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WORKSHOPS CHESTERFIELD WORKSHOPS 2021 Coloured Pencils May - Kingfisher August - Sumatran Tiger in water Graphite Pencils May - Audrey Hepburn WORKSHOP TERMS & CONDITIONS |
Written Articles
Written ArticlesARTICLES FOR ARTISTS
- A guide to article ideas - for those wishing to submit an article to this site. A GUIDE TO STARTING OUT WITH... - Coloured pencils - Updated 2021 - Graphite pencils - Acrylic paints - Soft Pastels - Oils (Guest post by Chris Chalk) COLOURED PENCILS:- - Coloured pencils Comparison - UPDATED 11/2018 - White Coloured Pencils Comparison (To follow) - Coloured Pencil Range Checklist - Caran Dache Luminance - Caran d'Ache Luminance - New colours 2020 (Blog) - Caran d'Ache Museum Aquarelle - Derwent Lightfast - Derwent Drawing - Derwent Coloursoft - Derwent Inktense pencils - Derwent Mettallic (new range) (to follow) - Derwent Procolour - WH Smith Colouring Pencils - Faber Castell Polychromos - Royal Talens Van Gogh pencils - Prismacolor Premier - Berol Karismacolor pencils - Prismacolor Verithin (to follow) - Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor profi-plus (to follow) ACRYLIC PAINTS:- - Winsor & Newton Galeria Paints - Daler Rowney Graduate Acrylics - GOLDEN Acrylic paints (to follow) - Acrylics product Requirements |
GRAPHITE PENCILS:-
- Derwent Graphic pencils - Derwent Onyx Graphite pencils - Derwent Graphitint pencils Review - Mars Staedtler pencils (To Follow) SOFT PASTELS:- - Unison Pastels - Faber Castell Pitt Pastel Pencils - Stabilo CarbOthello Pastel pencils - Derwent Pastel pencils - Pan Pastels (TO FOLLOW) - Prismacolor Premier Nu Pastels WATER-BASED:- - Artisan Oil paints (to follow) - Ecoline Brush Pens - Caran d'Ache Museum Aquarelle water based coloured pencils - Derwent Inktense pencils - Winsor & Newton 'Cotman' watercolour Deluxe set (Winter Newsletter 2021) ART ACCESSORIES:- - Blending & Burnishing - Sharpening Pencils - Handmade Pencil Storage Chest - Zest-it 'Pencil Blend' - Colored Pencil Powder Blender (To Follow) - Derwent Blender Pens - Ghiant Transfer Spray - Loxley Fixative (Blog) - Rigger brushes (Winter Newsletter 2021) - Palette Knives (Winter Newsletter 2021) - Indent tools (To follow) - Paper stumps/Tortillions (to follow) |
SUPPORTS:-
- Ampersand Board ranges - Gessobord - Pastelbord - Aquabord (TO FOLLOW) - Claybord (TO FOLLOW) - Arches hot pressed watercolor paper (to follow) - Art Spectrum Colourfix paper review - Art Spectrum Colourfix smooth paper review (Blog) - Bockingford hot pressed watercolor paper - Bockingford Tints (NOT) watercolour paper (Blog) - Canson Moulin Du Roy hot pressed watercolor paper (to follow) - Canson Mi-Tientes 'Touch' Paper - Clairfontaine Fontaine hot pressed watercolor paper (to follow) - Clairfontaine Maya Coloured Paper - Clairfontaine Pastelmat - Fabriano Artistico hot pressed watercolor paper (to follow) - Fisher400 paper (Winter Newsletter 2021) - Hahnemuhle Velour Paper (to follow) - Jackson's Uncradled Gesso Panel (Winter Newsletter 2021) - Legion Stonehenge paper review - Moulin Du Roy hot pressed paper (TO FOLLOW) - SAA hp Watercolor papers trial pack - Somerset Paper - Saunders Waterford hot pressed watercolor paper (to follow) - Strathmore 500 Bristol paper - UArt Premium Dark Pastel paper - Ursus paper - Working With Tonal Papers - Working with Textured paper for Coloured pencil Artists - Canvas boards |
Step by Step Tutorials
STEP BY STEP WRITTEN TUTORIALS COLOURED PENCILS:- - Watermelon - A tonal layering exercise for beginners - Snow Leopard Eye - Learn how to create fine detail in your pencil art - Blueberries - How to successfully build pencil layers - Creating waves - Indenting & blending for realism - Glass jar - Create a 3D drawing using just 5 pencils - Peacock feather - Creating feathers and layering vibrant colours SOFT PASTELS:- - Tonal Skies - The basics of layering & blending with soft pastels - Autumn Leaf - Building up layers and applying detail - Swallow - A full length tutorial for all pastels artists - Violet flower - Learning how to blend and achieve realism GRAPHITE PENCILS:- - Layering & Erasing - The basics of application, layering and blending - Dogs Eye - The importance of indenting & layering to achieve realism ACRYLIC PAINTS:- - Tonal Backgrounds - Create seamless backgrounds with just a paintbrush - Pink Orchid - Learn how to apply translucent washes for great effect NEW ACRYLICS TUTORIAL COMING SOON! |
STEP BY STEP VIDEO TUTORIALS
WILL BE AVAILABLE AS SOON AS I HAVE A SUITABLE VIDEO SET UP STEP BY STEP TUTORIALS IN COMPANY MAGAZINES
Colored Pencil Magazine - Blueberries in Coloured pencils Colored pencil magazine - Peacock feather in Coloured pencils |
Blog posts - Product reviews, hints and tips
July 2020 - Caran d'Ache Luminance - 24 New colours
August 2020 - Bockingford Tints watercolour paper - recommendation
November 2020 - Art Spectrum Colourfix Smooth review
November 2020 - Loxley Fixative
November 2020 - Looking how to start your own art commission business?
January 2021 - Pan Pastels, Jackson's Art gesso board, Acrylic accessories, watercolour set unboxing
August 2020 - Bockingford Tints watercolour paper - recommendation
November 2020 - Art Spectrum Colourfix Smooth review
November 2020 - Loxley Fixative
November 2020 - Looking how to start your own art commission business?
January 2021 - Pan Pastels, Jackson's Art gesso board, Acrylic accessories, watercolour set unboxing