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.