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Focus Group - Facebook Group now set up

I have set up a private group for anyone wanting to join the focus group and discuss the new socity/association or whatever we want to call it. 

My thoughts so far are that it's a society across the globe as we are all from different countries and areas, and that it is inclusive and doesn't have ridiculous rules. 2020-03-03 21:53:11 +0000 UTC View Post

Future Tutorials - what would you like to see?

These five photos I have permission to use as tutorials for you all. What else would you like to see? I am trying to source another horse that is dark in colour, plus another cat and dog. Please list below what you'd like as a tutorial and I will try to source good photos, or take my own if I can. Please don't use the above p...

Spoilt For Choice - Part 1 The Background

The whole of the background is in real time, however I have only voiced over the first 50 minutes as the final hour and a bit is just exactly the same process. I show you the colours I use as I use them. You'll see that the neopastels go down quite sketchy to begin with - it's best to add all your colours first before blendin...

Fluffy Bunny Part 3 - Hair around the eye

You'll be using the slice tool a little more in this section. If you need any help with the slice - it takes some getting used to - hold it upside down in your hand, and then tilt it slightly to the right and use the back part of the blade to gently scrape away the pigment.

Fluffy Bunny Part 2 - The Ears

More fluffiness! The ears have the fluffy white floofs of hair going over them. All I can say is watch the video, tell yourself you can do it and then do it :) 

Fluffy Bunny Part 1 - The Eye

Ok, here it is - well the start of it! Little Fluffy Bunny on drafting film. 

The ref, line art and the materials list are below for you. The size of the drawing is approximately 10x10" . Any problems let me know.

Don't be scared of the subtlety - it's hard to see sometimes the colours going down because they...

Update on March’s full tutorial

Honestly this has to be one of the most fun projects I’ve done! There’s no stress, I’ve kept things simple and I think you’re going to love drawing this gorgeous little mouse - even if you just have a go at the berries - they’re speedy and just a joy to draw! From a fabulous photo by Edward Payne photography 🥰 I�...

Focus Group

I posted last week about starting a new society/group/association. Anyone who is interested in joining a focus group or who wants to be really involved please add your name below. 

I can then set up a private group, probably in facebook where we can start to discuss things.

Patreon Exhibition Category Winners…

A huge huge thank you for everyone who entered the exhibition - as you know we decided as a collective to donate the entry fees to the Australian Bush Fire Appeal and raised £650!

Well as promised, here are the winners! I've attached a pdf document so that you can read about the judges, read what the judges have said a...

Competition winners - announced on 29th :)

I'll be announcing the exhibition/competition winners on here on the 29th. So be sure to check in :) I've had the most amazing response from the judges, with some wonderful comments which I'll share with you all.

:) 

March’s $5 tutorial

Loved drawing this gorgeous little bunny! He’ll be uploaded around the 2nd March, full length, voice over as usual. Drafting film, polychromos, luminance and drawings but you can use what ever pencils you have 🥰

March's Focus Tutorial

I thought seeing as we have a really cute main tutorial, it would be nice to have something cute for the focus as well. This will be a relatively speedy tutorial, focusing on softness and white fur - I'm going to do it on drafting film as minimal layers works so well - plus the lovely texture will work fabulously :) 

What do you think?

I’ve been toying with starting a new society for coloured pencils/animals and think it could be amazing. No idea how it wood work but who would be interested in starting something with me? It will be challenging I know, but it would me amazing, friendly, kind and supportive. What do you think?

February's Live Q&A Playback

Here's the playback for the Q&A session tonight. 

Hope you enjoyed it and it was useful :) 

February's live Q&A link

Here's the link 

https://youtu.be/3ThKg6ilIJg

Click on this one to view in youtube and then you can comment

April's tutorial finished

I know I still have March's to draw, but this is a workshop piece so I needed to get it finished. This will be the full tutorial in April, complete with the background :) 

It was such a lovely one to draw and the background was really fun - bears no resemblance to the photo but I thought that didn't really matter a...

Something exciting!!! Well a couple of things …

I'm delighted to let you know that I am now an Ambassador for Caran D'Ache in the UK, this will mean that I will be demoing for them where they need me to, that I will be able to purchase from them at a discounted price, and that I will be party to new products before they go on general release - and I have to say there is so...

Live Q&A - Sunday 16th February 5pm GMT

I've scheduled the Q&A for this Sunday at 5pm, hopefully this will allow most people to be able to join - weekends seemed to be the best time.

If you have any  questions, please send them through to bonny.snowdon@gmail.com and label them February Q&A.

Lorikeet Part 8

This is the last part of the lorikeet tutorial - I hope you've enjoyed using brightly coloured pencils! :)

Lorikeet Part 7

Penultimate video in the Lorikeet tutorials, continuing with the feathers on the wing and back :)

Live session timings - what suits you?

I'm aware that all the live sessions I create kind of suit me, but may not be a time that you can join me.

Could you therefore add in the comments your time zone and what time you would like the live sessions, I will then try to accommodate as best I can.

:) 

Lorikeet Part 6

Lorikeet Part 5 - Neck & Chest

Part 5 of the Lorikeet tutorial, getting into the main feather area on the chest. Part 6 to follow shortly :)

Lorikeet Part 4 - head continued

Quick heads up with this one - I select a few yellows that I test before using - Olive yellow is not one that I use, so isn't on the materials list. 

Lorikeet Part 3 - head

Part three of the Lorikeet tutorial.

Dog Nose - Part 3 Focus Video

Here's the final part of the dog nose. I do hope you enjoyed it :) 

Dog Nose - Focus Video Part 2

Second part of the white on black nose tutorial

Dog Nose - focus video part 1

Here is part one of the focus video. Dog nose on black mount board.

The materials list, line art and ref photo are all attached below.

It's 16x13" but you can create it at whatever size you want.

Focus Part 2 https:/...

Bush Fire appeal - look how much we've raised!

Thank you all so very much, from entering the exhibition, we have raised £650 for the Bush Fire Appeal - my thought is to donate to WWF https://www.wwf.org.uk/updates/how-you-can-help-australia-fires

This is an amazi...

Removing a cast from a ref photo

Very short bonus video for you. Sometimes the ref photos we get are lovely but the colours just are way off. This one you can see that it's really blue - and of course with black fur, we do have a tendency to be a little too blue most of the time (you're told time and time again don't use black, use blues and reds - but then ...