5 Minutes of Mindfulness

Filmed during lock-down to support the mental well-being of our creative community, these 5 - 10 minute mindful classes are a free pass to a few moments where the body and mind are so involved with the task at hand that all the brain chatter gently fades away….

These little mindful taster sessions will not only build up your confidence and skill ever so gently, they’ll give your brain a nice dose of dopamine and help your heart rate to settle as you get drawn into these simple mindful tasks

In these tutorials Ellie uses: A4 Softback Sketchbook, Fine Liners and a Pentel brush pen - all available in our Art Shop

Soft pastel Apple Tutorial

A super simple, soothing introduction to working with soft pastels - using blending to push the pastels into the ‘tooth’ of the paper for a less dusty finish and working up layers!

In this tutorial Ellie uses:

• ‘Tan’ Toned Paper

• Pastel / Pencil Blender Set

• Inscribe Soft Pastels

If you enjoyed this, you’ll love our Learn to Draw Course!

Charcoal Moon Tutorial

Making magic here ‘leading with the light’ on black paper to reveal a lovely misty moon! In this tutorial Ellie uses:

• Pastel / Pencil Blender Set

• Black Toned Paper

• Willow Charcoal

• Charcoal Pencil Set

• Soft White Coal

If you enjoyed this, you’ll love our Learn to Draw Course!

Soft Pencil Blending Tutorial

A gentle introduction to working with soft pencil technique for beginners. In this tutorial Ellie uses:

• Drawing Cartridge Paper

• Kneadable Eraser and Regular Eraser

• A range of B Pencils and a sharpener

• A set of pencil blending stumps

You may also like our Botanical Drawing Gift Set

Sumi-E Birds in a few strokes

Take a deep breath, dip your brush in some ink and sink in to this mellow inky bird demo…

Ellie uses:

• 300 GSM NOT Watercolour Paper

• Size 12 Pure Kolinsky Red Sable Brush

• Black Drawing Ink

You may also like our Wild Inks Gift Set

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