In this episode Colin begins talking about his process of choosing pictures and challenging himself. We also recount some key turning points in his career and inspirations. We also talk about impressionism, the new picture Hopalong Cassidy and which base colours to use on darker [...]
In this episode we cover a number of your emails and questions. We discuss: > Laying down too much base colour > How much pressure to use with Pastel Pencils > Differences between using warm and cool tones > Building base colours Download this Podcast [...]
In this podcast Colin shares his experience of teaching in person classes. We also answer your questions including: - Drawing Black & White Portraits - Storing Pictures - Drawing your own pictures - Drawing white hairs over a background - Filling Paper with enough Pastel [...]
HO HO HO!! We cover a lot of topics in this last show before the New Year: > Crushing the paper and how many base colours to lay > How to make animals more realistic by interpreting what you see > Choosing colours for portraits [...]
We answer a number of questions on this week's podcast. Topics include scanning your artwork, drawing flamingos, upcoming calendar of projects and combining using polychromos and soft pastel on ingres and pastelmat papers. Download this Podcast Listen on Podomatic Click to Subscribe through iTunes (Opens [...]
In this episode we answer a number of questions including: Struggling with watercolour Blending vs Not Blending Sharpening Soft Pastels Copying Victorian Paintings out of Copyright Working from Dark to Light Laminating your work. Download this Podcast Listen on Podomatic Click to Subscribe through iTunes [...]
In this episode, we answer your questions! Colin offers advice regarding Velour Pastel Paper, smudging pencil lines and the difficulty of our "Masterclass" pictures. We also give updates on stocking the popular PastelMat with Colin's reactions and opinions. Download this Podcast Listen on Podomatic Click [...]
In this episode Colin answers more of your questions and offers advice for painting commercial subjects Download this Podcast Listen on Podomatic Click to Subscribe through iTunes (Opens iTunes)
In this week's show we talk about how artwork can quiet the mind almost like meditation and how this could link to staying young! We also talk about achieving deep dark colours with hints of other tones with some advice from Colin. Download this Podcast [...]
Is artwork an addiction? This is just one of the questions we ask Colin in this week's podcast. We also talk about fixative, watercolour technique and line drawings. We also receive a lovely message proving just how wonderful a therapy art can be. Download this [...]
