How to get LIGHT shades using CHARCOAL // PLUS smooth backgrounds!

I’m Kirsty Rebecca and I create easy-to-follow, realistic art tutorials so you can relax and enjoy creating professional fine art that you feel proud of!
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If you'd like to improve your drawing and painting skills even further, then the KR Fine Art Academy is the solution for you!
▶ My tutorials are full-length, real-time, and fully narrated with clear instructions and explanations, & you will also have access to the original reference photo, a traceable outline, & a list of supplies including the exact colour names I'm using so you can relax and follow along, every step of the way!
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▶ You will have access to a library of tutorials in a variety of mediums like pastel, coloured pencil, charcoal, watercolour, and more!
▶ There are tutorials for a range of subjects like wildlife, birds, landscapes, still life, flowers, and portraits!
▶ I upload brand new tutorials to the Academy regularly, so you can grow and develop your drawing and painting skills and take your art to the next level!
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“General Realism with Kirsty Rebecca” is a set I created in collaboration with Pan Pastels. It contains 20 colours I recommend for a variety of subjects like wildlife, human portraits, landscapes, florals, birds, still life and pet portraits.
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Click this link for a full list of all the supplies I use - including individual links to each product on Amazon US/UK/AU and other art supply stores
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▶General’s Charcoal Pencils HB, 4B and 6B
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▶Faber Castell Pitt Charcoal Pencils
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▶General’s White Charcoal Pencils
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▶Surface - Arches Hot-Pressed Watercolour Paper
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▶Charcoal Powder
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▶Kneaded eraser/Putty Eraser (to help lift up mistakes)
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▶Tombow Mono Eraser
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▶Battery-Powered Eraser
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▶Derwent Superpoint Sharpener
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▶Masking tape/Scotch tape (taping your work down)
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▶Soft Makeup Brushes
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▶Blending Stumps
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▶Cotton tips/Q-tips/Earbuds (for blending)
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▶Pencil Extenders
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