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The Path to Learning
A look at how paying attention and being fully in the moment can accelerate learning through several important ways.

Helen Carter
1 day ago4 min read


Improve your animal drawings by Fixing these Five Common Mistakes
Fixing five common mistakes when drawing fur with coloured pencils

Helen Carter
Aug 74 min read


Come Back to Art with Coloured Pencils
For many of us, art and creativity gets replaced with schedules and responsibilities, but isn't it time you gave yourself permission to just stop and do something that made you feel good, calm and content?

Helen Carter
May 155 min read


Blending - Coloured Pencil know-how
Think of blending as an important smoothing and squashing layer within your colouring process. Knowing when to blend is just as important as knowing how.

Helen Carter
Apr 215 min read


BOOM, BANG, SIZZLE - Drawing Fireworks
Learn how to draw your favourite fireworks on black paper

Helen Carter
Mar 106 min read


How to set your page on FIRE!
Ever wondered how to draw fire? Learn the basics in this mini step-by-step guide.

Helen Carter
Jan 254 min read


How to draw Waterdrops
Learn the basics of drawing waterdrops with colour pencils.

Helen Carter
Nov 24, 20253 min read


How to draw SHINY things
How to draw believable shine with colour pencils.

Helen Carter
Oct 10, 20254 min read


Pastelmat - smooth layers to cover the grain
How smooth do you really need your pastelmat drawing to be?

Helen Carter
Sep 2, 20255 min read


Essential Colour Pencil Supplies for Beginners
What supplies do you really need when starting out?

Helen Carter
Jun 20, 20254 min read


BLUE IRIS: Free Colour Pencil Tutorial
This short step by step tutorial will help your colour pencil skills grow.

Helen Carter
Apr 26, 20255 min read


Drafting Film - Smooth your layers.
The most common problem for new colour pencil artists when working on drafting film is knowing how to get smooth layers. By smooth, I...

Helen Carter
Mar 6, 20254 min read


Drafting film? No thanks.
Said anyone who hasn't tried it yet. Drafting film takes a bit of getting used to it's true, and there are pros and cons to using it,...

Helen Carter
Feb 15, 20253 min read


Swatching and Colour Picking for colour pencils
Every time I hear that a beginner is struggling to 'pick the right colour' I shudder.

Helen Carter
Oct 28, 20244 min read


Make your colours *POP* on black paper
Using colour pencils on black paper can make for a brilliantly vibrant artwork, but you need to have a few tricks up your sleeve

Helen Carter
Aug 29, 20244 min read


Mastering Blurry Backgrounds in your drawing
Blurry backgrounds add depth and make a picture look finished.

Helen Carter
Jul 16, 20243 min read


Am I Layering or am I Blending ?
These words are used interchangeably, but while they’re done at the same time, they aren’t the same thing.

Helen Carter
Jul 11, 20242 min read


Feel the Fear...
You've heard the old saying, ' feel the fear and do it anyway' In this blog I talk about how that's a good thing.

Helen Carter
Feb 9, 20234 min read


Ten Arty Items I couldn't be without
What ten art supplies would I most want with me on a desert island?

Helen Carter
Sep 1, 20226 min read


The benefits of being a Pet Portrait Artist.
I get a little bit personal and talk about why being a pet portrait artist for for five years was hugely rewarding.

Helen Carter
Aug 3, 20225 min read
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