{"id":2930,"date":"2026-02-01T20:18:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T02:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?p=2930"},"modified":"2026-02-01T20:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T02:22:12","slug":"charcoal-on-wood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?p=2930","title":{"rendered":"Charcoal on Wood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I had some fun using charcoal on a wood panel. I primed it first and then sprayed Spectrafix Final Fixative on it at the end. The reference photo is one I used before for my <a href=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?p=2779\">first (and so far only) oil painting<\/a>. The wood grain really plays a role in the charcoal version, and with my next one, I&#8217;ll take it into account when planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"2931\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?attachment_id=2931\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260201_225427453_iOS-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (2nd generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1769964867&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20260201_225427453_iOS\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260201_225427453_iOS-1024x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260201_225427453_iOS-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260201_225427453_iOS-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260201_225427453_iOS-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260201_225427453_iOS-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260201_225427453_iOS-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260201_225427453_iOS-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260201_225427453_iOS-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had some fun using charcoal on a wood panel. 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