by Lachri | Jan 27, 2023 | Art tips, Charcoal, Colored Pencil
Is varnishing or a fixative needed for colored pencil work? What about when you mix charcoal or pan pastels? I personally only use a fixative (spectrafix) when working in mixed media with colored pencils such as charcoal/colored pencil or pan pastels/colored pencil....
by Lachri | Jan 26, 2023 | Art tips, Charcoal, Colored Pencil
These are the supplies I will be using (amazon affiliate links) Canson Mi-Teintes Grey https://amzn.to/3kTBs9C (I’m going to work on the rough side) Generals White Charcoal Pencils https://amzn.to/34dAX3J Generals Charcoal Set https://amzn.to/3d2tWaH Shading Tool...
by Lachri | Jan 21, 2023 | Art tips, Charcoal, Colored Pencil
This week we’re working in mixed media! I will be drawing a butterflyfish in charcoal with the yellow fins drawn in colored pencil! What do you need to consider when mixing these mediums? We will talk all about that and more! These are the supplies I will be...
by Lachri | Jan 19, 2023 | Art tips, Colored Pencil
This is the full lesson from our Wednesday livestream! Draw a meerkat with me in colored pencil. I’m sharing tips for beginners to colored pencil drawings and showing you how to draw fur the easy way! Reference photo from Unsplash Supplies I will be using...
by Lachri | Feb 28, 2022 | Art tips, Colored Pencil
Colored pencil can look just like a painting, I’m going to show you how! It’s grainy, it’s gritty…it looks like you drew it with crayons and your feet. Colored pencil doesn’t need to look this way! It’s all in how we layer and...
by Lachri | Oct 5, 2021 | Art tips, Colored Pencil
Do you have trouble getting tiny lines for fur in colored pencil? Try these tips! Supplies used: (amazon affiliate links) Slice Tool https://amzn.to/3Afw1Jo Faber Castel Perfection Eraser https://amzn.to/3De4zhkArches HP watercolor paper https://amzn.to/3Dbe9Bq...
