Hello Reader, I’m excited to announce a brand-new Challenge Workshop! I'm calling it "Foil Friends." Foil Friends - Reference Photo Foil Friends – a playful and practical still life challenge designed to help you confidently render shiny foil surfaces, reflective color shifts, and layered textures using colored pencil (with optional solvent). Foil Friends Exploring Metallic Reflections, Color Shifts, and Texture with Colored Pencil In this workshop, we’ll take on the fascinating challenge of...

Stay inspired, and sharpen your craft with "The Pencil Progress" weekly newsletter. Consider a donation by clicking here. Thanks! Today, let's talk about something we all encounter but seldom celebrate. Mistakes. The True Value of Mistakes in Art “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” -Scott Adams This quote really resonates with me. I do make a lot of mistakes. But I never see them as a negative thing. They just are. It's information. I would...

Stay inspired, and sharpen your craft with "The Pencil Progress" weekly newsletter. ✨ Looking for an easy way to render shadows and figure out your colors? Grab your free Grisaille Method Guide and master the secrets of values and shadows! 👉 Download the Grisaille Method one-page guide In this week's video, I'm discussing the Grisaille Method. The video shows an excerpt from the workshop "Baby Luke"! I show you a couple of different segments toward the middle of this drawing process. I start...