How to Draw a Soft Background
Carrie shares suggestions on how to draw soft backgrounds on different types of papers, with special tools, and mixed media.
Mixing Soft and Hard Colored Pencils
What is are the best practices when mixing soft and hard colored pencils in the same drawing, or doesn’t it matter?
Is Traditional Drawing Paper a Thing of the Past?
Is traditional drawing paper a thing of the past? Have newer papers like Pastelmat and other textures art papers made it obsolete?
Getting Past the Fear of Drawing Backgrounds
Do you have a fear of drawing backgrounds? Carrie shares a few tips for getting past this fear so you can create beautiful backgrounds.
Marketing Artwork
Marketing artwork can look challenging to artists who are thinking about selling their work. Carrie shares a few ideas to keep it simple.
How to Plan a Colored Pencil Portrait
Carrie describes how to plan a colored pencil portrait in a simple, easy-to-follow tutorial outlining her usual process.
Learning from Master Craftsmen
Learning from master craftsmen in any discipline is an invaluable experience. Sometimes, motivation comes from unexpected places.
Are Inktense Colored Pencils?
Are Inktense colored pencils or aren’t they? There are differing opinions. Carrie shares her best information in response to a reader question.
Is it Better to Start with Light Colors?
Is it always better to start with light colors when using colored pencils? If there are exceptions to this rule, what are they? CP artist Carrie Lewis answers this reader question and shares alternatives to the light-to-dark rule.
How to Draw a Dog’s Ear on Pastelmat
Learn how to draw a dog’s ear on Pastelmat using Polychromos colored pencils with this step-by-step tutorial by Carrie L. Lewis.
