This week Colin talks about his latest impressionism piece which he's done "in the style of Renoir". This leads us to a discussion around how to do impressionism and how to slowly integrate it into your realistic work.

In this episode we discuss painting larger pieces and miniature pieces in both watercolour and pastel pencils. Colin talks about which he finds easier and the challenges you might face with both.

In this episode Colin talks about his latest Barn Owl painting which includes a very impressionistic tree trunk! This leads us onto talking about blending aspects of realism and impressionism together in a painting.

In this week's episode Colin talks about the benefits of using a limited colour set for his PanPastel work and how this can benefit students with their understanding of colour. We also talk about 2 more projects aimed at children and the new classes we've added this week for everyone. 

In this episode Colin talks about the two pictures that he's created for children to copy. We talk about the challenges he faced and how he approached these pictures compared to his other work. We also talk about what he's looking forward to doing next.

Following on from our conversation last week, Colin discusses how to achieve a tartan pattern in fabric and the fundamentals you take into account when giving it a go. We also talk about Colin's latest 2 PanPastel landscapes in the style of Monet including why they work and how he got such 'detail' from a few blobs of colour.

In this episode Colin talks about creating folds in fabric with pastel pencils and explains the theory behind creating subtle contrast and light within the material. We also talk about 2 new PanPastel pictures which have very dramatic skies.

In this episode, Colin talks about the three latest shadow pictures he has recently completed. He takes us through one by one and explains the techniques he has used.

In this episode Colin talks about his newest Tiger picture. Colin tells us about in even such a dramatic and dark background, he managed to create a colour harmony and shares more tips behind drawing tigers. We also offer some tips on using pastelmat paper with pastel pencils.

In this episode Colin is back and here to talk about his latest Dog in Shadow (featuring a neckerchief). He discusses the challenges and approach he took to doing this picture, offering advice along the way. We also discuss what he's working on next - an ambitious tiger picture.

In this episode Colin discusses how to achieve impressionism with just Pastel Pencils. We also talk about the differences and similarities with impressionism using Stick Pastels and Pan Pastels. This leads us to talk about Colin's latest picture and his work on the background using Soft Pastel.

In this episode we discuss faber-castell discontinuing the polychromos pastel stick range and what that means for our classes moving forward. We also talk about watercolour pencils and the comparisons between coloured pencils and stand alone watercolour.

In this week's episode Colin talks about his latest landscape challenge with a lot of foliage and bridge as the main feature. We talk about the difference between these landscapes without people in and his other landscapes which usually feature people in.

In this episode Colin talks about the appeal of doing challenging subjects that wouldn't necessarily go on your wall. In his latest picture he deviates from the usual landscapes to try something different and more challenging. Hear how this went and learn the theory behind his choices within the painting.

In this episode Colin helps a student with their choice of background. Having already used warm and cool greys, what colour could be put into this grey background? Colin offers his advice and updates us on his newest Shadow pictures and the thrill of overcoming challenges.

On this week's episode Colin shares his advice to blending on pastelmat using colour shapers and advice if you want to try and erase mistakes. Colin also talks about the challenges he's faced with his recent shadow portraits and also a new Tiger Cub picture he's done with a beautiful depth of field.

In this episode Colin talks about how he was able to 'erase' a tree in his latest coloured pencil picture using solvent and the other colours in the trees. We also talk about his latest Shadow pictures and what makes it some of the most challenging work he's done to date. Lastly, Colin offers his advice for putting white into black tiger stripes.

In this episode Colin talks about going back to coloured pencils and a new landscape he's been working on. In his new picture there are a lot of trees and so this gives Colin an opportunity to talk about creating trees with coloured pencils and more specifically how to separate them using light and dark.