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Bald Eagle Part 4

Into the neck and getting all those gorgeous white feathers in

Bald Eagle Part 3

Moving onto the head - don't worry about the whiteness - it's not white ;) 

Bald Eagle Part 2

This is where we get into the beak with those lovely yellows :) 

Photo Credit: Clare Watkins

Bald Eagle Part 1 - Pastelmat

Here's part one of the Bald Eagle.

It's still rendering the HD version so the quality is a bit low at the moment.

Photo Credit: Clare Watkins

Size: 25x35cm

I've used white p...

Vote for your favourite for July's full tutorial

Vote for your favourite - which one do you want as a full tutorial in July. 

Academy Q&A and wait list

I've had so much interest in the Academy, and I'm conscious I haven't really given you much info - and that's because I'm still working on it behind the scenes.

So here are a few answers to y...

Tips on how to draw Perseus on Drafting Film

Hi all, you asked me what I'd do differently on drafting film when drawing the drum horse - mine is on pastelmat - and here are my tips :) 

Hope they're useful :) 

If you're s...

Well this is a little bit exciting!

I wanted to share with you a little peak into what I'm working on behind the scenes for the Academy - this is just a small part but will have a huge impact.

I've invested in a piece of softwa...

Quick Update…

I hope you all had a lovely weekend - weather here in the UK has been lovely and warm and I've finally got my kitchen kind of up and running - still no electricity - fingers crossed the electrician...

Perseus Drum Horse - Part 5

Working on the face around the eye on this part. Building layers slowly and with light pressure. It will look and feel grainy to begin with but as you add more colour it will smooth out.

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Eagle Owl Eyes - Focus tutorial

Pencils: Polychromos, Luminance, Pablos and Museum Aquarelle (full list in the materials list pdf in the downloads

Surface: Stonehenge Aqua Hot Press 550gsm<...

Perseus Drum Horse - Part 4

The next instalment of Perseus.

Surface: Pastelmat Board 50x35cm

Photo Ref: Daydream Equine Photography

Now in this part of the Drum Horse, I sho...

June Q&A - Friday 25th June 6pm - SLIGHT CHANGE OF TIME

SLIGHTLY EARLIER START TIME - 6PM

This month I want to concentrate on writing content for your social media pages.

You can submit any questions for this session to: bonny@bonnysnowdonfi...

May Q&A Playback Link

Here's the playback, thank you so much for joining me :) 

June's tutorial

I've been asked so many times if we can draw a bird of prey - well here you are :) 

This gorgeous Bald Eagle :) another amazing photo from Clair Watkins. This will be a full tutorial and...

Can you help me with something 🥰

Hi everyone, I hope you're all doing well. Thank you to all those who helped with the survey I sent out last week - I had the most amazing response and it's given me some really good information ab...

Q&A Friday pm date change.

So sorry, I’m having to change the date from tomorrow evening to Saturday 2pm. I’ll pop another zoom invite up 🥰

Cairn Terrier Live Draw Reply Link

 Thank you all so much for joining me - can't wait to see your little dogs :) 

These are my favourite things to do - draw along with you, and I'm hoping to do much more of this in t...

Live Draw Along reminder - Tomorrow 2pm

Don't forget our live draw along tomorrow afternoon UK time. This is for all patrons, here's the link to the YouTube live session 

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Tiger Part 9

The final part of the tiger :) 

I really hope you've enjoyed this one. Please don't forget to credit me for the tutorial and Clare Watkins for the photo :) 

Tutorial list by surface

I've had a few people ask for a list of tutorials and what surface they are on, so here is a spreadsheet with all the info. We're going to make this look a bit prettier and pop it up on the members...

Tiger Part 8

Working on the nose and more into the whiskers :) 

Tiger Part 7

That huge expanse of nose - just go slowly and gently and build the layers gradually :)

Tiger Part 6

Part 6, I'm afraid there is are a couple of areas where the recording didn't record. It's not a huge amount of footage though just a few minutes. Technology can be incredibly challenging!

Tiger Part 5

More of the gorgeous Tiger.

Do hope you're enjoying drawing him :) 

Tiger Part 4

Part 4 of the tiger - I'm still having some issues in getting my new glasses prescription so am having to lean in a little more than i usually do - hence the annoying top of my head keeps appearing...

Tiger Part 3

Moving onto the side of the head in this part. 

Apologies if my visor keeps getting in the way - I have to wear it so that I can see the shadows as my lights are positioned in front of m...

May Q&A Saturday 22nd May 2pm

Date and time change :) 

Our monthly Q&A

Please send any questions through to bonny@bonnysnowdonfineart.co.uk

I will be critiquing 2/3 pieces live, if you want to submit,...

Live draw along - all tiers Saturday 15th May 2pm

I saw this little terrier and thought - this would be a fab subject for a live draw along session.

So, please do join me on the 15th May at 2pm over on YouTube , we will all be drawing this l...

May Updates - some exciting things happening :)

Gosh I can't believe we're into May already!!! 

You'll have seen that I've already started to upload the tiger tutorial - that should all be finished in the next couple of days for you...