by Lachri | Jan 5, 2016 | Art tips, Colored Pencil, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
I have one word for you when it comes to creating clouds in colored pencil: Layers. I’m sure you’re not surprised because this is something that is done a lot in all of my colored pencil pieces. The reason I stress it here is that I see so many...
by Lachri | Dec 9, 2015 | Art tips, Colored Pencil, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
After my Halloween acrylic painting tutorial where I provided the line art for your own projects, I had some requests to do the same with colored pencil for Christmas. Today I’m showing you how I drew this Noel still life in colored pencil, providing you with...
by Lachri | Dec 8, 2015 | Art product review, Art tips, Colored Pencil, Graphite, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
After having these Derwent Graphitint pencils for months, I finally got a chance to try them out! These are water soluble, tinted graphite pencils. They feel very much like working in watercolor. They reactivate even when dry when you add additional water, making...
by Lachri | Nov 24, 2015 | Art tips, Colored Pencil, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
This week I’m drawing a white horse in colored pencil against an airbrushed background. I’m blending with odorless mineral spirits (aka OMS or Mona Lisa odorless paint thinner). Supplies used: (these are my amazon affiliate links) Fabriano Artistico Extra...
by Lachri | Oct 20, 2015 | Art tips, Colored Pencil, Vlogs
Recently I finished another colored pencil piece of one of my favorite animals…a flamingo. Seriously I go to the zoo just to watch them. Some are small enough to fit in my camera bag, if I could just get to their enclosure, I’m sure one would want to come...
by Lachri | Oct 20, 2015 | Art tips, Colored Pencil
Being that I’m in the process of moving and setting up my studio, I’m having some slight time issues. I figured this would be a good opportunity to revisit the cherries I drew from the Polychromos Vs Luminance video. Today I’m going to give you some...
