Colin Bradley Art Cast

Colin talks about his reproduction of Renoir's "The Apple Seller" in Pastel. We discuss: - How you approach a picture that is more impressionistic compared to realism - what aspect of realistic pictures requires an impressionistic touch? - How do you mimic an impressionistic artist’s brush strokes with pastels? - What are good skills to have before you attempt impressionistic pictures? Get access...

We discuss a bit about the early stages of Colin's career and which areas he found most enjoyable. He wasn't expecting to enjoy teaching as much as he did so find out what it was like to discover his passion for sharing his knowledge. How did the "job" affect his passion for art? Colin talks about the tough parts to the job and whether that changed his love for drawing and painting. We also touch...

In this episode Colin offers tips for those starting out with Pastel Pencils including the following: - Benefits to taping your work down to a piece of hardboard just bigger than the picture - Working from top to bottom and right to left (or left to right if you're left handed) - Start out with copying Colin’s pictures first, picking up the techniques then working on your own pictures. you’ll pick...

In this episode we discuss the challenges behind drawing Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" using Pastel Pencils. Learn about Colin's process in approaching a picture like this and which areas he found challenging and interesting to do. You can watch the full 3 hour demonstration on our website inside our membership. To learn more click here: http://www.colinbradleyart.com/home/sign-up...

In this podcast we answer your questions. Discussion points include: > how turning your pictures upside down allows you to improve your work. > how can learning to draw flowers help with drawing portraits? (Skip to around 10 minutes to hear Colin talk about this) > what colours of pastelmat work for different subjects > what makes a picture difficult to do? > how can you mix watercolour without ge...

It's a question that we've had a fair bit over the years that we've covered a little in blogs and podcasts. But in this post we wanted to talk a little in detail about whether using a grid system or tracing to produce your outline drawing is "cheating". Sue sent us an email regarding a friend of hers that made this remark. Sue is one of our members and has done fantastically well working through o...

In this podcast Colin talks about his picture of the Curtain, Jug and Fruit by Paul Cézanne. I ask why Colin choose this one, what challenges he faced and what tips he has for students attempting to follow along. We also touch on how Colin's finding working with new brands of pencils, the rules he's breaking and what new effects they're allowing him to achieve. Students can watch the demonstration...

We read out your emails and answer your questions. Colin talks about his progression with the pastelmat paper and expansion into the cretacolor range of pastel pencils. He also talks about impressionism and whether it’s easy to do impressionistic paintings. We also offer advice to a student wanting to do an ambitious still life painting. Recorded 28th January 2019.

We get back into the swing of things with this podcast, it's been a little while and we hope to be doing more of them more frequently for you all! In this episode we talk about the newest projects, working with Pastelmat, using polychromos pictures, watercolour paper weight and what lighting works best for working in the evenings. Listen to our previous episodes: https://www.colinbradleyart.com/ho...

It’s been a while and in this podcast we have a good catch up and then answer some questions such as drawing larger pastel pencil pictures and is there such a thing as too much pastel? Previous podcast (Manet Demo Reveal): https://goo.gl/PDhVTk

We’re so excited to reveal that the 3rd Demonstration picture is “A Bar at the Folies-Bergère” by Édouard Manet! Listen to us discuss the picture and how you too can learn how to draw masterpiece with pastel pencils. Read the transcription and see the picture here: https://goo.gl/JNggf9

In this mini podcast Dad shares his knowledge of running art workshops and offers advice to those that wish to do the same.

We talk about the return of the starter packs and also answer a bunch of questions from you. Points included in the podcast: Getting Bored with Pastel Pencils (4:00) Using White Pastel Board with undercoating (8:00) Different Coloured Papers (9:55) Sharpening Cretacolor Pencils (12:50) Sue’s Feedback and Feeling like a Fraud (15:00) Connie’s Inspirational Journey (18:55) Were any parts of Colin’s...

In this Episode we are thrilled to announce the next Demonstration available to ALL IN Members - The Letter by Vittorio Reggianini! Watch this stunning 7 demonstration on our website. Available to ALL IN members. To learn more about our membership click here: https://goo.gl/U2WS4N Transcription of the episode: Stephen Bradley: Hello and welcome to Colin Bradley art cast, I’m Stephen Bradley. Colin...

"Impressionism is like a statement that you make without a structure." In this podcast Colin describes the work he's doing with impressionism and how best to describe how it feels "alive" comparing it to photography. What's the secret behind it? We discuss in the podcast. We also read your emails and and answer your questions. Colin gives some tips for working with Pen & Ink and watercolour paper...

Announcing a brand new section to Colin Bradley Art: Demonstrations Back when I would travel the country doing demonstrations at shows and art groups, I would show off just how good the pastel pencils can be. I loved this part of the job because of the audience reaction. The “oohs” and “aahs” were actually audible in the crowd, they were seeing magic. When we choose projects for our students, we h...

In this episode Colin answers your questions including "when do you call yourself an artist?" Listen to his advice as we discuss this and other points including laying enough pastel to cover the paper and the 2 Ballet Dancers picture.

In this episode we talk about how Colin achieves a "harmony" throughout his pictures, using the Two Pretty Birds picture as an example. We also discuss how the colour of the paper can influence your pictures and Colin explains why dark grey PastelMat is becoming one of his favourite papers to use. Other topics for this week include drawing tree leaves, Tiziano Ingres and off-white papers.

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-brad...

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:/...

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...

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