Glazing Color on an Umber Under Drawing
Part 2 in the series demonstrating the creative process for a colored pencil ACEO. Color work begins.
How to Get Bright Highlights in Eyes
Q&A Wednesday Question: How to Get Bright Highlights in Eyes. Three methods for drawing bright highlights in eyes with colored pencils.
Tips for Drawing on Black Paper
Tips for drawing on black paper with colored pencils. Artist Carrie Lewis shares three tips for using colored pencils on black paper.
How to Draw a Golden Retriever
Welcome Peggy Osborne back in 2020 for another of her wonderful step-by-step tutorials. This time, she’s showing us how to draw a Golden Retriever. Here’s Peggy. How to Draw a Golden Retriever For this tutorial I decided to draw a golden retriever as I see a lot of people struggle …
How to Draw a Blurry Background
Knowing how to draw a blurry background begins with knowing what makes something look blurry. Carrie demonstrates with photos, then shares drawing tips.
How to Draw a Wave Line Drawing
Welcome to Q&A December! We begin the month with a question I’ve been asked more than once: how to draw a wave. Here is Gail’s question: Hi Carrie, How do you do a line drawing of waves and then how do you draw the mist and foam from the water?Overall… …
Colored Pencil Blending Methods
Take the confusion out of all the colored pencil blending methods on the market these days with The Only Blending Methods You’ll Ever Need tutorial.
How to Finish a Drawing Started with Watercolor Colored Pencils
How to finish a drawing started with watercolor colored pencils using dry pencils in three easy steps. Part 2 of a two-part series.
How to Draw Cat Eyes with Colored Pencils
Our subject for today is one of the Kitten Posse. I want to show you how to draw cat eyes with Bob as our model. About This Tutorial The eyes are the most important part of any portrait, especially portraits that focus on the subject’s face. Get the eyes right, …
How to Draw Leather with Colored Pencils
Today, I’d like to show you how to draw leather with colored pencils. The project for this tutorial was drawn on gray paper, which gave me a head start on establishing values. But this method of drawing will work on any color of paper. Yes, even white! How to Draw Leather …
