Colour Recipes

Colour theory can sound far more complicated than it needs to be. You might picture colour wheels, rules to remember and lots of technical terminology, but when it comes to coloured pencil drawing, even a basic understanding of how colours work together can make a huge difference. It can help you create richer shadows, more […]

There’s something really special about drawing humans. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working with my lovely Art Club members on a portrait of a young girl, and I thought it might be helpful to pull together some of the biggest lessons we uncovered along the way. Whether you’re just starting out with portraits […]

Coloured pencil artist Bonny Snowdon shares her top tips for beginners when it comes to picking the right the colours for your realistic drawings.

Coloured pencil artist Bonny Snowdon shares which colours she uses for black fur when drawing realistic animals, in this colour recipe guide.

Coloured pencil artist Bonny Snowdon shares a colour recipe for drawing grey horses and shares some tips for how to make your drawing more realistic.

Coloured pencil artist Bonny Snowdon shares her colour recipe for drawing a bay horse as well as some tips and techniques.

Coloured pencil artist Bonny Snowdon shares her colour recipe to help set you on the right foot when it comes to choosing which colours work well for drawing a dark bay horse.

One thing that people ask me all the time is how do I decide which coloured pencils to use when drawing different shades of hair and fur. There really is no straightforward answer. Picking colours is a skill that comes with practice and, while looking closely at all the different colours in an animal’s fur […]

Find out how a colour wheel can help you with your coloured pencil drawings.

Find out which coloured pencil to use to draw black and orange fur, without it turning green!