Colin Bradley Art Cast

In this special Christmas Episode (recorded on Christmas Eve), Colin shares stories of his Christmases post war. He talks about saving up the ration coupons so they could have sweets and his Father going to the woods in search for a Christmas Tree.

We then talk about the new Demonstration that we've added to the website - The Fighting Temeraire by Turner.

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In this week's episode Colin offers a fascinating insight into the instinctive nature being an artist. He refers to his own experiences when working and also watching the footage back wondering how he did what he did. We also talk about the new Spaniel picture added which is a masterclass in contrast and subtle shading. Grab the course now on Udemy or by joining our website.

Colin teases us with an insight to what he'll be working on in 2020 as well!

From all of us here we hope you have a very Merry Christmas!

In this episode we're still in our December bubble recording via phone in Broadstairs! Colin offers some advice on how to draw fabric and how to get the subtlety in the folds. It takes experience and practice but the pay off is worth it and the skills actually do transfer over to other subjects!

We also talk about the projects Colin's currently working from which is a huge contrast from Impressionistic Pastel Stick Pictures!

In the thick of Panto season and without any official recording equipment we record a mini podcast via Steve's phone! Colin shares how his new pictures are going and what's next after he completes the current line of projects. Steve offers an update on how his Pantomime season is going!

In this episode we talk about how to find your own style and whether artistic impression is something that you consciously do. How much is your own style intuitive and how do you end up breaking free of copying and branching out into your own pictures?

Thanks to Laura who sent us this email and providing us with some great discussion!

In this episode we continue to talk about working with Stick Pastels. Colin tells us how he learnt from a potential mishap during filming and how this shaped the way he taught the following projects.

We also talk about creating your own graphite carbon - an alternative way to transfer a line drawing to the pastel paper and why this works well.

We also talk about how much fun (and messy) these new projects can be.

What makes using stick pastels challenging? In this episode we talk about the first tutorial that we've filmed using only Pastel Sticks and the challenges you might face when doing it. This leads us onto why impressionism is tricky but also why it's so gratifying to get right.

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In this episode we talk a little bit more about using Pastel Sticks and the impressionistic approach that it teaches you. Colin talks about moving from a fine detailed watercolour technique to a slightly looser pastel pencil technique and finally now being even more "restrictive" with detail using pastel sticks.

In this episode we discuss Colin’s self taught watercolour techniques - breaking down how he does trees and bridges. We discuss the wet on wet technique and how Colin uses this to get such a variety of colour.

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This week we talk about comparing yourself to other artists and overcoming fears and doubts about your ability. We also discuss going from an amateur artist to a professional artist and reaching that level. Lastly Colin offers advice regarding your pastelmat pictures smudging after you have completed them.

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