Craftsy Class Launch!

So happy to share the launch of my online Craftsy Class entitled Step by Step Photorealistic Coloured Pencil Portraitswhich which takes you through the process for drawing our beautiful model Katie and includes a comprehensive materials list, with all the pencils used, along with a helpful instruction sheet that will assist you in working through the video. You can find out more information here

Here is a sneak preview of the class..

This class is an interactive class and I welcome your questions and will always endeavour to get back to you within 24 hours.

Craftsy Class Coming Soon!!!!

I am so excited to share that I have just come back from Denver Colorado where I filmed an online art class with the fabulous crew from Craftsy. The class is entitled Step by Step Photorealistic Portraits in Coloured Pencil and should be available late November. If you would like to be in with a chance to win this class for free then you can register here. The winner will be announced on the day the class is launched.

How to Draw White Dogs

I have lost track over the years of how many times I have been asked to create a tutorial on drawing animals with white fur. This gorgeous little dog called Monty seemed like the perfect candidate. This comprehensive 28 page step by step tutorial is full of high resolution images and simple to follow instructions and explains which colours to use to achieve realistic portraits of animals with white fur and is available from my website here. Pencils used in this tutorial include Prismacolors, Polychromos, Lyra Rembrandts and Verithins.

Brand New Coloured Pencil Tutorials

Unsure about which coloured pencil brands to buy, or which surfaces will best suit your needs? Which ones erase the best, or work best with solvents? Looking to learn more about the different blending methods? This 52 page information kit Coloured Pencil Basics for Artists of All Levels will answer all those questions and many more. Inside the kit you will also find a special thank you discount code of 10% off your next purchase.

Struggling to get a rich and uniform black colour in your coloured pencil backgrounds? This 30 page information kit How to get Rich Black Backgrounds in Coloured Pencil road tests 14 different black pencils and shows you which coloured pencils will give you the darkest, most consistent black colour. We look at whether using a blender or solvent will make the blacks smoother or richer and also how the wax and oil based pencils perform when used over other mediums such as markers and watercolour pencils. Whether you are a purist and prefer working in 100% coloured pencil, or are happy to mix your coloured pencils with other mediums there is a solution in this kit for you.

Latest Drawing Tutorial - Nature's Gifts

Here is my latest step by step drawing tutorial and for those of you who also like to see the process of creating an artwork, you can also view the Speed Drawing of this at http://youtu.be/SokrF9IQAFk. I hope to have a speed drawing to accompany most of the tutorials I create from this point forward. This tutorial is available from either my Website or in USD as an instant download from my Etsy Store.

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