Colin Bradley Art Cast

In this episode we chat a little more about Colin's time at Butlins including a funny story of Colin's early teaching days. We also talk extensively about sharpening pencils and how different brands react differently to using a blade. What tips does Colin have for sharpening softer pastel pencils? We talk about what sharpeners are good and how the binding method of the different makes affects the sharpening method.

Here's the sharpeners mentioned on this show:

Faber-Castell Trio Sharpener

Dahle 133

Creative Mark Multipoint crank sharpener

Kum Automatic Long Point sharpener

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- Colin and Steve

In this episode we deviate from art for Colin to tell us a story about his Summer working at Butlins in the 1960s. Hear this hilarious spontaneous story from a very young Colin wanting to spend the summers at a holiday resort rather than his "proper job". Let us know if you have any crazy stories like this that we can share on the podcast!

In this episode Colin talks about his new watercolour picture of Castle Combe and how in the 80s he visited to draw on location for filming a video. We dissect some of his watercolour techniques and achieving contrast with the background, middle-ground and foreground. Colin also shares a story from Steve's first time on stage and the role he played.

Lastly, we talk about Colin's decision to paint pastel backgrounds as he progresses through the picture rather than saving them to the end.

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In this episode we discuss Colin's first workshops in the late 80s/early 90s. What was it like going from group classes with their own pictures to getting them to follow him step by step?

Hear the various challenges he faced early on as he was developing his teaching style. We also discuss the new Pomeranian picture we added this week!

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In this week's episode we discuss the new picture of a Classic Racing Car. Colin describes the subtleties in shading that create the stunning 3d effect in areas such as the lights, the wheels, exhaust and more.

This subject is quite different from our usual so we'd love to hear what you think. Do let us know via email or Facebook/Instagram.

In this episode Colin talks about his first Manager's job at a Men's Outfitters. Colin shares his experience of trying to impress the Area Manager and how his ambition helped him progress quickly in the industry.

We also discuss what Colin's working on now and how his ambitious nature continues through art and onto drawing more colourful and challenging pictures.

In this episode we continue the discussion from last week's "Bradley Gallery" episode. Colin talks about his first experiences of teaching including how he developed his style and differed from other artists. We talk about the pressures of demonstrating and how his early Years as a Salesman proved invaluable later on.

In this week's episode Colin tells us the history of "The Bradley Gallery". Opened in 1982, The Bradley Gallery went through many iterations over the Years and in this very special episode Colin tells the story from beginning to end. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we had recording it. It truly was a trip down memory lane.

In this week's episode Colin and Steve answer some of your emails. We talk about challenging yourself with impressionism and more complex pictures and just how helpful it can be if you do this. We also offer some advice on watercolour tree colours and mixing brands of pencils for AMAZING results!

In this podcast we discuss how to add highlights and enhancements to watercolour pictures. We have talked about in previous podcasts how to use Pastel Pencils on top, but this is not always needed.

In this episode Colin breaks down materials and what could be the challenges faced with enhancing watercolour.

Thanks to Jim for the email which prompted this discussion!