A Plein Air Experiment
Artist and guest blogger Jana Botkin shares the results of her plein air experiment with colored pencils, and her thoughts on the experience.
Choosing Your First Drawing
Choosing your first drawing after doing tutorials can be intimidating. Carrie shares four tips on making that first choice.
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.
The Foundation of Good Art
Carrie talks about the foundation of good art—that most basic skill that makes all good art possible.
What Do You Want to Know About Colored Pencils?
If you could ask one question about colored pencils and making colored pencil drawings and know you would get an answer, what would you ask? Click this link and leave your question in the comment section.
Draw Clouds from Life Tutorial
Announcing the release of a new drawing tutorial, Draw Clouds from Life. Includes tips on choosing your first subject, and reference photos.
Labor Saving Tips for Colored Pencils
Artist Carrie Lewis shares five labor saving tips for colored pencils. You can start using these tips for more productive studio time.
Straight Line Drawing Exercises
Straight line drawing exercises that are fun, easy, and help you improve line control for colored pencil, and other forms of dry media.
How to Prevent or Remove Smudges
CP artist Carrie Lewis shares a few tips on how to prevent or remove smudges from drawing paper or colored pencil drawings.
How to Draw Delicate Details
Knowing how to draw delicate details is the difference between good art and great art. Carrie shares basic principles to help you improve.
