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November's full tutorial - materials list

The lovely Milo is November's full tutorial. The materials list is below. I have used a lot of pencils - but - you don't necessarily need to - you need a couple of browns, black, blues and purples plus greys - I'd encourage you to pick colours you see.

The full tutorial will be uploaded from 2nd November, including the reference photo kindly given with permission from Elisabeth Erga, the ...

November’s tutorial

Well here he is - Milo - our subject for November on the $10 tier. Drawing on grafix drafting film, using coloured pencils for the cat and Caran D’Ache neopastels for the background. Everything is in real time and there are loads of techniques to get your teeth into plus of course the gorgeous lighting 🥰 from a photo with permission from Elisabeth Erga

Creating the outline of my next tutorial

Just thought I'd share this video clip taken from my phone of me creating a rough outline of the cat I'm using for my next tutorial. I've basically taped the film to my screen and drawn round with a 5H pencil. 

I would usually use my projector, but for something like this it's actually quicker to quickly trace round the image on the computer screen. 

Decembers tutorial

I had to do this one before November’s as it’s a commission. But this is full of tiny details, rich colour and techniques for smooth things on the film. I’ve also used lots of different combinations of pencils to get similar colours so you can pick and choose if you want. This will be from the $10 tier upwards.

Fjord Foal #10

The final part of the Fjord Foal tutorial - hope you've enjoyed it! :)

Fjord Foal #9

Access to Interview in SAA Paint Magazine

I know a few of you have asked if I can share my article if you're not a member of the SAA so here's a pdf of the proof for you to have a read - note the typo of my name! - this was a telephone interview so not written by me. 

Hope you enjoy :)

Core Pencil List Updated

I've updated my core pencil list - a list of pencils I use on a regular basis. Don't feel that you have to have all of these, if you have other pencils that you prefer i.e Prisma Colour Premier etc, then by all means use what you are comfortable with :)

I'm working with a coloured pencil distributor to create sets of pencils for specific animal fur/hair colours which hopefully will be ava...

10% Off Discount Code

The wonderful Emma from the Coloured Pencil Shop has offered all my Patrons 10% off when they buy their pencils and accessories from her online shop.

All you have to do is quote the code BSFA10 to receive your discount. She ships globally, so this code is for everyone. She also stocks Slice tools :) 

Here's the link to the website: 2019-10-23 12:46:42 +0000 UTC View Post

Fjord Foal #8

Fjord Foal #7

Fjord Foal #6

Fjord Foal #5

Front cover and interview :)

Very proud and honoured to have been asked to create the front cover for November's Paint magazine, plus have my interview inside :) 

This was the piece I used the hairdryer to create the background!

If you aren't already, then becoming a member of the SAA is, in my opinion, vital if you're an artists who sells any work, originals, commissions or prints. The benefits you get fr...

Live Q&A Playback - Drafting Film

Thanks everyone for joining me - I hope it was useful - I'll put together a pdf with some info on there as well for you. 

A fantastic resource for drafting film is Karen Hull - www.karenhullart.com - so if you want to see more about it then you can't go wrong.

Live Q&A Drafting Film - link

Here's the link to the live Q&A, click on the link and it will take you directly to Youtube where you have the function to live chat. 

https://youtu.be/8okhQQMxE4Q

Fjord Foal Part 4

Fjord Foal Part 3

Background experiment

This is the video I took last night to try and work out how I was going to do the background for the cat tutorial. As you can see if you watch it - it's not particularly successful, but was useful as I now know that panpastel on drafting film doesn't really work - not if you want colour that's stable and won't wipe off. I used panpastels, fixative and I used the Windsor and Newton Pigment Marke...

My thought process when starting a new piece

I thought this might be useful for you, sharing my thought processes when starting a new drawing. What paper will I use and why, how will I create a background, the colour of the paper, and make of the pencils etc. This all goes on in my head before I start and a piece and actually as I'm in the early stages of starting. I have often actually started and then scrapped it and used a different su...

November’s tutorial

This will be November’s full tutorial from the $10 tier and up - another wonderful photo from Elisabeth Erga 😊 and yes we will be doing the background 😬😊

I’m away but still kind of working 😉

I’m having a few days away but am still picking up messages and am also working on some magazine articles whilst I have a bit of free time. If anyone needs any help please do message me 😊 apologies for the sunny photo - it really is just beautiful here 🥰

Fjord Foal Part 2

Live Q&A 20th October 7pm BST

This month's live Q&A session is being held on Sunday 20th October BST. The topic this month is all about Drafting film, what is it, what are the different kinds, how do they differ and how do you use it.

So any questions you have about drafting film, please let me know on bonny.snowdon@gmail.com

This is for the $10 tier and up.

I'll add a link just before the session star...

Curly Poodle Fur #3

Final video for the curly fur. Hope you enjoyed it :) 

October's Ref Photo

It's not the most exciting, but it has some awesome details - you may wish to leave the pooh out though!!!!

You can do what you like as this is one of my own photos.

Fjord Foal #1

This is the full tutorial for October, on pastelmat with permission from Elisabeth Erga - please ensure you credit her whenever you share your drawing.

The reference image and line art are attached. 

Fjord Foal Part 2
https://www.patreon.com/posts/30630732

Fjord Foal Part 3
2019-10-03 19:25:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Colour picking - bonus video for you all :)

This is a bonus video for you all - I was teaching today and was asked if I'd help with colour picking for a big commission, so I asked if I could record the conversation and the screen. So here it is :) Five whippets, different colours, not the best photos but realistic for pet portraits. We chat through the colour choices and layering, this will be done on drafting film so the choices were ba...

Curly Poodle Fur on Duralar/Drafting Film #2

This is the next part of the curly fur focus tutorial. This is the fun part, don't worry about details, just add colour and create the highlights with your tombow :)

I've attached the reference photo which is from Pixabay and the line drawing which I created using the Colorscape app.

Poodle Fur Part 1

This is the first part of my October tutorial, it's half an hour and show's how I draw the eyes on Grafix Duralar film.

This video is public, giving an insight into my tutorials.

Part 2 to follow with all the attachments.

Poodle Fur Part 2 - exclusive to Patrons
https://www.patreon.com/posts/30463657...