Pencil
Sharpen Your Skills with Painters Online Pencil Tips & Techniques – your ultimate guide to mastering pencil sketching and drawing. Explore in-depth articles on shading, line work, texture creation, tonal values, composition, blending methods, and more—from realistic portraiture to expressive landscapes. Whether you’re a beginner sketcher or an experienced artist, find step-by-step tutorials, expert advice, tool comparisons, and creative prompts to enhance your graphite and coloured pencil work. Start refining your pencil art today!
An interview with coloured pencil artist Bonny Snowdon
Told she’d never be an artist, Bonny Snowdon reignited her creative spark with a Christmas colouring book, and rose from corporate burnout to become a leading pet portrait artist and mentor.
How to - quick sketching techniques
For those who just want to pack a sketchbook and pen, Steve Strode demonstrates rapid sketching techniques for the artist on the move.
How to apply & mix pencil colours
With your materials to hand, learn basic techniques and colour mixing with Helen Carter
Learn how to draw
Learn how to draw one line at a time with Claudia Myatt.
How to draw animals
Learn how to draw a kitten and other animals using pen and ink
Top tips for coloured pencils
Vice-chair of the UK Coloured Pencil Society, Helen Carter shares her top tips for drawing with coloured pencils.