It
has been a while since I did any sketching, about 4 - 5 months. I
figure I better start before I forget how. Did this while watching
Alien, the portrait was some random photo from the internet.
I got to stop waking up so early in the morning :( but on the bright side, I got to do another sketch even though it isn't a finished sketch (like all my other sketches) :)
Experimenting with different brands of paper to see what will or will not work with willow charcoal (besides paper that is made specifically for charcoal). Having read that 100% rag printmaking paper handles charcoal beautifully and having some Somerset on hand, started this small unfinished 10 x 8 sketch. Willow charcoal does indeed appear to work great on this paper, I'm going to have to try using charcoal on this paper again.