Welcome to Fall and CP Magic October 2025! This issue is chock full of great articles, beginning with a chat with animal artist, Lesley Martyn.
More About CP Magic October 2025
Featured Artist: Lesley Martyn, Interview & Tutorial
Working with a Two-Color Palette
Castle Arts Premium Colored Pencil Review & Demo
Reader Gallery
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Featured Artist: Lesley Martyn
Interview
South African artist Lesley Martyn is a busy, busy woman. From working with her husband on a wildlife preserve to raising the unique Nguni cattle to creating beautiful and detailed artwork, she has a very unusual art story to tell. How does she manage all these activities? She shares that story with us.
Tutorial
Her tutorial is equally unique. She shows you how to draw a Nguni bull using only white and black pencils on black paper. You’ve no doubt seen stunning white-on-black colored pencil work in the past. Now is your chance to give it a go yourself.
Also in CP Magic October 2025
Working with a Two-Color Palette
Carrie L. Lewis
With so many wonderful colors available to the colored pencil artist, why would you want to limit yourself to just two colors? Carrie talks about the benefits of drawing with only two colors, and shares some thoughts on why you might want to give it a try.
Castle Arts Premium Colored Pencil Review & Demo
Kim Vlahovich
Kim Vlahovich shares his review of Castle Arts Premium Colored Pencils. Never heard of them before? You’ll find his down-to-earth thoughts and comments helpful.
He also provided a couple of demos showing how to put these pencils to their best use. The results are surprising.
Reader Gallery
The Reader’s Gallery is back this month with four beautiful art pieces.
