough to try this method on some subject thank you for sharing your gift !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I loved watching you draw this image (though I draw human portraits!) on canvas! I’ve never experimented with using charcoal, acetone on canvas! Thank you for this instructional video.
Please keep this content comin please! Love the charcoal works and that you go for bigger pieces and some nice works. Not many good charcoal, pastel, channels out that are like this imo. 👍 🔥
Such a talent brother! I've always enjoyed your work, even in the quick videos, but this really demonstrated your talent! It was like we watched a stick drawing come to life! You keep drawing and I'll keep awing! 😁👍🏼 ~ JJ Predator X
After the first and second layer I spray it with both acetone for effect and then Krylon workable fixative to seal the charcoal. On the third layer I don't use acetone, only Krylon workable fixative.
Thanks God, I've been looking for this kind of tutorial and I found this which is very helpful and detailed as well. For me as a beginner, thanks a lot I've learned so many things here🤍
Actually, question for you. My charcoal rubs off alot as I blend. I get more powder sitting on the canvas than is actually worked in. Would you assume this is because I'm using a cheaper canvas?
Stunning. Absolutely stunning. Have you done any research or investigated the long term “archival” results of using the acetone on gessoed canvas and under the finished varnish coats? Just wondering about the various chemicals reacting destructively (or not) over time that is.
Hi! I’ve been wanting to do charcoal/pastel on canvas for a long time… I was wondering how you prep the canvas? May be similar to how some people would mix their own pastel ground?? do you add Pomus? Or is clear gesso good enough? I’m gonna experiment with some of these options but I was just wondering how you do it :-) thank you!
Amazing work. You are extremely talented. I don’t know where you live but I’ve visited Utah a couple times and the wildlife you draw reminds me of Utah. God has surly blessed you with great talent. Is this a side job or can you make enough to support your family and lifestyle. I’ve never pursued my art because I always thought you had to die to make any money, lol.
I just found your videos and am really enjoying them...thank you! I do have a question...since I am fairly allergic to chemicals could you use something besides acetone? One other question is why do you use the thinner canvas panels instead of 1 1/2"? I know the price would be better but just wondered if you then have to set it in a frame to sell? Thanks so much for the videos!
I'm not sure. I've only used acetone and water and the acetone created a much better effect and it evaporated much quicker which was nice. I use mostly the thicker canvases, but I have a few of the thinner profile ones hanging around the studio that I'm trying to use up as well. Thanks!
I lay out the reference image in Photoshop on a proportionally sized artboard with the grid lines. I then use my iPad to show the reference while working and I measure the screen and scale it up to the canvas. Sorry if that's a bit confusing. I've been meaning to do a video explaining it in detail.
Hey Brother.... its very cool... you are a genius at art... you have done a great job... your Drawing looks pretty well. Really superb and amazing 👏 👌 😍 👍 🙌.... I have Big Question is that After Finished your drawing "HOW DO YOU SAFE IT WHILE SHOW IT FOR SOME AUDIENCE ?..." what i mean is if someone mesmerized at your work can touch it without any second thought and may damage your work by blending it with thier hands... how do you avoid that!?.. Do you apply any type of oil coating over it after you finish your work to make it like Laminated!?.. I hope you understand my question!.. please clarify my doubt!...
Thanks for sharing your process, I love your artwork and techniques. I've done this method but only in drawing class using still-life and never considered it a method to use on my own artwork until I saw your stuff. It's wonderful seeing an artist using a unconventional style and being successful with it. I haven't tried it yet myself recently, but I'm beginning to practice more with drawing because doing my own thing I've become rusty getting proportions correct. I'm wondering, what brand fixative do you use? They all change their formulas or cans so much, I don't want to invest in sprays, they are way too expensive. Thanks so much!
Interesting technique. Bet you would enjoy working in pastel as it is a similar process, but can be done in color. Quick question, since there's loose charcoal on the surface, does this need to be framed under glass?
I've only ever drawn on paper so I'm wondering do you use a specific type of canvas? Like linen vs cotton. And do you treat them with gesso like you would for painting or are they raw?
I buy canvas that is stretched and pre primed and I used to draw directly on it without any prep work and it was great. I've recently started applying a couple layers of gesso first and I'm loving the additional texture. Thanks!
Sometimes I draw directly on the stretched and pre primed canvas I buy, and other times I'll apply gesso if I want a little more texture. Either way works. Thanks!
Hi, a fascinating process it’s been great and very interesting, can I ask if you put anything on the canvas before you start.? Or do you go straight onto a bear canvas? My charcoal comes off when I tried the technique, many thanks Sandra from UK
The canvases I buy are stretched and pre primed, but I don't do any additional prep to them. Multiple layers is always necessary to build value. Thanks!
This is amazing! Never did I know that charcoal could be done on canvas. I’m curious though- you sprayed acetone on it after the first layer of charcoal. It appears that the additional charcoal layers have covered the effect of the acetone.
Hi Joel. Just adore this process!! Love the acetone effect . After you do the darks you spray it with workable fixative and then ? I might have missed the next part.. ?? Then white charcoal..then?? Can you list the orders order please as I love it so much. I have done charcoal on canvas myself but just used fixative then gloss varnish spray.. but interested in your methods.. So appreciate your sharing this like name others said.. so kind as it's your baby!!! Lol. Thanks sooo much.. jsn Spray varnish at the end
Hi Jan. I apply a layer of charcoal then spray with the workable fixative then apply another layer of charcoal and then fixative again. Usually about three layers of charcoal builds it up enough to get the dark shadows really rich. Then I touch up the highlights with white charcoal (though on my most recent piece I used white acrylic paint and loved the result). Finally a spray a matte finish then brush on a varnish for the final coat. Thanks!
@@JoelPilcherArt Tjanks Joel so much.. you are very giving...I do appreciate that!.I will try to play too with it.. Your art is amazing though!! Thanks so much for replying too... good of you.. Take care.. xx
On this one I didn't use gesso, but on my more recent pieces I have started applying a couple layers of gesso before drawing. I'm loving the additional texture. Thanks!
This one was just stretched and pre primed canvas. But on my more recent projects I've been adding a couple layers of gesso because I like the added texture. Thanks!
This one was just stretched and pre primed canvas. But on my more recent projects I've been adding a couple layers of gesso because I like the added texture. Thanks!
Just reiterating what a lot of people have already said, it’s so incredibly generous for you to share your process like this. I use a similar method but have learn so much from this video!
You very Welcome !
Using a gun cleaning rod is the most badass thing I’ve seen in the art world 😮
I’m such a fan ... not only of your obvious talent but of your generosity of spirit in sharing your process in-depth with all of us. This was so great to watch! Thx, Joel!
Couldn’t agree more!
You are a very talented and down to earth Artist
Watching you work , not only did I learn technique but I’ve also taken in a great sense of discipline , a pure sense of service , and the benefits of physical fitness . You are a great man ! And by the time I learn and start fully painting in charcoal I hope to become like you ! Full of Stoic sense of being mixed with discipline and creativity .if I wasn’t in Ethiopia I would have purchased a print !! But I hope that my honest heartfelt words become your currency.
Been scared to try charcoal on canvas and this just gave me the motivation to. Thank you 👊🏽
So mesmerizing!!! Great job⭐️⭐️⭐️
I bought an old (2018) Colored Pencil magazine recently and the article about you was intriguing. So happy to have found your videos. You are just the inspiration I need. Thanks
Wow that’s an awesome picture!
I love the part you talk about the chaos. I also get focused with the details and the “chaos” you mention is brilliant! Love it!
Beautiful art. I recently purchased Nitram aquarelle watercolor and love using it for the darkest darks in my watercolor paintings. Thank you for the demonstrating how to use charcoal.
JUST found you on UA-cam. I have drawn with graphite on paper all my life. Love your technique and your willingness to share it. As I watched several of your videos and saw the fixative layers, I wondered to myself if it would be possible to add acrylic washes....AND THEN YOU DID! I got so excited and ideas that have been running around in my head, for sooo long, just exploded! I can hardly wait to try them with this "new to me" technique!
I am 62, but still get excited to learn something new.
Your work is awesome...thank you so much for sharing your instruction and your beautiful work. ❤️
Thank you!
Thank you so much for doing these videos. I've been trying to create what I see in my head with paint and unable to accomplish it. However I don't want to waste my hundreds of canvases, so I'm going to try it your way. I love the outcome you get. Just something about your work is so profound and powerful.
Thank you!
It’s an absolutely gorgeous effect, just wondered about the archival properties etc.
Blown away by this technique. Thank you for the wonderful demonstration. Inspiring
Thanks Joel I’m just starting charcoal and love the media so this is ideal. Thanks again.
Very much impressed and your patience clinches the final finished product. adhesive!
Hi Joel, I hope your family and you are having a wonderful Mother's Day celebration.
I am primarily self-taught in graphite and charcoal, and I have always begun with the eyes, too! I get a connection with my subject that way.
It is a wonderful blessing to watch your technique and see the results of such beautiful God given talent. Thank you for sharing ❤
Thank you!!
You are my newest inspiration for something different.
real art from the heart and love how you use this medium so much fun to do something in this manner life is short and art is long hope to live long enough to try this method on some subject thank you for sharing your gift !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge- you do beautiful work and it's most helpful for you to demonstrate-
Amazing i never knew you can use charcoal on canvas before ! thanks
I loved watching you draw this image (though I draw human portraits!) on canvas! I’ve never experimented with using charcoal, acetone on canvas! Thank you for this instructional video.
So glad I found your channel. I’m looking to start using charcoal and this was really useful for me.
Amazing art work too 🖼 👨🎨 🎨
Please keep this content comin please! Love the charcoal works and that you go for bigger pieces and some nice works. Not many good charcoal, pastel, channels out that are like this imo. 👍 🔥
Very nice. Lovely drawing. You should do more of these
Im working on my 1st canvas w/charcoal, a great horned owl. Thanks for sharing your techniques! Oh and it's best to wear a glove! haha
Amazing.awsome very realistic the details are so pronounced. Using the eraser really made the drawing pop.
Finally!!!lol thank you, man, this will help immensely!
Excellent work. Really enjoy seeing your method /style with charcoal on canvas. Helps me with my attempts with this style . Thanks.
Amazing tutorial! Thank you Joel 🙏🏾
Incredible work and a fantastic teaching video
Excellent video. Thank you very much for sharing!!!
Thanks for showing your process, learned a few things! Thank you
Thank you! been waiting for this. Well done dude
Beautiful and so smooth 😍🥰 great work sir 👍
Amazing work! You are a great artist 🙂
Thank you SO much for sharing your technique. Your work is beautiful, and you are extremely generous for sharing your process with us.
Love the painting. The pic looked complete after the first layer too.
Isn't that crazy? That's what I said too. It's so cool how they can see so much more beyond that point.
Love your work. Have watched a number of your tutorials and learnt so much.
Thank you for sharing. 👍🇦🇺🦘
Wonderful process, Thank you for sharing! Very strong techniques and helpful tips along the way. Love the details!
Such a talent brother! I've always enjoyed your work, even in the quick videos, but this really demonstrated your talent! It was like we watched a stick drawing come to life!
You keep drawing and I'll keep awing! 😁👍🏼
~ JJ
Predator X
Around 19:20 you say you go back and hit it with another layer of clear coat. Is this something other than the acid tone spray?
After the first and second layer I spray it with both acetone for effect and then Krylon workable fixative to seal the charcoal. On the third layer I don't use acetone, only Krylon workable fixative.
Thank you for sharing!🙏
Your work is inspiring and it is beautiful!!!!
Awesome Joel, thanks for sharing
Outstanding! Thank you for sharing.
So excited to see your process. This has me wanting to explore charcoal more! Had no idea I could use it on canvas.
Nice. Thnx for sharing. It was very helpfull and amuzing xx
Thanks for showing your process. Love you work
Big thank you for filming your process of creating this gorgeous stag! I’ve really enjoyed to watch it:)
Love your work!
Thanks God, I've been looking for this kind of tutorial and I found this which is very helpful and detailed as well. For me as a beginner, thanks a lot I've learned so many things here🤍
Wow this is beautiful. Thank you for sharing the process too. Enjoyed this!
Incredible!
That's badass 😎 👏 sweet work bro
Wow ,Awesome .You are a genius. Got to see this only today. Do you have any realtime videos in charcoal? Would love to watch it
Thank you! Check out my instagram page @joelpilch for more content. I'm also working on a detailed online workshop. Hope to have it available soon.
Master!!🙌🫡
I love this!
I enjoyed your demonstration! Looks really good!
Incredible work man!! Beautiful!
Sooo cool to watch! Thank you!
Awesome work!
This was so helpful!
So cool!! Thanks🌻
Beautiful friend
I'm so glad to see that you're doing these! Huge fan of your work, I started using charcoal on canvas after following you for a while.
Actually, question for you. My charcoal rubs off alot as I blend. I get more powder sitting on the canvas than is actually worked in. Would you assume this is because I'm using a cheaper canvas?
@@grool7777777 Not necessarily. I usually lose a ton on the first layer as well. Spraying a fixative is key to building layers for darker value.
Beautiful work Sir
So interesting and joyfull to follow your process - 🙏🎵🖤🎶
Stunning. Absolutely stunning.
Have you done any research or investigated the long term “archival” results of using the acetone on gessoed canvas and under the finished varnish coats? Just wondering about the various chemicals reacting destructively (or not) over time that is.
Thank you! It's similar to techniques I've learned from other artists. I've been doing it for about a decade without any issues.
Absolutely Gorgeous!
Thank you! That was super helpful!
Love this!
Hi! I’ve been wanting to do charcoal/pastel on canvas for a long time… I was wondering how you prep the canvas? May be similar to how some people would mix their own pastel ground?? do you add Pomus? Or is clear gesso good enough? I’m gonna experiment with some of these options but I was just wondering how you do it :-) thank you!
Hi joal do fix image after you have completed everything your work is beautiful
Amazing!
Thank you.
It’s very pretty❤
Amazing work. You are extremely talented. I don’t know where you live but I’ve visited Utah a couple times and the wildlife you draw reminds me of Utah. God has surly blessed you with great talent. Is this a side job or can you make enough to support your family and lifestyle. I’ve never pursued my art because I always thought you had to die to make any money, lol.
Thank you! I'm from Utah and yes, this is my full time job. It hasn't been easy, but it's finally starting to pay off.
Perfect
Thanks for sharing your technique. Do you put a layer of gesso or something else on the canvas first or do you work straight on the canvas.
No. I buy them stretched and pre primed, but I don't do any additional prep. Thanks!
U are a good teacher
I just found your videos and am really enjoying them...thank you! I do have a question...since I am fairly allergic to chemicals could you use something besides acetone? One other question is why do you use the thinner canvas panels instead of 1 1/2"? I know the price would be better but just wondered if you then have to set it in a frame to sell? Thanks so much for the videos!
I'm not sure. I've only used acetone and water and the acetone created a much better effect and it evaporated much quicker which was nice. I use mostly the thicker canvases, but I have a few of the thinner profile ones hanging around the studio that I'm trying to use up as well. Thanks!
Hi, did you prime your canvases with gesso. I find charcoal hard to erase on canvas
Very nice. One simple question. How do you convert the grid to the larger size?
I lay out the reference image in Photoshop on a proportionally sized artboard with the grid lines. I then use my iPad to show the reference while working and I measure the screen and scale it up to the canvas. Sorry if that's a bit confusing. I've been meaning to do a video explaining it in detail.
Hey Brother.... its very cool... you are a genius at art... you have done a great job... your Drawing looks pretty well. Really superb and amazing 👏 👌 😍 👍 🙌.... I have Big Question is that After Finished your drawing "HOW DO YOU SAFE IT WHILE SHOW IT FOR SOME AUDIENCE ?..."
what i mean is if someone mesmerized at your work can touch it without any second thought and may damage your work by blending it with thier hands... how do you avoid that!?..
Do you apply any type of oil coating over it after you finish your work to make it like Laminated!?.. I hope you understand my question!.. please clarify my doubt!...
Thank you! I clear coat and varnish the artwork once it's finished. Check out my video where I provide more insight on the process.
Thank you for sharing the video. Can I use chalk pastels also instead of charcoal on canvas?
Not sure. Probably worth a try! Thanks!
Thanks for sharing your process, I love your artwork and techniques. I've done this method but only in drawing class using still-life and never considered it a method to use on my own artwork until I saw your stuff. It's wonderful seeing an artist using a unconventional style and being successful with it. I haven't tried it yet myself recently, but I'm beginning to practice more with drawing because doing my own thing I've become rusty getting proportions correct. I'm wondering, what brand fixative do you use? They all change their formulas or cans so much, I don't want to invest in sprays, they are way too expensive. Thanks so much!
Thanks Heidi! I use Krylon fixative.
Interesting technique. Bet you would enjoy working in pastel as it is a similar process, but can be done in color. Quick question, since there's loose charcoal on the surface, does this need to be framed under glass?
Is it really 100% acetone for the spraying part? It does not sound nice to breathe ….. 🙃
I've only ever drawn on paper so I'm wondering do you use a specific type of canvas? Like linen vs cotton. And do you treat them with gesso like you would for painting or are they raw?
I buy canvas that is stretched and pre primed and I used to draw directly on it without any prep work and it was great. I've recently started applying a couple layers of gesso first and I'm loving the additional texture. Thanks!
@@JoelPilcherArt Thank you so much for taking the time to reply to me. I really appreciate it.
Do you just draw on canvas or there is a courting needed for the charcoal to stick ?????
Sometimes I draw directly on the stretched and pre primed canvas I buy, and other times I'll apply gesso if I want a little more texture. Either way works. Thanks!
Great!
Do you spray it with a final coat of clear coat after it’s completed?
I spray it with a matte finish spray and then brush on a varnish.
Hi, a fascinating process it’s been great and very interesting, can I ask if you put anything on the canvas before you start.? Or do you go straight onto a bear canvas? My charcoal comes off when I tried the technique, many thanks Sandra from UK
The canvases I buy are stretched and pre primed, but I don't do any additional prep to them. Multiple layers is always necessary to build value. Thanks!
This is amazing! Never did I know that charcoal could be done on canvas. I’m curious though- you sprayed acetone on it after the first layer of charcoal. It appears that the additional charcoal layers have covered the effect of the acetone.
It does cover some of the effect in the darkest areas, but much of it is still visible. Tough to show the subtleties on camera. Thanks!
Hi Joel. Just adore this process!! Love the acetone effect . After you do the darks you spray it with workable fixative and then ? I might have missed the next part.. ?? Then white charcoal..then??
Can you list the orders order please as I love it so much.
I have done charcoal on canvas myself but just used fixative then gloss varnish spray.. but interested in your methods..
So appreciate your sharing this like name others said.. so kind as it's your baby!!! Lol. Thanks sooo much.. jsn
Spray varnish at the end
Hi Jan. I apply a layer of charcoal then spray with the workable fixative then apply another layer of charcoal and then fixative again. Usually about three layers of charcoal builds it up enough to get the dark shadows really rich. Then I touch up the highlights with white charcoal (though on my most recent piece I used white acrylic paint and loved the result). Finally a spray a matte finish then brush on a varnish for the final coat. Thanks!
@@JoelPilcherArt
Tjanks Joel so much.. you are very giving...I do appreciate that!.I will try to play too with it.. Your art is amazing though!! Thanks so much for replying too... good of you..
Take care.. xx
What is a workable fixitive (after the acetone spray)?
Krylon workable fixative spray to seal each layer before starting on the next.
Joel, Did you gesso the canvas before you started? - Thanks again for making this video!
On this one I didn't use gesso, but on my more recent pieces I have started applying a couple layers of gesso before drawing. I'm loving the additional texture. Thanks!
was that a raw canvas or did you cover it with something first?
This one was just stretched and pre primed canvas. But on my more recent projects I've been adding a couple layers of gesso because I like the added texture. Thanks!
What were you working on…gessoed canvas? Sorry if I missed it.
This one was just stretched and pre primed canvas. But on my more recent projects I've been adding a couple layers of gesso because I like the added texture. Thanks!