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.

All New Coloured Pencil Conversion and Comparison Charts ~ Extended Version

Many of you have contacted me asking for the original coloured pencil conversion charts to be expanded to include more brands of pencils. I am so happy to announce that I have finally been able to create the new extended version of these charts. Now with 55 pages, the new version includes conversions and colour swatch comparisons for the following brands:

* Prismacolor Premiers (including 18 new colours)

* Faber Castell Polychromos

* Caran D'ache Pablos

* Caran D'ache Luminance

* Derwent Artist

* Derwent Coloursoft

* Derwent Drawing

* Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor.

You can find the new charts on my website here

Australian Caran D'ache Ambassador

I am proud and honoured to share that I have been selected to be one of the Australian Ambassadors for Caran D'ache products. These products include the Luminance and Pablo pencils which are excellent quality pencils with very high lightfastness ratings and it is a pleasure to have the opportunity to endorse and support these wonderful products. Our main aim is to increase the availability and distribution of Caran D'ache products within Australia.

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.

Time for a Makeover!

I have been contacted several times by the host of my 9 year old website telling me that the software I used to create my site all those years ago will soon become obsolete and so after much procrastinating and resistance I have created a whole new website under the domain name www.karenhullart.com and am so much happier with the new site and wonder why I didn't do this years ago!! My old site www.miniatureartbykhull.com will still operate for the next month and will then cease to exist and the domain will redirect to my new site. Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any issues with or feedback about the new site :)