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Learn to draw realistic subjects with coloured pencils
Ignite is my coloured pencil membership, where I teach you the techniques, all about colour, and the confidence to make creativity part of your life.
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Here's what's waiting for you inside Ignite
It's my membership, where I teach you everything I know about coloured pencils.
Here's what's waiting for you inside Ignite
It's my membership, where I teach you everything I know about coloured pencils.
RESOURCES & business guides
RESOURCES & business guides
A LIBRARY OF Expert Artist tutorials
A LIBRARY OF Expert Artist tutorials
live sessions & draw alongs
live sessions & draw alongs
hundreds of tutorials
hundreds of tutorials
community
community
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drawing courses
drawing courses
Explore hundreds of coloured pencil tutorials covering a wide range of subjects, abilities and difficulty levels. Learn new techniques, build your skills and grow in confidence at your own pace.
Join me for weekly live Art Club sessions, draw-alongs, critiques, Q&As and confidence coaching. Ask questions, get personalised feedback, learn new techniques and build your skills and confidence in a friendly, supportive environment.
Access a wealth of helpful resources, from pencil and colour guides to practical tips and tools to support your drawing. Plus, explore business guides to help you build confidence in selling your artwork, taking commissions and growing your creative business.
Learn from a range of talented Expert Artists, each sharing their own techniques, styles and approaches to coloured pencil drawing.
Build your skills with step-by-step coloured pencil courses, including my Foundations course, designed to help you learn the essentials and grow in confidence.
Connect with like-minded artists in my friendly, supportive community.
I’m a coloured pencil artist and teacher, and I didn’t grow up thinking I was any good at art. I had to figure this medium out slowly, layer by layer, mistake by mistake.
That’s why I teach the way I do.
Inside Ignite, I don’t rush, I don’t gloss over the tricky bits, and I don’t assume you should “just know” something. I show you how coloured pencils actually behave, how to control them, and how to build drawings in a way that feels logical instead of frustrating.
I’ve taught thousands of artists around the world, and Ignite is where all of that experience comes together.
If you want clear teaching, proper structure, and someone in your corner who tells it to you straight,
Ignite is for you.
Hi I'm Bonny Snowdon
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Here's what you get inside Ignite
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A guided start from day one
When you join, I'll guide you through your first tutorials with my signature Coloured Pencil Foundations course. You'll be drawing with confidence from week one and always know your next step.
Weekly live drawing, plus the entire back catalogue
Every week you can draw with me live, and alongside that you've got my whole coloured pencil tutorial library to dip into whenever you're ready for something new. There are business guides too, on pricing, marketing, confidence and mindset, for when you want to take your art further.
Community, coaching and critique, all included
You get monthly critique sessions, mindset and confidence coaching, Q&As, and a community where I'm properly involved every day. Tag me in the Facebook group with a question or a piece you're stuck on, and I'll help.
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whats coming up!
A Brand New Rhino Workshop
Soon, we’ll be drawing this incredible rhino together, using a reference photo I took while on safari!
We’ll explore the wonderful structure and textures of a rhino, looking closely at values and all those little details that help bring so much character and realism to the finished drawing.
New Expert Artist Tutorial
I’m really excited about our next Art Club!
We’ll be drawing live together, working from one of Susie Bell’s gorgeous photos of a Salt River horse. This beautiful roan gives us the chance to explore those rich bay colours alongside the softer, ticked pinky tones – plus, of course, we’ll be tackling the water too!
New Horse Topic Coming In Art Club
The wonderful Emma Tildesley is back with a brand-new botanical tutorial, showing you step by step how to draw the beautiful Crown Imperial (Fritillaria imperialis) and capture all those gorgeous colours and details.
12 Days Of Christmas Draw Along
Get your pencils ready for a little festive drawing fun! This year, we'll be drawing an adorable Golden Retriever with a Christmas present, learning how to create realistic golden fur, build beautiful layers and bring our drawing to life with subtle colour changes.
Watch what happens with a bit of colour theory
Their before drawings are already gorgeous. But watch what happens when someone gets to grips with a little colour theory and layering. Their coloured pencil work goes from good to “flipping heck, that's amazing!”
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A selection of the tutorials inside Ignite
Every drawing inside Ignite is taught clearly, using my coloured pencil techniques. Instead of copying what I do, you'll understand how and why each stage works. Every piece you create improves your skills for the next one, and the one after that.
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Got a question? I have the answer.
CAN I SELL THE ART I CREATE FROM IGNITE?
Yes. Usually, with any tutorial I create I have asked specific permission from the photographer or the photo is from a site such as Pixabay. If I don't have permission then I will let you know. You are welcome to share on your social media sites, create prints and sell the original. All I ask is that you credit the photographer and me.
Is THIS membership suitable for beginners?
Absolutely! In your membership you get my signature course "Coloured Pencil Foundations" that has been created specifically for beginners.
WHAT IS THE REFUND POLICY?
Monthly Ignite members have a one-month minimum commitment, while annual Ignite members commit to one year. After these initial terms, you can cancel with 30 days' notice.
WHAT DOES IGNITE COST?
To join the membership you have two payment options: pay monthly at £37 each month or annually for £370 (getting 2 whole months free). You can pay in US Dollars if you wish (price will fluctuate depending on current conversion rates).
WHAT IS PROVIDED IN THE MONTHLY TUTORIAL?
In all tutorials, you get step-by-step videos, line art and materials list. This list also includes the source of the reference photo, so that you can credit the photographer.
Do I get access to previous tutorials?
Yes. There is a search function in my Tutorial Library, where you can search for specific topics or tutorials that have been released in Ignite.
I LIVE OUTSIDE EUROPE - Will that matter?
I have students from all over the world, so I'm conscious that time is important. All my live streams are recorded, so they can be watched back, and I always try to stagger timings where I can.
What materials or tools do I need?
You'll need a basic set of coloured pencils, paper, and other drawing supplies. A detailed list of recommended materials will be provided to you in our many video tutorials via a PDF materials guide.
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