Colin Bradley Art Cast

On this week's episode Colin shares his advice to blending on pastelmat using colour shapers and advice if you want to try and erase mistakes. Colin also talks about the challenges he's faced with his recent shadow portraits and also a new Tiger Cub picture he's done with a beautiful depth of field.

In this episode Colin talks about how he was able to 'erase' a tree in his latest coloured pencil picture using solvent and the other colours in the trees. We also talk about his latest Shadow pictures and what makes it some of the most challenging work he's done to date. Lastly, Colin offers his advice for putting white into black tiger stripes.

In this episode Colin talks about going back to coloured pencils and a new landscape he's been working on. In his new picture there are a lot of trees and so this gives Colin an opportunity to talk about creating trees with coloured pencils and more specifically how to separate them using light and dark.

In this episode Colin takes a couple of questions, both about using grey! We discuss when to use warm and cool greys in animal portraits. Colin also talks about a new portrait he's working on and how he's had to deviate from the reference picture to make it work.

In this episode Colin talks about his latest shadow picture of a leopard and describes his approach to repetitive parts of a picture. He also talks about his experience of turning this leopard into black and white and the stumbling blocks he came across.

In this episode we revisit a topic that we've touched upon in a few podcasts and that's how to get a bright white on the paper. It's a big topic and problem for a lot of our students so we thought we've cover it as extensively as we can in this episode. We also answer questions about Albrecht Durer pencils, using PastelMat for the first time and how to create realistic portraits.

In this episode Colin talks about his latest commission ventures and how he's looking to keep his work varied with impressionism and other mediums. We also talk about 2 new classes we've added to the site - the Snow Leopard on UART and Dover Castle for English Heritage. Find both classes on our site via the links below:Snow Leopard: https://school.colinbradleyart.com/courses/snow-leopard-uartDover Castle: https://school.colinbradleyart.com/courses/dover-castle

In this episode Colin talks about the enjoyment he is getting achieving amazing impressionistic effects using the Basic 10 Painting set of PanPastels. We talk about one of his recent pictures and he talks about how he is getting the effects you see. You can learn how to do this too by following Colin's classes on our website. Visit our website for more information: http://www.colinbradleyart.com

In this episode, Colin talks about his passion for the shadow style of pictures and how it's encouraging him to return to doing commissions for others. We talk about what's lead to his choice and reasons for returning to commissions after years of teaching.

In this week's episode Colin talks about his latest shadow picture he has completed and why these classes help with learning contrast. We also talk about the differences between charcoal, graphite and pastel pencil and why they offer similar lessons but achieve different results.

In this episode we talk about the differences in Colin's watercolour and PanPastel landscapes. We compare the different styles and approaches you need for both and how the techniques differ. Colin also offers an update on his approach to PanPastels and how it has changed since the beginning.

In this episode Colin talks about the ambitious picture he attempted using PanPastels with stick pastels and why it didn't end up delivering the results he expected. This leads us on to talking about combining PanPastels with pastel pencils and other mediums and what tools he used in his latest picture to try and get more detail.

In this episode Colin talks about how he created a black and white misty landscape scene using just 4 pencils. We talk about the subtleties and effects you can get without even needing black. We also talk about his next projects using Pan Pastels and a new tool he'll be experimenting with.

In this episode we talk about Colin's new shadow picture and how it's a different composition to his other work. This leads us onto talking about how he would go about mounting (or matting) the picture as it is a custom size. Colin talks us through how he would have done this when he was a framer and the equipment he used. We also talk about another 4 pan pastel pictures that complete the initial collection of classes coming soon to the school.

In this episode Colin tells us how he got on with using PanPastels for the first time. We talk about the impressionistic style and how he feels it will develop in future. We also discuss sharpening creatcolor pencils and problems you might face taping your paper to your drawing boards.

In this episode we talk about Colin's newest artwork and his plans for PanPastels. We discuss how he totally made up the background and foreground to a hound landscape and how he combined two pictures photos to create a stunning landscape on UART paper. We also answer students questions about UART, tracing on dark paper without tracedown and about a new online course we're working on for artists wanting to do commissions.

In this episode Colin talks us through a new Snow Leopard picture - his first one using UART Paper. We talk about the differences the UART paper made and how achieved such amazing contrast and realism whilst still making it "impressionistic". Colin breaks down each section and how he deliberately left the picture at times to avoid over doing it. We also talk about our referral programme that we have just launched and our new Elephant in Shadow Class.

In this episode Colin talks about his experiments with the UART paper and how his latest project is going on the sand colour. We talk about the differences between this and PastelMat and which one Colin prefers. We also discuss the free Evelyn Nesbit class that's been added to the website and YouTube and why he found it more challenging compared to the other shadow pictures. Interested in joining our Facebook Group? Click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cbart/

In this episode we talk about drafting film and compare this with some of the other papers Colin uses. We also discuss UART and what experiments he's planning using this paper. We talk about his latest shadow picture being a slightly different subject and how he got the final effects you see on the paper.

In this episode we answer a few questions from our students which prompts us to offer some advice for those wanting to learn how to draw free-hand. We offer an easy introduction to learning perspective, proportions and drawing accurately. Colin also talks about 2 new 4 pencil shadow pictures he has completed recently - a Portrait and a Dog. Both of which are classes coming to the website in the New Year.