It's a special edition of Colin Bradley Art Cast! We discuss what's been going on since we stopped the weekly show and answer a big question about when to go self employed as an Artist?

In the last weekly episode, Colin and Steve talk about enjoying the process of painting and how important it is to celebrate your achievements.

In this episode Colin talks about a new Amphibious project that he's done using Pastel Pencils and the challenges he faced tackling a new kind of colourful subject.

In this episode Colin offers his advice on scaling down your pictures for prints to make them look even better. We also talk about using colour shapers and Colin's latest picture - the gray wolf.

Colin discusses doing more Watercolour pencil projects and how long it took for him to become confident in using pastel pencils and picking colours for his own pictures. We also talk about a laying dog picture that Colin brought back as a new video tutorial and the secrets behind why the dog is such a popular subject.

This week Colin talks about what ready made frames are good for your pictures and what sizes to aim at. We also talk about how to build up certain tones using pastel pencils.

In this podcast Colin talks about his "Victorian Lady Reading" painting and how he used multiple reference photographs to put together a really interesting picture. We also offer advice on prints based on listener feedback.

This week we discuss Colin’s experiences with selling prints of your pictures. We talk about gloss vs matte and which one is best. We also talk how to draw on larger pieces of paper with pastel pencils. Colin tells us what ‘dry mounting’ is and your options for gluing paper to mount board. Lastly, we discuss Colin’s stag picture, the colour choice and it’s composition (breaking the 2/3 rule).

This week Colin discusses drawing Ocean Wildlife and what subjects he would consider doing. We also discuss how many animals you could put in one picture and when the gap narrows between animal portrait and animal landscape. Colin talks about his new Rainbow Over Castle painting and the challenges he faced.

In this episode Colin talks about how to make your Pastel Pencils last on your pictures. He talks about how to use excess pastel and the ingres paper to cover large areas. We also talk size of your pictures and read some of your comments.