Master study demo of Sargent charcoal drawing

Walking through how I tackle master studies of John Singer Sargent’s charcoal sketches.
There’s a bit of an audio glitch 1:35 but only lasts 10 seconds so bear with me!
Materials:
- Moleskine art plusSketchbook: 135 * 210mm
- Generals charcoal pencil - 4b
- Tombow mono zero eraser
- blending stump

[@katiemaeveart]

Audio goes a bit bonkers at 1:35 - bear with me for 10 seconds 😂

[@oceaniccurrents]

Love this!

[@PeterMaldwyn-tr8rd]

Thanks. I've never used charcoal but have bought some and will take the plunge soon. I agree about a millimetre or so can make all the difference between getting a likeness or not. I think you did a pretty good job: I think in the Sargent portrait, the sitter is looking at the viewer, whereas in yours, he is looking into the distance: a good example of a millimetre or less making all the difference.

[@katiemaeveart]

Great point! Especially tricky when drawing so small. Good luck with the charcoal experiments!

[@praneetakki]

Thank you this is really helpful

[@vitoravilaj]

Nice work! Sargent is my favorite.

[@katiemaeveart]

Haha me too!

[@balqeesal_sayyadi3671]

❤❤

[@PeterMaldwyn-tr8rd]

Great video. Could you tell me which 'overlay' app you used? Thanks.

[@katiemaeveart]

Thanks! It’s called the overlay cut out photo editor. It’s free and does the job but you do have to put up with a bit of advert spamming 😄