Colin Bradley Art Cast

In this episode we answer your questions and talk about Colin's recent pictures in PastelMat. Questions we cover include: - Copyrighting your Pastel Paintings - Erasing and Blending on PastelMat - Drawing the Northern Lights - Correcting Over Application with Fixing If you enjoy our podcast we'd love it you could leave us a review over on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/colin-bradley-art-cast/id591646841

In this episode Colin begins talking about his process of choosing pictures and challenging himself. We also recount some key turning points in his career and inspirations. We also talk about impressionism, the new picture Hopalong Cassidy and which base colours to use on darker paper.

In this episode we cover a number of your emails and questions. We discuss: > Laying down too much base colour > How much pressure to use with Pastel Pencils > Differences between using warm and cool tones > Building base colours Items mentioned on the show: > Harry's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqp5eHE8m8UlviPD20Ra52w > Harry's Faber-Castell Pitt Pastel Video Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev3uJVqoEm0&feature=youtu.be > Harry's Faber-Castell Pitt Pastel Written Review: http://www.theartgearguide.com/home/faber-castell-pitt-pastel-pencils > The Art Gear Guide Website: http://www.theartgearguide.com/ > Faber-Castell Colour Chart: www.colinbradleyart.co.uk/home/new-faber-castell-colour-chart/ > Link to Feedback Show #43: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6GFf-UkAgQ

In this podcast Colin shares his experience of teaching in person classes. We also answer your questions including: - Drawing Black & White Portraits - Storing Pictures - Drawing your own pictures - Drawing white hairs over a background - Filling Paper with enough Pastel - Painting animals with watercolour

HO HO HO!! We cover a lot of topics in this last show before the New Year: > Crushing the paper and how many base colours to lay > How to make animals more realistic by interpreting what you see > Choosing colours for portraits > Which graphite pencils to use for a graphite project > Drawing Bricks and Buildings > Using Sand Paper for Pastel Pencils We end the show with a couple of success stories which we hope will inspire others to see what they can achieve. Merry Christmas and have Happy New Year! Here's to all the stunning projects coming out in 2018!

We answer a number of questions on this week's podcast. Topics include scanning your artwork, drawing flamingos, upcoming calendar of projects and combining using polychromos and soft pastel on ingres and pastelmat papers.

In this episode we answer a number of questions including: Struggling with watercolour Blending vs Not Blending Sharpening Soft Pastels Copying Victorian Paintings out of Copyright Working from Dark to Light Laminating your work. Keep your questions coming into us via: steve.bradley@colinbradleyart.com

In this episode, we answer your questions! Colin offers advice regarding Velour Pastel Paper, smudging pencil lines and the difficulty of our "Masterclass" pictures. We also give updates on stocking the popular PastelMat with Colin's reactions and opinions.

In this episode Colin answers more of your questions and offers advice for painting commercial subjects.

In this week's show we talk about how artwork can quiet the mind almost like meditation and how this could link to staying young! We also talk about achieving deep dark colours with hints of other tones with some advice from Colin.

Is artwork an addiction? This is just one of the questions we ask Colin in this week's podcast. We also talk about fixative, watercolour technique and line drawings. We also receive a lovely message proving just how wonderful a therapy art can be.

This week we answer your questions which all connect to the amount of base colour being used. Whether it's zipping whiskers in, applying backgrounds, making colours appear brighter and much more. We also talk about the rules with using soft pastels and offer a little insight into Colin's watercolour background.

In this episode we talk about preparing boards for pastel pencils as you would with oil. We also discuss using pastel pencils with watercolour and using watercolour pencils for fine details. One of our students also offers some handy tips!

In this show we discuss a new and updated podcast/feedback show schedule with better quality. We also talk about our new YouTube Show and the newest Tabby Kitten Project.

Colin talks about his experiences producing prints, colouring prints, selling artwork (both pastel and watercolour) and what they'd be worth now.

No intro or outro music in this one as I'm editing on the fly! We talk about scaling up your pictures and drawing using a gridded system on A2 sized paper. We also talk about different textured pastel papers.

Colin answers your questions this week and talks about how easy it can be to miss things in your reference photos.

Are you always 100% happy after you finish a painting? It's a great question and Colin answers it with his experience of over 30 years doing professional artwork. We also talk about the Baby Orangutan picture and why Colin chose to do this picture. Get access to the course via our membership: https://goo.gl/zvQfY1 Buy access to this course only: https://goo.gl/jLXw21

In this episode we answer a whole host of questions regarding: - What Paper to use for black and white pastel work - What to do with excess pastel - Aquarelle Graphite Pictures - Double Mounting your own work - Watercolour Painting Basics (Colin's style) - Sharpening Methods - Using Colour Shapers

In this week's show Colin talks about the various tones involved in making up a portrait. We also discuss watercolour paper and finally share some of your journey's to discovering pastel pencils. Listen to more podcasts and learn more about how to learn using pastel pencils by visiting our website: http://www.colinbradleyart.com