This week Colin discusses how to use the grey and ivory colour shapers to achieve different blends with pastel pencils. We talk about approaching your own pictures and overcoming the fear of attempting it. Lastly, Colin talks about what colours to put on as base colours for a background.

We talk about how drawing a wider range of subjects can vastly improve what you love to draw most. We answer your questions about the upcoming accreditation programme. We talk about what to do with velour paper and what subjects to draw on black paper.

We answer your questions which include drawing a moonlight scene and using colour shapers with soft pastel. We reveal the early details of our Accreditation Programme and our new Peaches Still Life Project.

Recorded live at Patchings Art Festival in Nottinghamshire, UK. Colin discusses dispersing Pastel Dust from your picture, and we take questions from our audience. Questions include tempering a blue-toned dog, colours for autumn leaves, drawing conkers and bespoke framing.

This week Steve and Colin discuss the process of applying a background before or after a picture depending on the subject. This leads us onto discussing the latest tutorial on how to draw cows using pastel pencils and meadows. Listen to more podcasts at: http://www.colinbradleyart.co.uk/home/podcast/

Colin talks about the magic of the pastel pencil and just how quickly you can progress and improve. Follow Colin’s advice of “Think of Your 10th Picture” and be inspired. We also discuss combining soft pastel with hard pastels on different kinds of paper.

This week we record an outside broadcast (video available on youtube). Colin discusses an interesting way of drawing rainbows in pastel pencils. We also discuss why sharp pastel pencils and necessary for drawing eyes, and lastly Colin talks about using Mount Board.

This week we talk miniature art. Colin discusses how on earth to create the impression of detail in miniature paintings. What size is miniature art? What size frames and mounts do you use? Can you use soft pastel on miniature paintings?

Colin talks about a new product added to our store, the Creative Studio Soft Pastel Set. We read out the story we sent out in a recent newsletter where Colin’s art teacher said he would never be any good at art. We read out your stories and reaction to this email. Colin also gives you a quick make up tutorial and we discuss how much base colour to use for the Yorkie dog.

This week we discuss building up colours with various base colours: white, ivory, cool greys and warm greys. We talk about a new project coming up which will be done using a darker paper. We also discuss drawing larger pictures using Pastel Pencils. We talk about using Pan Pastels in conjunction with Pastel Pencils.