Elevate Your Paintings with Charcoal - Techniques and Insights. Acrylics and Mixed Media.

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Have you wondered how to use charcoal in mixed media paintings? Whether you should seal the charcoal before painting on top and how to do it.
In this video I would like to answer those questions and show you what I do when working with charcoal and mixed media.
Why would we want to seal in the charcoal before painting on top with acrylics or oils? What happens if we don’t ?
If the charcoal is not sealed in it can get smudged or rubbed off completely. If you want to use acrylic paint on top of a charcoal drawing the colors can become dirty or muddy looking as the charcoal particles mix with the paint.
So if you are looking to build up layers in charcoal and perhaps combine them with acrylics or oil paint you will need to seal or fix the layers of charcoal before adding paint on top. See my 4 step process here.
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@TheDanishPainter Жыл бұрын

Hello Painters🎨 Have you wondered how to use charcoal in mixed media paintings? Whether you should seal the charcoal before painting on top and how to do it. In this video I would like to answer those questions and show you what I do when working with charcoal and mixed media. Why would we want to seal in the charcoal before painting on top with acrylics or oils? What happens if we don’t ? Have a lovely ad creative week 🌻🌻🌻 - Marie Louise

@christinebarone2151 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your easy, gentle teachings. You are a blessing to us all.

@TheDanishPainter Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the encouragement and kind comments 🌻🌻

@joannafaraday9124 Жыл бұрын

I’m so grateful to you for the inspiration. Your voice is so comforting.

@dmortelli1 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Marie Louise for always sharing your techniques. You do such a great job of explaining things so clearly. I love your work and always look forward to your posts. 🎨🖌️☀️🌙⭐️🌎

@TheDanishPainter Жыл бұрын

Glad they are helpful 🎨

@edstathis7377 Жыл бұрын

I work with charcoal quite often and find it's a great medium for expression. I love the moods I can evoke with just a few simple strokes. Yes. It smudges very easily. But that's part of the appeal for me cause I love to work with my fingers and spread the loose charcoal powder around. So much fun to work with! Excellent advice on sealing charcoal. Spot on!! Cheers from New England. 😊

@chandanapathak1602 Ай бұрын

You are so giving

@grimborn9949 Жыл бұрын

Never used charcoal in my painting, but, with your tips, it is worth a try. Thanks again 🙏👌👏

@user-rv3hc9jk2v 6 ай бұрын

So glad I found this video! Wanted to explore mixed media and now I have a guide to follow!

@johnmcdylan Жыл бұрын

Many thanks. Inspiring as usual.

@lizmccowage8031 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your instructions, love your work.

@NolaParsons Жыл бұрын

Thank you Marie Louise. I really enjoy your videos and painting tips.

@user-qn4zq7pe8o Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that Louise ...you have answered all my questions!

@machinegunsally 5 ай бұрын

I absolutely love your tutorials, thank you so much for your inspiration!

@lindajakub624 Жыл бұрын

Love it.

@LMAbstractArt Жыл бұрын

Loved the video! Thanks!💜

@nahidshahravesh5745 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your valuable experience. I keep watching your videos over and over. Very inspiring too.

@steveccase 5 ай бұрын

Thank you; I appreciate this so much!

@debajyotirakshit2174 2 ай бұрын

Very useful information ... thanks for sharing...❗🙏

@MartieMc Жыл бұрын

I've just started using charcoal with acrylics. Thank you for this ❤

@fcruz2012 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! ❤

@geraldinedavid2442 Жыл бұрын

Thank you sooo much…for your concise gentle sharing of your technique 😊

@TheDanishPainter Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the encouragement and kind comment🎨

@thirdrockjul2224 Жыл бұрын

Nice suggestions. ❤

@pepaperez-enciso516 Жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias Marie Louise. Tus vídeos son muy interesantes. Mi forma de pintar ha mejorado mucho gracias a ti.😍😍😍

@M.O.1981 Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@jansmith574 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Marie-Louise, for this instructive video. I'm gonna get me a new canvas to try this out.👍

@TheDanishPainter Жыл бұрын

Yay, happy painting!

@alvarocastellanoscastellan9631 Жыл бұрын

gracias profe desde colombia mil grasias Álvaro👍

@PatGillin Ай бұрын

I found this site at just the right time in my life. So much great inspiration and help. I have been doing very tight graphite portraits for the last few years, abandoning any use of color. You have given me courage to get out my watercolors, neocolors and gouache. I am not in a situation to use acrylic so I will make do with the supplies on hand. Do you ever use gouache? Thank you so much for your generosity.

@TheDanishPainter Ай бұрын

Yes definitely use what you already have and get creative with that. I haven’t really used gouache although I have some… saving them for later I guess (like so many other art supplies but I really should get them out) Thanks for sharing and watching 🌻🌻

@dollimelaine Жыл бұрын

thank you*

@jadedenthusiasms Жыл бұрын

As always, another wonderful video!! I LOVE charcoal! Its helped me recently to get a few things in my head onto paper. I also love water soluble graphite, which looks awesome if, before sealing it, I use a hard roller and roll some white over it to get some streaks of white but them then gorgeous interesting gray from the graphite. Same with charcoal, but charcoal is a lot darker so, gotta watch how much. I use the fixative spray, but really love the tip about the gloss medium. As I have had issues with it pushing through. Does the gloss affect how I paint over it? Just curious. Thanks SO much for all your help!!🥰

@LizzieTobin-fj3gx 8 ай бұрын

Mange tak for dine flotte malerier. Hilsen fra Frankrig.

@tsmall6211 9 ай бұрын

I am really intrigued by your paintings. I love the looseness! I was wondering, what brand and type of paper are you using? Thank you!

@grekori748 2 ай бұрын

Hello Marie and Thank you so much for this wonderful instructive tips. Can I use charcoal with Oil paint? I mean after the oil paint completely dries and use fixative?

@user-rq7cj9fp6i 2 ай бұрын

Is it the same procedure with oil pastels

@marksaleski9890 Жыл бұрын

I've had good luck with non-aerosol fixative. I think it's SpectraFix? Not as noxious as the aerosol brands though since the mist is heavier than an aerosol, I put my painting flat for this stage. Kind of a problem with a really large painting.

@TheDanishPainter Жыл бұрын

I didn't know about that product - thank you so much for letting us know. I'll try and see if it's available over here. Thanks again 🌻