# Working in the shop **URL:** \ **Category:** Share Your Art\ **Created:** [November 4, 2022, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/working-in-the-shop/2508 "2022-11-04T12:53:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OriNebula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/eb8c5e/32.png) [@OriNebula](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/OriNebula)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/working-in-the-shop/2508/1 "2022-11-04T12:53:04Z")
Here’s my version of Karl from the live sessions. Would love to see the final version from other people who worked along with Ashley. OriNebula ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/9/9cee5a0e8237ee5f7cb4e4e9deeca4d78731979a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![junenez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/junenez/32/4004_2.png) [@junenez](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/junenez)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/working-in-the-shop/2508/2 "2022-11-04T15:12:30Z")
Oh - you did post! I love it. This was such a fun challenge. ---
**Author:** ![anon8367598](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90db22/32.png) [@anon8367598](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/anon8367598)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/working-in-the-shop/2508/3 "2022-11-04T20:16:33Z")
Wow! The level of shading and light conveyed with only black and white is amazing! Great work! 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Brenda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/brenda/32/3459_2.png) [@Brenda](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Brenda)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 2:14am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/working-in-the-shop/2508/4 "2022-11-09T02:14:35Z")
NICE, OriNebula! It was such a fun series of lessons, and I think we learned a lot! Brenda ---
**Author:** ![Brenda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/brenda/32/3459_2.png) [@Brenda](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Brenda)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 2:16am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/working-in-the-shop/2508/5 "2022-11-09T02:16:19Z")
![Karl_charcoal](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/b/b92f7943d278fb64220381a4a0da0faf90518546.jpeg) Here’s my “Karl the Shop Guy!” I loved these live lessons. Brenda ---
**Author:** ![Brenda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/brenda/32/3459_2.png) [@Brenda](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Brenda)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 2:19am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/working-in-the-shop/2508/6 "2022-11-09T02:19:30Z")
What was your favorite part of this whole piece? I loved doing the face and the vise. Brenda ---
**Author:** ![OriNebula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/eb8c5e/32.png) [@OriNebula](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/OriNebula)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/working-in-the-shop/2508/7 "2022-11-09T12:53:56Z")
Your version of Karl is awesome! My favorite part - I enjoyed learning how to work with charcoal. My favorite part of drawing was probably the hands. They are the central part of the piece and I enjoyed trying to get the detail in them. The face was hardest for me and I’m still not happy with my version of the face. Somehow the beard looks off in mine. I like that yours is missing the beard :). Beth (orinebula) ---
**Author:** ![junenez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/junenez/32/4004_2.png) [@junenez](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/junenez)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/working-in-the-shop/2508/8 "2022-11-09T13:36:19Z")
Brenda - that is amazing! I love your vice - I really struggled with that! ---
**Author:** ![Brenda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/brenda/32/3459_2.png) [@Brenda](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Brenda)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/working-in-the-shop/2508/9 "2022-11-09T18:51:44Z")
Thank you, Beth, and thank you for sharing yours here. This was such a great series of lessons. The face was really hard! I can’t begin to tell you how many times I reworked his mouth! It was such a great learning experience for handling charcoal and figure drawing. I’m so happy to have discovered the live lessons and this forum and other amazing artists like you. 😌 Brenda ---
**Author:** ![Brenda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/brenda/32/3459_2.png) [@Brenda](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Brenda)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 8:51am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/working-in-the-shop/2508/10 "2022-11-10T08:51:21Z")
Thanks, June! The vise just about ate my lunch! 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![sandheal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@sandheal](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/sandheal)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/working-in-the-shop/2508/11 "2022-11-11T23:25:25Z")
Amazing work. So many details, Brenda and OriNebula! ---
**Author:** ![Brenda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/brenda/32/3459_2.png) [@Brenda](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Brenda)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2022, 4:14am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/working-in-the-shop/2508/12 "2022-11-13T04:14:53Z")
Thanks, @sandheal I could hardly put this piece down. It’s my first real charcoal drawing, and I loved working on it. Brenda ---
**Author:** ![Meme5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/meme5/32/6555_2.png) [@Meme5](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Meme5)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 4:24am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/working-in-the-shop/2508/13 "2025-04-08T04:24:59Z")
Brenda @Brenda Wow! So detailed and clean. Very good drawing! Sonia ---
**Author:** ![Brenda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/brenda/32/3459_2.png) [@Brenda](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Brenda)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 9:43am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/working-in-the-shop/2508/14 "2025-04-08T09:43:28Z")
Thank you Sonia! This has to be my favorite series so far. I can’t believe it was in 2022! Brenda