Podcasts by Pastel Pencil Feedback & Advice

Marion's Black Cat from 2020-06-04T12:19:40

Marion sent over her picture of the Black Cat project and requested some feedback and advice on her picture. The areas Colin helps with in this picture is the light and dark areas of the fur and...

Cliff's Steam Train from 2020-06-04T11:56:23

Cliff sent over his picture of the Steam Train that he has recently completed. In this episode Colin offers some advice regarding trees and foliage which are the areas Cliff found challenging.&n...

Alan's Castle Picture from 2020-05-28T08:17:21

Alan sent over his ambitious project of Bamburgh Castle and requested some feedback on his picture. In this episode Colin offers some tips on what he would have done and offers help in the areas...

Marion's Tabby Cat from 2020-05-14T11:50:06

Marion sent in her delightful picture of the Tabby Cat she copied from one of our courses. In Marion's email she mentioned she found the light and dark fur areas a little difficult so in this ep...

Jana's Cliff Picture from 2020-05-12T11:52:03

Jana sent in her lovely picture of the Cliffs that is from a course on our website. In this episode Colin offers some advice for contrast in the cliffs and any other areas that could be worked o...

Evelyne's Artwork from 2020-05-12T11:42:54

Evelyne sent us her artwork she has been working on from our courses. In this episode Colin offers some advice on the areas that she found challenging which was the fur and applying pressure wit...

Abhijit's Artwork from 2020-05-12T11:28:37

Abhijit sent over his work that he has completed over the last year and in this episode Colin talks about his style and the progress he has made. We talk about adding contrast and how working on...

Maria's Work In Progress from 2020-04-30T17:07:15

Maria sent in her work in progress picture of the Spaniel that she's working on from our course. Maria was struggling with some of the fur so in this episode Colin offers some tips and advice fo...

Alan's Castleton Scene from 2020-04-30T17:02:40

Alan sent over this fantastic picture he had finished using Pastel Pencils. As Alan is a member of our website he can receive tips and feedback on his work. In this episode Colin talks about som...

Denise's Hare Picture from 2020-04-23T10:10:49

Denise sent over her lovely picture of a Hare which she learned to draw from our courses. In this episode Colin offers some tips and advice on the areas of the picture Denise found challenging -...

Leigh's Cat Picture from 2020-04-20T13:16:10

Leigh sent us her lovely picture of a cat that she has been working on. The area's she found difficult were the long hair and so in this recording we offer some tips and advice on how to achieve...

Vincent's Steam Train from 2020-04-20T13:10:08

Vincent sent his lovely picture of the Steam Train masterclass picture. This is a tough picture with lots of foliage and natural aspects to it which make it extremely difficult. In this episode ...

Karen's Dalmatian from 2020-04-20T12:39:12

Karen sent over her lovely Dalmatian picture requesting some advice and tips specifically on what background to choose. In this recording Colin offers his feedback on what he would do to try and...

Adding Shadows to Portraits from 2020-04-08T12:29:35

In this episode Colin offers tips and advice for Charles on his portrait of Errol Flynn. Colin discusses how to add shadows and contrast to the face listing specific colours that could help.&nbs...

Simmy's Foxes and Horse Pictures from 2020-04-03T09:22:24

In this episode we help new member Simmy with their pictures. Colin offers tips on the rocks and how to working on landscape pictures will improve working on animals. 

It's the subtl...

Adding Fur Contrast and Choosing Backgrounds from 2020-03-16T21:39:11

Laura sent in her lovely picture of a dog she is working on and asked for some advice. In this episode Colin helps with some tips on how to add fur contrast to her picture and also how to choose...

Naomi's Pelican Feedback from 2020-03-11T17:16:19

Naomi sent us her Pelican picture that she has completed following our courses and requested some feedback and advice. Naomi asks about how much detail to put in the outline drawing and asks for...

Laura's Dog Picture from 2020-02-05T20:44:08

Laura sent over her picture of a dog she's working on for a family member and requested some advice on the paws. Should she crop the picture as per the image? What is missing and can it be added...

Cliff's Marilyn Portrait from 2020-02-05T20:37:57

Cliff sent us over his fantastic Marilyn Monroe portrait asking for our comments. In this episode we talk about subtlety in hair and trimming A3 paper to fit an A4 frame. 

If you're ...

Samantha's White Cat from 2020-01-28T16:22:04

Samantha sent over her work in progress of a white cat asking for some advice on base colours and whether she is heading down the right lines. In this episode Colin helps with what he would do a...

Laura's Beagle Background from 2020-01-28T16:15:15

Laura sent over her Beagle picture asking for some tips and advice on the background - what could she do to improve the picture? What would Colin do? In this episode Colin shares his advice and ...

Stuart's First Pictures from 2020-01-16T16:32:59

Stuart sent over his first pictures done using Pastel Pencils asking for some tips and feedback. Stuart's done a fantastic job of these two and in this episode Colin gives him some pointers on t...

Srikanth's Boats At Rest from 2020-01-06T11:55:13

Srikanth sent over his picture of the Boats in Rest landscape asking for some tips on the clouds and mountains in the distance. In this episode Colin offers some advice on where to start and why...

Hamide's Still Life Picture from 2019-11-06T16:35:25

Hamide sent in her Tomato and Fennel picture for feedback. Colin and Steve sit down and record some tips and help with achieving more contrast, brightness and minor other changes. If you would l...

Help with Nicole's Commission from 2019-11-01T10:24:07

Nicole sent us a message regarding a commissions she's been asked to do. As Nicole is a member of the website she can send us her photographs and artwork for tips and advice. With this one we of...

Portrait Tips for Linda from 2019-10-22T15:59:05

Linda sent in her first Portrait to us requesting some advice on achieving more contrast and help with the mouth. In this episode Colin offers his advice for Linda.

Naomi's Drawing Question from 2019-10-11T17:25:19

Naomi sent us her lovely picture of the Poodle Project and requested some advice on the square drawing grid system. In this episode Colin offers some tips and advice on how to work with the grid...

Katia's Animal Pictures from 2019-10-04T13:29:48

One of our student's Katia sent in her lovely 3 animal pictures that she has drawn from our courses. Katia used free hand to draw the pictures and so in this episode we offer some tips for check...

Robyn's Vase of Roses from 2019-09-25T09:52:26

Robyn sent in her fabulous picture of the Vase of Roses which is available as a course on our website. In this episode we talk about how great it is to put your own stamp on the pictures and fin...

Charles' Lighthouse from 2019-09-17T07:15:18

Charles emailed us his picture of a lighthouse that has copied and asked for some advice on the version he has done. Charles adapted the sky and wanted to know if he had achieved a good likeness...

Cliff's Rose from 2019-09-17T07:09:23

Cliff sent us an email with a new picture he has completed of the Rose Project. Cliff asked for some advice on the Petals and the Background. He also has a question regarding signing his own pic...

Cliff's Staffy, Apple and Daffodil from 2019-09-10T08:16:41

Cliff sent us his three latest pictures and asked for some advice on where to improve. He's making fantastic progress and in this episode we talk a little about base colours, what pencils are go...

Advice for Cliff on Confidence and Taking Risks from 2019-09-02T09:39:22

In this episode we talk to Cliff about his first few pictures he has drawn using Pastel Pencils. Colin offers tips on gaining confidence and taking risks with the pencil strokes. We talk about h...

Charles' Landcape Feedback from 2019-08-26T19:14:09

Charles sent over his landscape picture that he had completed. Charles asked for some feedback on his work and any tips that we could offer. In this episode we discuss artistic license and what ...

Advice on Laura's Commission from 2019-08-12T16:40:01

One of our students Laura sent us an email about a commission she was asked to do. In this episode we highlight some of the key points when doing a picture for someone and some tips on how best ...

MaryAnn's Clouded Leopard from 2019-08-06T18:17:50

MaryAnn sent in her fantastic picture of the Clouded Leopard and asked for tips on using darker coloured pastel papers. In this episode Colin shares his advice and where he would use these paper...

Veronica's Portrait from 2019-08-06T18:15:20

Veronica sent in her picture asking for advice on adding shading to the face. In this episode Colin shares his advice for which colours to use and how to apply the additional shading with cautio...

Hamide's Victorian Portrait from 2019-08-06T18:13:36

Hamide shares her Victorian Portrait with us and asked for some advice regarding shading and contrast. In this episode Colin offers his tips for getting depth and shading.

Thoughts on Oil Pastels from 2019-08-06T18:11:43

We had a great question in from Charles regarding oil pastels. Charles says:

"Good day, Steve and Colin,

I know that you have addressed Impressionism and how to achiev...