I wanted to show the whole process of this technique without any edits so this series of videos are slightly longer. I have made an edit to allow the paint to dry before I begin to work with the charcoal and pencils.

It's a good exercise to get creative and try not to worry too much about the end result. Hopefully it will inspire you to just start making marks.

Acrylic paint, conte pencils and charcoal on mixedmedia paper. 290gsm. Filmed live with no edits (only to allow the paint to dry)