Changing a Drawing in Progress
Changing a drawing in progress may sound impossible, or difficult at best. I’d like to show you how easy it really is if you’re using Pastelmat.
Creating Landscape Greens with Red
Learn about creating realistic landscape greens with red base layers in this short step-by-step colored pencil tutorial.
Drawing Smooth Color
Drawing smooth color by layering is your best option when you’re using colored pencils. But what’s the best way to accomplish that? Carrie shares her two best options in this informative post.
Drawing Hair in Colored Pencil
Five basic principles for drawing hair in colored pencil, no matter what type of hair, what color of hair, or the length of the hair.
What I Do When I Get Stuck
Have you ever hit a roadblock with a portrait? Carrie shares a few tips on what she does when she gets stuck on a portrait project.
Transitioning from Tutorials to Your Own Work
Transitioning from tutorials to your own work is necessary for any artist who really wants to advance their drawing skills. But it can look frightening. How do you begin?
Creating Depth on Drafting Film
Carrie helps a reader with creating depth on drafting film using colored pencils. See the before and after on a portrait of a dog.
Basic Principles for Realistic Drawing
If your goal is to make every one of your pieces a realistic drawing, then there are four principles you need to know. Carrie explains them and shows you how to put them to work for yourself.
Drawing Distance in a Landscape
This step-by-step tutorial shows you one way of drawing distance in a landscape and accurately creating a realistic illusion of space.
Creating Broken Color with Colored Pencils
In today’s post, I talk about creating broken color with colored pencil, what it is, and how to use to add depth and interest to your work.
