One of the most common questions I hear from artists is: “Why doesn’t my portrait look realistic?” It’s a frustrating feeling. You’ve chosen the right colours, the proportions look good, and you’ve spent hours adding details. Yet somehow the portrait still feels a little flat. The good news is that it’s usually not your pencils, […]

One of the questions I’m asked most often is:“How do you know which coloured pencils to use?” And the honest answer is… there isn’t a magic formula. Choosing colours is a skill that develops over time, but one of the biggest mistakes I see artists make is assuming fur is only one colour. Black fur […]

Discover why confidence and mindset matter just as much as drawing techniques.

Learn how to draw realistic fur with coloured pencils. Discover the key differences between drawing long fur and curly fur, plus simple techniques to create depth, texture and realism.

Join Bonny Snowdon for her May coloured pencil art update, featuring an African safari adventure, Coloured Pencil Week, new tutorials, Ignite updates, studio improvements and a new furry family member.

If you’ve ever reached a point in your drawing where everything suddenly feels wrong… you are absolutely not alone. The colours look odd.The fur looks messy.Nothing feels realistic yet.And you start thinking: “This isn’t working.” Welcome to what many artists call the ugly stage of drawing. It’s one of the most common parts of creating […]

One thing people always tell me they struggle with when drawing with coloured pencils is backgrounds. They can feel slow… overwhelming… and very easy to accidentally overwork. But honestly? Backgrounds don’t need to be complicated to look beautiful.  In fact, when approached the right way, backgrounds can completely transform your artwork – adding atmosphere, depth, […]

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and honestly… I don’t think we talk enough about the connection between creativity and mental health. Not because we all need to become professional artists. And not because we need another hobby we feel pressure to be “good” at. But because life can feel very loud sometimes. Stress. […]

Choosing coloured pencils can feel like a bit of a minefield… can’t it? There are so many brands, so many opinions, and it’s very easy to think you need all of them to get good results. But let’s simplify it. All coloured pencils are made from a mix of wax and oil – it’s just […]

You may have noticed a shift in how i approach my drawings lately. So I’d love to properly introduce you to it my Global Layering Method 🥰 It’s a simple approach, but it can make a huge difference when it comes to creating realistic coloured pencil drawings. What is my Global Layering Method? The name […]