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Fiona Phipps

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You’re right Paul, I would if I had the room! It’s a great Healan Coo, he looks all set for the winter with his thick coat.

Denise Cat

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Trying out wet charcoal. It's suppose to be a rain storm.

Alan Bickley

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Looks interesting… is it Nitram liquid charcoal you’re using Denise? I’ve got a tube but haven’t used it for a while, I might dig it out!
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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It looks like a rain storm to me Denise , I never tried wet charcoal . I bet  it would be rubbish on the BBQ. 

Denise Cat

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It's the hard pressed charcoal Alan, You can wet the paper before use or wet the charcoal once on the paper. I'm about to try a loose flower to see how that works. I think you can use soft pastel the same way. I just came across the technique just before I tried it. Paul, that brought a grin to my face.

Alan Bickley

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Okay, I know the stuff, I’ve also got some Nitram sticks which are hard but I hadn’t thought of wetting them… food for thought!
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Linda Wilson

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I thought it was the white cliffs of Dover Denise!

Denise Cat

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Yes, I can see cliffs in the background now you mention it Linda. Here is my attempt at the loose flower using the wet charcoal. I guess it takes a bit of practice and experimenting with.  

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The Raven I did the other week, I can see that if I was aware of using wet charcoal, I could have got more of the look I wanted but I didn't know how to do it and using wet charcoal would have been perfect for some of it. It's certainly has possibilities.

Alan Bickley

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The Nitram powdered charcoal is interesting to use also, I use it alongside the liquid charcoal. It’s expensive but it goes a long way. Jackson’s have the info on all of the Nitram charcoal range.

Denise Cat

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I'll have a look into it Alan and may get some to try, I didn't know about liquid charcoal. Thanks.
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Gillian Cooke

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Interesting using liquid charcoal. I am getting a set of tinted charcoal paints as wanted to try wet charcoal! This is a quick ( and rare ) subject from me . Use tinted charcoal
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