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What’s happening in June?

I’ve got loads of questions already for the Q&A live session on June 2nd, don’t forget to submit yours via email Bonny.snowdon@gmail.com

The full tutorial will be the little calf, an...

Ruby Spaniel #13

Finishing off the tongue

Overcoming challenges

This is an excerpt from my latest tutorial. I often talk about all sorts of things related to drawing or the art business in my tutorials. Understanding why we feel like we do sometimes I think is ...

Future tutorial

I’ve been given permission to create a tutorial for this gorgeous girl - she’s a rescue whippet cross called Tilly Two Shoes 😍 she’s part of a four dog portrait I’m about to start 😊 2019-05-21 09:15:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Sponsorship

I’m delighted to say that Clairefontaine will be sponsoring me for my online tutorials and workshops and will be supplying me with all sorts of samples etc. really delighted about this as I just ...

Ruby Spaniel #12

Creating her tongue 😛

Ruby Spaniel #11

Making a start on her mouth. Some good techniques in this one for getting colour down and then smoothing out to create those shiny lips and gums

Ruby Spaniel #10

If you're wanting help with noses this is the one! Completing her nose in this part of the tutorial.

Little calf 😊

She’ll be a full tutorial - getting to grips with textured hair but using relatively quick techniques 😊

Ruby Spaniel #9

More of her lovely face :)

Ruby Spaniel #8

Working on more of her face 

Sound

Hi all - I know a couple of you have mentioned some sound issues. I’m not sure why some people are having issues and others not. I check all the video footage as I edit - I’ve had some issues w...

Ruby Spaniel #7

Working on her lovely face, layering all those gorgeous colours.

Ruby Spaniel #6

Making a start on her head

Ruby Spaniel #5

Final parts of the ear

Ruby Spaniel #4

More ear, but adding all those lovely details :) 

May's hi res copyright free image

I was doing some photography last year near Jervaux Abbey in North Yorkshire, the Abbey just appears from nowhere right in front of you. And right next to it was a field full of the most beautiful ...

Mini Marketing Series #1

So as promised, here is the first video in my marketing series. Now many people think marketing is something you have to have experience with, have qualifications in, basically it's something big c...

Ruby Spaniel - Full Tutorial - #3

Starting to build some detail into the ear. You'll need your scotch tape and putty eraser for this one 

Ruby Spaniel - Full Tutorial - #2

Spaniel ears! That's all I'm going to say

Ruby Spaniel - Full Tutorial #1

The first part of Ruby the working cocker spaniel. This is black fur again - but on white paper, so totally different techniques, you'll need to watch highlights etc.

She's so much fun to dra...

Black Wavy Fur - Focus Video - May

This is actually a really fab tutorial! I've taught it three times now, and it works beautifully. It's very simple, you only need a few colours, and actually you could get away with just using blac...

Sneaky Peak of May's full tutorial

I have my own way of creating eyes, with lots of reasons why I do things and why I use certain pencils. In May's full length tutorial on my Patience tier, I explain how and why I create eyes the wa...

May’s tutorial

Well here she is - boy you are all going to be busy!! I’ll break the videos down into sections so you can dip in and out - you can’t see all the colours I’ve used bottom left - I’ve turned ...

May’s tutorial well under way!

You can’t see it but there are so many colours in this black spaniel ❤️ bright pink glazed over the blues and blacks. This one is going to give you all the techniques you need to draw spaniel...

May’s tutorials

I know I’ve already done a black spaniel, but this one is on white and with loads of details. I’ve had quite a few requests for black fur on white paper so I think this one will be fab! Using v...

My latest commission

Just wanted to share this with you all - I wanted a real softness to his hair so used the white pastelmat board and have used the white museum aquarell a lot to help smooth out. I did try using an ...

April Tutorial - Rosa #15

Final part of Rosa - nose and nostril

April Full Tutorial - Rosa #13

Replacement link, this one should work fine :) 

April Full Tutorial - Rosa #14

Making a start on the noseband! I had to get my magnifying glass out for this bit! I'd suggest watching the focus video on leather to get to grips with the details.