This is the result of my first attempt at making my own charcoal to draw with and I couldn't be happier. Leucistic Curtains by L. Lamm (me) Charcoal, 2024
I'm looking forward to practicing with this medium more, I used to love it but I haven't done anything with it in years.
Is everyone here just ignoring the “made your own charcoal” part or is it really that commonplace? I’m curious what kind of material you started with, I’d assume wood? Did you prepare it in any specific way? I know you can do pyrolysis in just a couple of tin cans, but I’m also curious if you used anything special for the production. Very cool!