Drawing a Sky on Sanded Paper
Drawing a sky on sanded paper is a mini-tutorial showing you how to layer, dry blend, and layer again to create rich, smooth color on even the coarsest art papers.
How to Draw Snow on Dark Grey Pastelmat
In today’s post, I want to show you how to draw snow on dark grey Pastelmat. But rather than just draw snow, I chose a subject that’s close to my heart. Trees! We had a light snow in February so it was natural to get outside and take pictures. As …
How to Remove Colored Pencil from a Drawing
Artist Carrie L. Lewis shares tips on how to remove color from a colored pencil drawing, how to lighten color, and add new color.
Sketching on Drafting Film
Carrie does a short demo about sketching on drafting film, and then shares her thoughts on this relatively new surface, including things to do and things not to do when drawing on drafting film.
Removing Color from a Colored Pencil Drawing
Artist Carrie L. Lewis shares tips on how to remove color from a colored pencil drawing, how to lighten color, and add new color.
Tips for Drawing Foggy Scenes
Colored pencil artist Carrie Lewis shares two tips for drawing foggy scenes in this answer to a reader question.
How to Draw Flame in Colored Pencil
Artist Carrie Lewis shows you step-by-step how to draw flame using colored pencils and Powder Blender on Pastelmat paper.
How to Draw Thin Fabric with Colored Pencil
Learn how to draw thin fabric with colored pencils using methods that work for any type of translucent or transparent subject.
Drawing Rich Black Backgrounds
Read about four ways of drawing rich black backgrounds with colored pencils and start drawing better backgrounds for your next project.
How to Draw a Flowering Tree
CP artist Carrie Lewis shows how to draw a flowering tree so that it fits into a landscape as an accent element. Step-by-step tutorial.
