How to Protect Charcoal Drawings

Video Transcript

"Well hopefully you had fun and you really got into your highlights and shadows. I really suggest just playing don't get frustrated if it's not exactly how you want it to be the first time. But it's all about practicing and more you do it the more better you are going to get. So hopefully at some point maybe you will have a drawing that you really enjoy. If you want to save it and protect it there are different varnishes that you can buy to finish and protect the charcoal from smudging. This is one of them it's a varnish they have lots of different kinds and you can get them at any art store or hardware store. Just read they have different purposes some of them are permanent and some of them you can spray and then still go into them and work on them. So it really depends on what you are looking for so have fun with it, practice and hopefully you are to a good start. Thanks for joining me I'm Kristine with Expert Village."