Pastel Pencil Feedback & Advice

Marion sent over her picture of the Black Cat project and requested some feedback and advice on her picture. The areas Colin helps with in this picture is the light and dark areas of the fur and the …

Cliff sent over his picture of the Steam Train that he has recently completed. In this episode Colin offers some advice regarding trees and foliage which are the areas Cliff found challenging. 

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Alan sent over his ambitious project of Bamburgh Castle and requested some feedback on his picture. In this episode Colin offers some tips on what he would have done and offers help in the areas Alan…

Marion sent in her delightful picture of the Tabby Cat she copied from one of our courses. In Marion's email she mentioned she found the light and dark fur areas a little difficult so in this episode…

Jana sent in her lovely picture of the Cliffs that is from a course on our website. In this episode Colin offers some advice for contrast in the cliffs and any other areas that could be worked on if …

Evelyne sent us her artwork she has been working on from our courses. In this episode Colin offers some advice on the areas that she found challenging which was the fur and applying pressure with the…

Abhijit sent over his work that he has completed over the last year and in this episode Colin talks about his style and the progress he has made. We talk about adding contrast and how working on mult…

Maria sent in her work in progress picture of the Spaniel that she's working on from our course. Maria was struggling with some of the fur so in this episode Colin offers some tips and advice for Mar…

Alan sent over this fantastic picture he had finished using Pastel Pencils. As Alan is a member of our website he can receive tips and feedback on his work. In this episode Colin talks about some are…

Denise sent over her lovely picture of a Hare which she learned to draw from our courses. In this episode Colin offers some tips and advice on the areas of the picture Denise found challenging - the …

Leigh sent us her lovely picture of a cat that she has been working on. The area's she found difficult were the long hair and so in this recording we offer some tips and advice on how to achieve the …

Vincent sent his lovely picture of the Steam Train masterclass picture. This is a tough picture with lots of foliage and natural aspects to it which make it extremely difficult. In this episode we ta…

Karen sent over her lovely Dalmatian picture requesting some advice and tips specifically on what background to choose. In this recording Colin offers his feedback on what he would do to try and help…

In this episode Colin offers tips and advice for Charles on his portrait of Errol Flynn. Colin discusses how to add shadows and contrast to the face listing specific colours that could help. 

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In this episode we help new member Simmy with their pictures. Colin offers tips on the rocks and how to working on landscape pictures will improve working on animals. 

It's the subtlety of shading th…

Laura sent in her lovely picture of a dog she is working on and asked for some advice. In this episode Colin helps with some tips on how to add fur contrast to her picture and also how to choose a ba…

Naomi sent us her Pelican picture that she has completed following our courses and requested some feedback and advice. Naomi asks about how much detail to put in the outline drawing and asks for help…

Laura sent over her picture of a dog she's working on for a family member and requested some advice on the paws. Should she crop the picture as per the image? What is missing and can it be added? In …

Cliff sent us over his fantastic Marilyn Monroe portrait asking for our comments. In this episode we talk about subtlety in hair and trimming A3 paper to fit an A4 frame. 

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