49: Exploring a Fantasy World of Charcoal and Graphite with Artist Eric Messinger

Mike shares a story about connections. Eric Messinger then joins the podcast to talk about his incredible charcoal and graphite fantasy art. Eric has a unique style and approach using abstract use of charcoal in prepping the paper for his characters to visit. He goes through his process and then Mike and Eric have a great discussion about paper and pencils. Eric uses an interesting approach to starting a fantasy piece and his homework will certainly involve all your senses :-) Dungeons and Dragons (Wikipedia) Image Comics Handy app (iPad) Generals Charcoal pencil Kneaded eraser Blue tack Episode 48: Marek Badzynski on Urban Sketching Clutch pencils (Staedtler) Mars Lumograph Black Pencils Pentel Graphgear 1000 Blackwing Matte Pencil Tombow MONO The Myth of Talent - Eric Messinger on YouTube ===== How to reach Eric Messinger ===== Instagram (@ericmessingerart) Eric on YouTube ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com Instagram @Mike_Hendley Twitter @MikeHendley Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Want to Support the Podcast ??? ===== Support "Drawing Connections" on Substack Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Share the podcast with friends and family Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ RIP Hal Sherman