Comments on: Vine Charcoal Drawing – Finished! http://www.danielhanawalt.com/blog/2009/11/22/vine-charcoal-drawing-finished/ Finding one's own way in the world of representational drawing and painting. Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:08:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: admin http://www.danielhanawalt.com/blog/2009/11/22/vine-charcoal-drawing-finished/comment-page-1/#comment-363 admin Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:57:55 +0000 http://www.danielhanawalt.com/blog/?p=273#comment-363 Hi Chas - thanks for the comments - and they are always welcome, no matter what your experience. Sounds like you've got yourself a good setup to begin with. I would highly recommend that you begin using the set you bought. I've seen a lot of would-be artists fall into the "magic art supply" trap - where they think that if they buy the right thing or the right brand, then they will become very good. This is a complete sham... Practice makes perfect, and that's it. Masterful work can be done with a ballpoint pen if you know how to use it. I would work with your pencils and your charcoal to begin with. If you have a library or bookstore nearby, there are some excellent resources about drawing that can help you get started. I think Juliette Aristides' book "Classical Drawing Atelier" is excellent. It gives both a practical and philosophical overview of drawing in the atelier system. Also, the book "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" by Betty Edwards is really great, too, and will get you thinking in ways that, perhaps, you haven't thought before. All the best! - Dan Hi Chas – thanks for the comments – and they are always welcome, no matter what your experience. Sounds like you’ve got yourself a good setup to begin with. I would highly recommend that you begin using the set you bought. I’ve seen a lot of would-be artists fall into the “magic art supply” trap – where they think that if they buy the right thing or the right brand, then they will become very good. This is a complete sham… Practice makes perfect, and that’s it. Masterful work can be done with a ballpoint pen if you know how to use it. I would work with your pencils and your charcoal to begin with. If you have a library or bookstore nearby, there are some excellent resources about drawing that can help you get started. I think Juliette Aristides’ book “Classical Drawing Atelier” is excellent. It gives both a practical and philosophical overview of drawing in the atelier system. Also, the book “Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain” by Betty Edwards is really great, too, and will get you thinking in ways that, perhaps, you haven’t thought before. All the best!

- Dan

]]> By: Chas http://www.danielhanawalt.com/blog/2009/11/22/vine-charcoal-drawing-finished/comment-page-1/#comment-357 Chas Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:07:33 +0000 http://www.danielhanawalt.com/blog/?p=273#comment-357 David, Being very new to all of this, I have little to offer and maybe should not comment at all. Locally I have a Hobby Lobby store and made a purchase there of a no name box of 30 assorted half sticks at $5.99. Also bought some General's as that was the only "brand" available. Your final rendition is very commendable. Keep doing what you love. Thank you, Chas David,
Being very new to all of this, I have little to offer and maybe should not comment at all. Locally I have a Hobby Lobby store and made a purchase there of a no name box of 30 assorted half sticks at $5.99. Also bought some General’s as that was the only “brand” available.
Your final rendition is very commendable. Keep doing what you love.
Thank you, Chas

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