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 …
Umber Under Painting Landscape Tutorial
This week, I’m taking a break from the usual Tuesday Tutorial to announce a new, full-length umber under painting landscape tutorial. Umber Under Painting Tutorial – Cloudy Landscape shows you step-by-step how to paint a landscape on Stonehenge paper, using colored pencils and the umber under painting method. One of the …
How to Draw Grassy Hills
Welcome back to this Tuesday Tutorial on drawing a landscape on sanded art paper. We’re passed the halfway point now. Today, I’ll show you how to draw grassy hills. Links to the previous posts in this series are below. Draw a Gray Sky with Colored Pencils Finish a Sky in …
How to Paint a Tree With Snow in Watercolor Pencils
In this week’s tutorial, I want to show you how to paint a tree with snow in watercolor pencils. The sample piece is the weekly drawing the third week of the year. How to Paint a Tree With Snow in Watercolor Pencils This four-step method is ideal for sketching, drawing …
