Colin Bradley Art Cast

In this episode Colin discusses his boxer dog including the choices he made on the background and the challenges he faced. Watch the video version of this episode on our YouTube Channel or Facebook Page.

In this episode Colin talks about his latest project and his approach to choosing the initial and then complimentary colours. To watch the video version of this podcast visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/colin1940 or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/colin1940

In this episode Colin discusses his latest challenge - drawing an Australian Shepherd dog. He also talks about a new picture he's working on and answers a viewer's question on how to get soft edges on clouds.

In this episode Colin discusses the new coloured pencil cat picture he recently finished and the challenges he faced. Watch the video version of this episode on our Facebook Page or YouTube Channel.

We're back! We record a quick episode to check and in find out what Colin's been up to recently. Watch this episode along with special outtakes on our YouTube Channel or Facebook Page: https://www.youtube.com/colin1940 or https://www.facebook.com/colin1940

In this episode Colin talks about some experiments he's been doing. Some successful... some unsuccessful. He tells us about a new product he's been playing with and how it's lead to a new style of painting using just 5 Pastel Pencils.

In this episode we talk about Colin's sepia work and the particular colours he chose for doing this kind of work (in both watercolour and pastel). He also talks about the tips and techniques with sepia work including paper colour choices. We also discuss Copyright and particular copyright on artwork copied from Colin's lessons. 

In this episode Colin offers his advice for those students that might have hit a plateau and are unsure on how to progress and get to the next level. Colin and Steve also discuss the process behind filming and releasing a class. Lastly, they talk about Colin's latest work and whether he would work with oil pastels.

In this episode Colin talks about whether doing commissions of friends or family changes the way you connect with the work. Do you feel the presence of the person there whilst your working? Listen to Colin's experience doing a commission of his granddaughter and his process behind capturing her personality. 

In this episode we discuss the year we've had and what Colin's learnt and discovered through new projects and new art mediums.

In this week's episode we talk about why 2 brands have recently discontinued their harder stick pastel products. Both Faber-Castell and Caran d'Ache have discontinued their stick pastel ranges this Year. We talk about both products and Colin offers his insight into why they might have done this.

In this episode Colin talks about his latest advanced shadow picture of an old man reading and we discuss just how impressive the fine details are. 

In this episode Colin chats to us about finishing off the dog picture from last week and his new pictures in shadow that he's working on. 

In this episode Colin talks about his current work in progress of a long hair (long fur?) dog. He describes his choice of paper and why following the reference picture made for some interesting choices in base colours. 

Colin shares with us his finished fox landscape picture and how he created little details within the picture that created a sort of "story". We talk about the reasoning behind other small details he added and why he cut the bottom off mid way through. 

In this week's episode we discuss how much detail you should draw in your outline drawings. We talk about animals, portraits and landscapes and how the level of detail changes depending on what you're drawing. We also talk about Colin's new Fox landscape which he's working on and shares a sneak peek of the progress.

In this week's episode Colin talks about the picture he teased last week - a turtle! We discuss using the challenges he faced with this picture and how a PanPastel background didn't work out this time. We also talk about his choice of paper and how he achieved such intricate detail.

In this week's episode Colin talks to us about how the background went on the Wildcat painting. He talks about the choices of background colour and how unsure he was about how it would turn out! We also discuss using PanPastels for a sky then using pastel pencils to put a subject over the top in his new bird in flight landscape. 

In this episode Colin talks about his latest picture of a Wild Cat and his next task of creating an impressionistic background with complimentary colours. 

In this episode Colin reveals the picture he was talking about last week and reveals a couple of pictures that never happened. We talk about these false starts and how he deals with things not always going to plan...

In this episode Colin talks about his latest Renoir inspired piece using PanPastels. He talks about how he modified the original Renoir picture and added his own spin on the landscape. We also talk about mindset towards a picture and how that can change over time.

This week Colin talks about his latest impressionism piece which he's done "in the style of Renoir". This leads us to a discussion around how to do impressionism and how to slowly integrate it into your realistic work. 

In this episode we discuss painting larger pieces and miniature pieces in both watercolour and pastel pencils. Colin talks about which he finds easier and the challenges you might face with both.

In this episode Colin talks about his latest Barn Owl painting which includes a very impressionistic tree trunk! This leads us onto talking about blending aspects of realism and impressionism together in a painting. We also talk about the similarities between soft pastel and PanPastels and being able to layer pastel pencils back over the top.

In this week's episode Colin talks about the benefits of using a limited colour set for his PanPastel work and how this can benefit students with their understanding of colour. We also talk about 2 more projects aimed at children and the new classes we've added this week for everyone.