Charcoal Quick Sketch - Sculpting Form

Drawing can often be a lot like sculpting, a process of gradually sneaking up on form. I think this sketch is a good example of that process and how I tend to think about it when I'm drawing. This was about a 30 minute sketch in real time, shown here as a slight time-lapse in the interest of brevity. Leave a comment before you go! If you have any questions, just leave them below and I will do my best to answer them. Thanks for watching! Cheers!

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Materials:
Soft Willow Charcoal, kneaded eraser & stump on 80lb smooth drawing paper.

Music:
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Photo Reference:

[JeffHainesArt]

Photo reference is linked in the description if you’re interested.

This sketch is done with Nitram charcoal, which I haven’t used much in the past. It’s made through a process and it’s slightly different from vine or willow charcoal although it’s very similar to willow. It’s growing on me.

[ranisketch]

I like your drawing because of the rich texture expression

[benjaminpaxton]

Love it when a Jeff Haines video drops. Thank you .

[miggs]

Your quick sketch is better than my I’ve worked on this all day drawing.

[jenniferhosmer]

Really wonderful! I look forward to seeing more of your work!

[ranisketch]

I really like this drawing process and I learned a lot. So always thank you.

[artisticpads]

I really love your drawing technique my friend, you always on point. 🤩👍💯

[javiermartin]

Agradecerte este ultimo video que nos regalas.me encantan verlos son todos geniales

[jeonggk_]

Hello Jeff! How long does it usually takes you to draw these portraits?

[handmadeindustrial]

Do you wipe the stump off with each charcoal pickup? Or does it stay pretty absorbent?