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Painting Australian animals using charcoal techniques with Karen Bloomfield - charcoal shading and charcoal painting techniques and tutorial for beginners or artists of all ages and skills. In this fine art TV show episode Karen Bloomfield is interviewed with Colour In Your Life. Her inspiring process includes blocking in with willow charcoal on prepared ply board, creating areas of ground with gesso, using various charcoal techniques to build texture and shape in tone, and building layers using erasers to create highlights and working back in with charcoal to deepen shadows and create contrast. After this process is complete she fixes the area and then works over with water based inks to introduce colour and story.
Karen’s artworks are all about imbuing personality and beautiful narrative into her work - do not miss this episode!!
Subscribe for weekly videos.
Subscribe here - bit.ly/ColourInYourLife
Go to Karen's website here:
karenbloomfieldart.com
Materials used in Karen’s featured artwork is as follows:
Monte Marte compressed charcoal pencil (soft)
Art Spectrum gesso
Sollertia Studio soft compressed charcoal & Monte Marte soft compressed charcoal (when I can get it...)
Micador workable fixative
Micador Crystal Clear gloss finish
Bombay, Dervian & Artist Spectrum water based inks
Faber-Castell willow charcoal
Faber-Castell grip 2001 eraser
If you would like to learn about painting, drawing, art workshops, art tips, painting, how to sculpt, how to draw, how to paint and art techniques, tune in each week to see a new artist and style.
Learn painting in step by step instruction from some of the best artists in the world.
More from my channel
youtube.com/c/ColourinyourlifeAu
New fine art TV show episodes loaded every Friday AEST.
facebook.com/PutSomeColourInYourLife
https://www.colourinyourlife.com.au/
Fine Art TV Series - Colour In Your Life
Season - 21
Episode - 03
Filmed on Location at - Killcare, NSW, Australia
Check out some of these other great YouTube clips for painting.
Charcoal drawing techniques:
youtu.be/gmPrXKvxmj0
youtu.be/zNbBYXxuTik
youtu.be/_FEKpeEdCrE
youtu.be/VDrzQonl6GA
Ink painting techniques:
youtu.be/vlV6iO1RzQ8
youtu.be/oauIT6a7yos
youtu.be/N_zbcVs419E
youtu.be/D1q9_zl9PTA
Painting wildlife:
youtu.be/Ywg0kn-mJ5E
youtu.be/wUPp2GIBfX0
youtu.be/4xHNRgKQvWg
youtu.be/y-kLXe5Enmw
How to paint with acrylics:
youtu.be/2oNsMva04MM
youtu.be/FVt9GEPCIII
youtu.be/Q3dBqRHQSdQ
youtu.be/Ik2gwIAgS1U
Landscape watercolor painting:
youtu.be/FBGfrwtQASE
youtu.be/geVZnEeVabQ
youtu.be/mZILqMZCXeU
youtu.be/yKenAJfr818
Colour In Your Life is an Australian owned and produced TV art show. We film artists to tell their story and to share step by step tutorials on how to paint, how to sculpture, how to draw, how to learn different artist skills.
patreon.com/user?u=4830007
Painting Australian animals using charcoal techniques with Karen Bloomfield - charcoal shading and charcoal painting techniques and tutorial for beginners or artists of all ages and skills. In this fine art TV show episode Karen Bloomfield is interviewed with Colour In Your Life. Her inspiring process includes blocking in with willow charcoal on prepared ply board, creating areas of ground with gesso, using various charcoal techniques to build texture and shape in tone, and building layers using erasers to create highlights and working back in with charcoal to deepen shadows and create contrast. After this process is complete she fixes the area and then works over with water based inks to introduce colour and story.
Karen’s artworks are all about imbuing personality and beautiful narrative into her work - do not miss this episode!!
Subscribe for weekly videos.
Subscribe here - bit.ly/ColourInYourLife
Go to Karen's website here:
karenbloomfieldart.com
Materials used in Karen’s featured artwork is as follows:
Monte Marte compressed charcoal pencil (soft)
Art Spectrum gesso
Sollertia Studio soft compressed charcoal & Monte Marte soft compressed charcoal (when I can get it...)
Micador workable fixative
Micador Crystal Clear gloss finish
Bombay, Dervian & Artist Spectrum water based inks
Faber-Castell willow charcoal
Faber-Castell grip 2001 eraser
If you would like to learn about painting, drawing, art workshops, art tips, painting, how to sculpt, how to draw, how to paint and art techniques, tune in each week to see a new artist and style.
Learn painting in step by step instruction from some of the best artists in the world.
More from my channel
youtube.com/c/ColourinyourlifeAu
New fine art TV show episodes loaded every Friday AEST.
facebook.com/PutSomeColourInYourLife
https://www.colourinyourlife.com.au/
Fine Art TV Series - Colour In Your Life
Season - 21
Episode - 03
Filmed on Location at - Killcare, NSW, Australia
Check out some of these other great YouTube clips for painting.
Charcoal drawing techniques:
youtu.be/gmPrXKvxmj0
youtu.be/zNbBYXxuTik
youtu.be/_FEKpeEdCrE
youtu.be/VDrzQonl6GA
Ink painting techniques:
youtu.be/vlV6iO1RzQ8
youtu.be/oauIT6a7yos
youtu.be/N_zbcVs419E
youtu.be/D1q9_zl9PTA
Painting wildlife:
youtu.be/Ywg0kn-mJ5E
youtu.be/wUPp2GIBfX0
youtu.be/4xHNRgKQvWg
youtu.be/y-kLXe5Enmw
How to paint with acrylics:
youtu.be/2oNsMva04MM
youtu.be/FVt9GEPCIII
youtu.be/Q3dBqRHQSdQ
youtu.be/Ik2gwIAgS1U
Landscape watercolor painting:
youtu.be/FBGfrwtQASE
youtu.be/geVZnEeVabQ
youtu.be/mZILqMZCXeU
youtu.be/yKenAJfr818
Colour In Your Life is an Australian owned and produced TV art show. We film artists to tell their story and to share step by step tutorials on how to paint, how to sculpture, how to draw, how to learn different artist skills.
patreon.com/user?u=4830007
