White fur is tricky. Very tricky. You may think initially that it would surely be easier than colour; there's less to do and only a few pencils to use. However, this is exactly the problem;Continue reading
Get the Free Guide to Desaturated Colours Here Get the guide here What is a desaturated colour? Why do we need desaturated colour in art?... It's fair to say that opening the big box ofContinue reading
The first thing to clear up, is what are you using? You might be confused about what 'pastel' and 'pastel pencil' actually means right now. So, let's get that sorted. Pastels, Oils Pastels, Soft Pastels,Continue reading
Happy Friday everyone! Thanks to everyone who has put their vote in for the next flower tutorial on the Facebook page, if you'd like to take part, you can join the Facebook group right here.Continue reading
Welcome back to those of you who follow this blog and to newcomers, welcome to the ramblings of me, Emily Rose. This week, we begin the project of drawing a meadow, I get a lotContinue reading
It’s five AM, I have just seen the most beautiful sunrise over the Aylesbury Vale on a dawn walk and I am now sat in our tiny courtyard garden – which is bursting with summerContinue reading
Gannet in pink and green? I hear you ask. Well, sort of, yes. This week we are following on from the previous post which was concerning basic complementary colour theory and we will put someContinue reading
Something which long since baffled me was colour. It seems so simple at first but then you start to look, think and ultimately confusion sets in. I find that in painting, with oils or acrylics,Continue reading
Hello all, welcome back to another of my pastel pencil tutorials, I hope you’re enjoying them so far! Thank you so much to everyone who has emailed in and contributed to the online community overContinue reading
I often get asked the question: how do you draw? It isn't the easiest question to answer: there is no straight response to it. I think the truest answer is that you practice, it isn'tContinue reading