In today’s post, I want to show you how to draw snow on dark grey Pastelmat. But rather than just draw snow, I chose a subject that’s close to my heart. Trees! We had a light snow in February so it was natural to get outside and take pictures. As …
Carrie shows you how to draw pine needles with this step-by-step mini-tutorial using one Prismacolor pencil on Bristol Vellum paper.
CP artist Carrie Lewis shows how to draw a flowering tree so that it fits into a landscape as an accent element. Step-by-step tutorial.
Today’s question comes from a reader who wants to know how to make trees look real. Here’s the question: When doing trees and bushes, do you round them similarly to rounding wine glasses and bottles. I tried to round bushes and it does not appear real. What do you do …
So how do you draw trees with colored pencils? Is there a “best way” to draw them far away and up close? That’s what Paula is asking today. Here’s her question: Hi Carrie, I’m having trouble with trees and leaves. Trees in the distance aren’t too bad but as they …
Is there a sure-fire way to draw realistic landscape greens most of the time? Short answer, yes. The question is, what’s the best solution for you? I can’t answer that question for anyone but myself, but I can share with you the method that helps me draw landscapes that look …
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 …
In a previous Tuesday Tutorial, I shared tips and suggestions for avoiding or fixing the mistakes I made using watercolor pencils. Today’s tutorial is all about painting with watercolor pencils. The painting I’m using for this tutorial is more of a study, but the method I used to paint it works …
Can you successfully paint watercolor over wax-based colored pencil? Can you then add more color with colored pencil? I tried an experiment to find the answer to that question. Time for the answer!
It was a short week and busy, so not much time to draw. But I did manage to get outside early Friday evening (September 2) and found a sapling growing next to a larger tree a few feet from our front porch. The Method I Used I started the drawing …
