by Lachri | Mar 14, 2017 | Art tips, Colored Pencil, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
See how I use the airbrush to create a bokeh background for my colored pencil blue and gold macaw drawing. I’m sharing tips and techniques on blending colored pencil with odorless mineral spirits (OMS) that are going to be helpful for beginners and advanced...
by Lachri | Jan 17, 2017 | Art tips, Colored Pencil
While I’ve titled this as “mistakes” I should start by saying that unless you’re creating work using methods that are not archival, I really don’t think there are mistakes IF you like the results that you’re getting. It’s art,...
by Lachri | Dec 6, 2016 | Art tips, Colored Pencil, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
This week’s lesson is a colored pencil drawing of cherries blended with Powder Blender from Brush & Pencil. I’m working on uArt500 sanded paper that I mounted to illustration board. I’ve used Polychromos colored pencils. This video was sponsored...
by Lachri | Oct 17, 2016 | Art tips, Colored Pencil, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
For this demonstration, I’m working on Canson Mi-Teintes in light blue. This paper has a feel almost like construction paper, but not as rough. It has a really nice amount of tooth, just right to get lots of detail and smooth blending, but more than my usual...
by Lachri | Sep 20, 2016 | Art product review, Art tips, Colored Pencil, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
Have you wondered what it would be like to work in colored pencil on black paper? In this video, I’m reviewing the Canson Mi-teintes in black. We will look at the pros and cons to working on colored paper. I’m using Caran d’Ache Luminance with some...
by Lachri | Sep 13, 2016 | Art product review, Art tips, Colored Pencil, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
Trouble getting white lines and details in your colored pencil work? I’m going to show you my favorite way to get those highlights, whiskers and hair lines and all the little white bits that are so hard to get in colored pencil! Both the Touch up Texture...
