Topic: Charcoal Portraits
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What is the best way to preserve a professional pencil/charcoal p...
There ARE sprays you can use until you get matte board and such. One great spray you can find in the scrapbooking section of your local art shop nullifies the acid in paper, making it last virtually forever. If you are speaking about keepin... Read More »
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How do you make GOOD copies of Charcoal drawn portraits?
I remember my drawing teacher teaching me a technique for copying when I was 5 that might work for you. Simply apply enough charchoal onto the paper that you know some will come off (not too hard for charcoal). Flip the paper over another o... Read More »
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How much would you pay for a charcoal self-portrait?
First, do not start doing this online. I recommend trying your luck at a local flea market, or getting a kiosk at a local mall. See how it works out there. Your service is more of an impulse buy. People would probably buy it if they saw som... Read More »
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Have you sold any before? I am also trying to get a business started selling pet portraits. I started with charging $40. since I am unknown. But as my pictures have been seen, those that have bought them said they would have paid more. My l...
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If you put a piece of scotch tape behind on the other side, and line up the torn edges very carefully you won't be able to see it.
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I just did my first human portrait in charcoal, after doing charcoal animals for some time. Aside from learning to draw a face proportionately and all that, I'd recommend a smooth paper to get the smooth texture of the skin. I used vellum (...
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You can use charcoal- it really gives a dark ad nice effect but its also a bit messy- so you need to be a lot patient You can use pencils with a greater number( like 6B) nice highlights can be given with erasers Put a little pressure 2 obta...
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I found a cool website for selling and displaying art, its new so it would be a great time to add your stuff. Check out http://www.artolla.com Hope this helps.
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fine on google.com
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Personally? A couple hundred dollars. I'm an art major and I consider myself pretty talented. I don't know your skill level, so I couldn't tell you how much your work is worth.
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