Guinea Pigs in coloured pencil (Recorded from a live workshop)

Practice sketching Guinea Pigs to get an idea of their anatomy, shapes and postures.  Then create a detailed coloured pencil drawing of Guinea Pigs with guidance from Tutor Bethany Y Milam. Follow the demonstration step by step, using techniques such as blending, feathering, and layering. Learn how to create fur effects, layer colours, and use tone to create a 3D looking form. 

Approximately 5 hours of workshop recordings split into 3 parts and a PDF of slides and reference photos.

Materials

Reference photo(s) (Printed out).

H or HB pencil for initial drawing

Coloured pencils (I use Polychromos by Faber-Castell)

Drawing paper: white (A4) Suitable papers include: Strathmore coloured pencil paper, other mixed media papers, heavy weight cartridge paper.

Paper blending stump / tortillon

Erasers (putty rubber, fine tip eraser etc.)

Pencil sharpener

Derwent blender and burnisher pencils (optional)

Indenting or embossing tool (fine, blunt tool) (optional)

Masking tape

White Gouache Paint / white pen / white acrylic (optional)