Category: Coloured Pencils

JenH In Coloured Pencil

It was still raining today, so no watercolours.  Instead, I went for the experiment at the top of my list.  I know that angular figure drawing of...

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Neil Young In Coloured Pencil

I've had a couple of days off doing a bit of retirement planning but am back on the painting again now.  After discovering how my figure drawing...

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JenH

I headed out to my local Hobbycraft yesterday to do some shopping.  I bought replacements for seven or eight colours that seem to be shrinking down...

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KathyB

It's an indoor job today while I wait for the rain to arrive.  I thought I'd have another go at a figure drawing with the coloured pencils, again...

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CharlieK’s Back

I won't be going outside to paint during this latest heatwave, so I'm back on the coloured pencils and doing some figure drawing: my first go with...

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David Gilmour

Back on the coloured pencils and I thought I'd try doing a portrait of David Gilmour. I tried something different today: as well as using a grid,...

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Paul Shane

I've had my eye in the late Paul Shane for a while.  In particular the Paul Shane who turned up on Pebble Mill that time to sing You've Lost That...

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Big Sam In Coloured Pencil

I still have loads of new art gear to try out, so no dash and splash for me today.  It’s time to give the coloured pencils a first outing.  For...

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Polychromos Swatching

So I've done a huge swatch of those Polychromos coloured pencils and here it is.  They look good.  Even the cobalt green and rose carmine will end...

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