Colin Bradley Art Cast

In this episode we answer your questions regarding pastel pencil commissions and paper as well give a big announcement we've been sitting on for a while!

In this podcast we focus on why drawing bushes, trees and greenery using pastel pencils is so tricky. Colin offers his advice and also why venturing into impressionism has helped him to achieve the random approach in landscapes. Visit our website for pastel pencil courses and more tips: http://www.colinbradleyart.com

The main talking point in this podcast is Base Colours! Colin gives examples of what base colours he would use for various sections of a picture. We also cover:Working on your first few pictures and how to build confidenceWhat graphite pencils to use when drawing your outlinesWhat glasses Colin wears when drawingBase Colours!If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a review on iTunes. Get in touch: steve.bradley@colinbradleyart.com

In this podcast we discuss how trial and error play a big part in learning how many colours and which colours to use in your own pictures. Seeing what works with the paper your using is all part of learning the medium. We also discuss what to do if you're a left handed artist and how to fill the tooth of the ingres paper that we love so much.Listen to our back catalogue: https://www.colinbradleyart.com/home/podcast/

In this episode discuss Colin's Scotney Castle picture and how parts of that picture will help you into the world of impressionism.We also congratulate one of our students Mary on her demonstration and discuss using Polychromos for White Hair. Colin mentions how he would double mount and not fix his artwork and the many options to push your artwork away from the glass. We discuss dark animal eyes and whether you should guess where the light is coming from.Lastly we talk about the size of board you should tape your paper too, leaving a gap around the outside.

We've brought the podcast back on a Bi-Weekly basis as we were missing it and know you were too ;) We broadcast the podcast live on youtube and then put it here on the site and on iTunes. Subscribe to Colin's YouTube channel to be notified on when we're broadcasting if you want to tune in live.As before, keep your questions coming in and we'll answer them on the show!

It's a special edition of Colin Bradley Art Cast! We discuss what's been going on since we stopped the weekly show and answer a big question about when to go self employed as an Artist?

In the last weekly episode, Colin and Steve talk about enjoying the process of painting and how important it is to celebrate your achievements.

In this episode Colin talks about a new Amphibious project that he's done using Pastel Pencils and the challenges he faced tackling a new kind of colourful subject.

In this episode Colin offers his advice on scaling down your pictures for prints to make them look even better. We also talk about using colour shapers and Colin's latest picture - the gray wolf.

Colin discusses doing more Watercolour pencil projects and how long it took for him to become confident in using pastel pencils and picking colours for his own pictures. We also talk about a laying dog picture that Colin brought back as a new video tutorial and the secrets behind why the dog is such a popular subject.

This week Colin talks about what ready made frames are good for your pictures and what sizes to aim at. We also talk about how to build up certain tones using pastel pencils.

In this podcast Colin talks about his "Victorian Lady Reading" painting and how he used multiple reference photographs to put together a really interesting picture. We also offer advice on prints based on listener feedback.

This week we discuss Colin’s experiences with selling prints of your pictures. We talk about gloss vs matte and which one is best. We also talk how to draw on larger pieces of paper with pastel pencils. Colin tells us what ‘dry mounting’ is and your options for gluing paper to mount board. Lastly, we discuss Colin’s stag picture, the colour choice and it’s composition (breaking the 2/3 rule).

This week Colin discusses drawing Ocean Wildlife and what subjects he would consider doing. We also discuss how many animals you could put in one picture and when the gap narrows between animal portrait and animal landscape. Colin talks about his new Rainbow Over Castle painting and the challenges he faced.

In this episode Colin talks about how to make your Pastel Pencils last on your pictures. He talks about how to use excess pastel and the ingres paper to cover large areas. We also talk size of your pictures and read some of your comments.

Colin discusses what you might learn at art college if you choose to go and how this differs to the way he teaches via ColinBradleyArt. We talk about the expectations and the kind of work you might produce. We also throw some tips on removing masking tape from your pictures.

Following on from last week's podcast, we discuss the next new picture added to the website "Boats at Rest". This project is a more classic looking painting and Colin describes how he achieved this effect using different colours and tones than he would usually use.Part 2 of 2.

In this week's show we discuss how the same picture can be done by 2 people and still look completely different. How can we make a picture our own? Simply by drawing it. We also talk about the new Mother and Baby Penguin Tutorial recently added to the website.Part 1 of 2.

In this episode Colin discusses the various paintbrushes he uses with watercolour paintings. We also discuss how best to store you pastel pencil paintings and why Colin chooses to do detailed watercolour pictures rather than "looser" paintings.