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Live Draw Challenge - Playback Link

Thank you all so much for joining me! Fab afternoon and a giraffe drawn in 21/2 hours :) 

We'll definitely do something like this again very soon as it just gets us drawing, not worrying about things and having a chat which is fabulous :) 

Have a lovely rest of your weekend

Bonny x

Pico Genie Impact 2.0 Art Projector Review

Here you are - I'll be sharing to youtube in the next few days, but you get to see it first!

What a fab little projector! Half the price of the larger ones, and yes the resolution isn't quite a sharp, but it does the job very very well, it's tiny, and it's incredibly easy to set up and use.

Use my code IMPACTBSNOWDON for £10 off. The Pico 2 has been selling particularly well and is...

Live Draw Challenge - Sunday 14th 2pm UK time - reminder

Don't forget to join me on Sunday at 2pm for the live draw challenge - I've drawn my giraffe out, I'm using 5x7" lightfast paper for mine - I've even used the pico genie impact 2 to project the image for the outline :) 

You can use whatever surface you want, and whatever pencils you want - we're going to draw together, it's going to be speedy, as we're going to try and get it finishe...

Creating Videos and Recording Equipment

This is a video from last year that I ran in one of my Art Club Sessions - there are lots of you who are asking for help with equipment and information so I thought I'd share this one with all the tiers.

It's from a zoom session, I try to give you amazon links etc for the equipment, and show you editing software and my camera.

Hope it's useful :) 

A little extra fun piece coming soon…

A friend of mine rescues ponies and rehabs them - I saw this pic and though OMG I have to draw him! So I thought this could be a speedy one maybe on the black colorfix or mount board - but isn't he the cutest!

Colour Recipe - Dark Bay with highlights

NB when I mention light flesh 5% at around 4 minutes I actually mean Dark Flesh 5% :) 

Another colour recipe for you. This time it's the highlights in dark bay. Those gorgeous orange/pink highlights that you often get - how do you incorporate those into the darker colours.

I've included a portion of the ref photo just so you get an idea of the colours - I'm not aiming to match ...

Tree Frogs - Part 7 Final Part

I really hope you've enjoyed this tutorial. Huge thank you to Juanita Knowles for the use of the photo, please do please credit Juanita for the photography and me for the tutorial origination

I'd love to see your finished pieces - tag me #bonnysnowdonfineart and #bonnytreefrogs so I can share them :) 

Pico Genie Impact 2 Projector - your discount code

This little projector is a much better price for those who don't have the budget for the M550 plus 2. 

Pico Genie Impact 1.0 https://personalprojector.co.uk/products/pico-genie-impact-1-0-ultra-portable-smart-projector?ref=BONNYSNOWDON...

Tree Frogs - Part 6

Tree Frogs - Part 5

Tree Frogs Part 4

Starting to get more into the frogs in this part.

Tree Frogs Part 3

Part three of the tree frogs :)

February Beginner's Tutorial - Black Lab

Black fur is loads of fun to draw, but comes with all sorts of challenges - highlights, shadows, colours. So this month's beginner's video is all about the black fur colour, and what better subject than a black lab. I had a black lab on a recent poll, which didn't get through, but it's stayed on my lis...

Navigation Patreon - NEW MEMBERS

Hi all, if you're new and finding Patreon a little odd to navigate, don't worry you are not on your own lol! 

For some reason many of you don't find the member's area I have created, it's a post pinned to the top of my feed so should be visible, but I know many of you haven't seen it.

I am working on a better way of communication with you all as currently it comes purely from P...

Tonal Dog Study - Part 2

Part 2, hope you're enjoying this one :)

Tonal Dog Study - Part 3, Final Part

Final part of this tonal study.

Tree Frogs Part 2

Getting into the swing of things, still working out techniques and processes, this is where I start to use the icarus board/heat

Tree Frogs - Part 1 Fabriano Artistico

First part of the tree frogs tutorial.

I had a lot of fun with this one - it took a little while to get the techniques right and the colours right. I started using the Icarus board part way - and found that it was by far the easiest way of getting rich colour onto Fabriano.

You don't have to use heat, and you don't have to spend a lot of money on an icarus board, you can buy a repti...

Tonal Dog Study - Part 1 (Lightfast Hot Press Paper)

Part one of the tonal dog study. The video files are slightly lighter than the finished piece due to the lighting.

This is a very simple project, using just the black poly (bit of sepia at the beginning but I ditched it) and kneadable eraser and tombow.

This piece is best done quite quickly - don't worry about details, the whole point of this tutorial is around tonal values and is m...

February Q&A - Friday 19th February 7pm UK time

If you have any questions please send them through to me before hand. If you'd like a piece critiquing live, I will be doing two, so get them in asap.

Send to:

Bonny@bonnysnowdonfineart.co.uk

Label your email: FEBRUARY Q&A OR FEBRUARY Q&A CRITIQUE

I'm going to try and get my fabulous framer to join us, so if he can he will be available to answer any questions aro...

Live Draw Challenge - Sunday 14th February 2pm

This is the first month I'm holding the live draw challenge. I've chosen a piece I think we can pretty much finish - it will be speedy! 

This piece I'm not giving you anything other than the ref photo, so you choose your own colours create your own line drawing and choose your own surface.

It's going to be fast but fun - this is all about coming out of your comfort zone, having...

To celebrate my 2nd Patreon anniversary

I can't believe my Patreon will be 2 years old on the 1st Feb!!!

As a huge thank you for all your support, during February all tiers will have access to an in depth downloadable step by step of Meg 🥰

This one isn't a video tutorial, although all the usual elements will be included - hi res image, line art, materials list etc. and the best thing is she will be free for the month o...

Black Cat - Colorfix Smooth Black - Part 2

The final hour and 41 minutes.

Really hope you've enjoyed this one - I have some more ideas for using this paper in the future.

Please don't forget to credit me for the tutorial.

Black Cat - Colourfix Smooth Black - Part 1

Sorry about the wait! I tried to upload all in one video and it just didn't want to render it. 

▶️  Try not to touch the surface of the paper - it marks easily - use glassine or a paper towel under your hand at all times

▶️  Don't put the whiskers in at the beginning! I've added a note to the video, but they go in much much better right at the end.

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January Q&A Playback Link

Fab session, great questions and a couple of critiques, thanks as ever for joining me :)

Just got to share…

You get to hear it first - tomorrow I will be revealing on my social media so please do keep it quiet for now.

My first book is out for pre-order! I'm awaiting the links to the different stores across North America, UK and Australia and of course it's in Amazon so will share these with you if you want to pre-order.

I cannot tell you how excited I am!  This is a project I've bee...

How do you feel about this…

I have been given permission to draw these absolutely gorgeous Emperor Penguins from Sue Flood, a photographer who has worked with the BBC and David Attenborough - the amazing Sue Dally has been in touch with her for me as she's related - so a huge thank you to Sue :)  I can use either for a tutorial, however we would not be allowed to take prints or sell the original - the same goes for m...

Quick Start Guide to Coloured Pencils - PDF Download

This is a 20 page guide giving a brief overview of the pencils, paper and tools that I use to create my coloured pencil pieces.

I've included some interactive links to take you directly to the videos in Patreon, and I will continue to update, add more links and more information.

I hope it's useful, I'm sure there will things that you want including or that you'll find helpful, so pl...

Colour Recipe - Pale/Cool Grey Hair

I've recorded part of this commission for you to show how I use different colours for greys. Mixing warm and cool shades, plus adding violet, blue, pink, orange and yellow can really bring a grey animal to life, but the key is to keep it so that people don't notice the colours.

This is on White P...

Pheasant - Part 6 Final Part

Here is the final part of the Pheasant.

I really hope you've enjoyed this one and are not too bog eyed!

Don't forget to credit me and Sue Cross when sharing :)