Tutorials on drawing and colouring designs from the natural world
Want to start drawing but wondering how to create lovely designs? Here, we demonstrate drawing and colouring techniques using easy-to-draw designs from the natural world. The instructions are quick to follow and use a variety of materials, including graphite pencils, coloured pencils, watercolour pencils and fibre-tip pens, that make it easy to achieve great results.
Anyone can learn to draw – so even beginners will be able to let their creativity run free straight away!
This handbook demonstrates the techniques you will need to create the following designs from the natural world:
- Drawing plants with coloured pencils
- Drawing a fox with watercolour pencils
- Drawing flowers with watercolour fibre-tip pens
- Drawing trees and mountains with charcoal pencils
- Painting daisies with acrylics
- Creating a cornfield with watercolour fibre-tip pens
- Creating a bouquet of flowers with fibre-tip pens and coloured pencils
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Drawing plants with coloured pencils
The plant kingdom provides all the inspiration you need for your next masterpiece. In this tutorial, our artist Bina shows you how to draw an intricate thistle with realistic colour gradients.
Drawing a fox with watercolour pencils
How do you draw a fox, anyway? Bina demonstrates some straightforward techniques. Bring your animal designs to life with watercolour pencils, using pigment liners to create highlights.
Drawing flowers with watercolour fibre-tip pens
Step by step and with lots of attention to detail, Bina shows you how to use watercolour effects to create flowers. Get inspired!
Drawing trees and mountains with charcoal pencils
The right techniques will give your artworks the required depth. Our artist Jill demonstrates how to create an expressive mountain landscape with trees in the twinkling of an eye.
Painting daisies with acrylics
Contrasting accents with acrylic paints and metallic markers stand out especially well on dark paper. Bina demonstrates the techniques using daisies. Simple yet beautiful.
Creating a cornfield with watercolour fibre-tip pens
Nature conjures up the most beautiful colours. In this video, Bina shows you how to use colour gradients to create atmospheric backgrounds.
Creating a bouquet of flowers with watercolour fibre-tip pens and coloured pencils
Looking for a flower design for your next project? Let yourself be inspired by Bina’s bouquet! Give your art work the fine details you need with a range of techniques and tools.
