In this tutorial weā€™re drawing a colourful puffin and experimenting with tip-to-tip blending across its oversized beak. Weā€™ll combine soft yellow and orange blends with sharper stripes, then add a simple grey body and bold black outlines.
In this tutorial weā€™re filling a washing line with a crowd of strange little birds and one cat trying to blend in with a fake beak. Weā€™ll use a selection of simple bodies, eyes and beaks to make every character different.
In this tutorial weā€™re drawing a simple toucan with a huge multicoloured beak and bold, logo-style shapes. The bright colours contrast nicely with the two-tone grey body, with plenty of room to change the patterns and make it your own.
In this tutorial weā€™re drawing a simple puffin with a huge striped beak and plenty of colour. The basic shape is easy to follow, leaving loads of room to experiment with different colour combinations and add your own details.
In this tutorial weā€™re drawing a concerned-looking heron with a long twisting neck, oversized eyes and plenty of character. The overlapping shapes make it an interesting one to draw, while the simple pond and trees help finish the scene.
This fox mask is inspired by Canadian artist Jetpacks and Rollerskates. Weā€™re revisiting a bold orange blend, adding a little grey around the mask and finishing it with thick black lines and plenty of rough texture.
This fox mask is inspired by Canadian illustrator Jetpacks and Rollerskates, also known as Blake Stevenson. Itā€™s a simple black-and-white character with a dead-eyed mask, scruffy hair and a hoodie, with plenty of room to add your own details.
This week we're taking inspiration from Hatch and drawing one of his monkey characters. It's a great one for practising wonky lines, simple shapes and adding your own little details to make the character yours.
This tutorial is all about practising alcohol marker blending rather than creating a perfect finished drawing. You'll draw three simple birds, experiment with nib-to-nib blending, then finish everything off with bold black linework and fine details.
In this tutorial we'll fill a whole page with funny little chickens using prompt cards. The focus isn't on perfect drawings - it's about creating lots of different expressions, overlapping characters and having fun filling the page.
In this tutorial weā€™re colouring the bird inspired by artist Mareanues.
Weā€™ll use three shades of one colour for the head, add a bold beak and tongue, then finish it with black outlines, dots, flicks and a simple body if thereā€™s time.
This tutorial is inspired by the colourful folk-inspired work.
Instead of relying on black outlines, you'll build the artwork using layers of Posca colours, simple bird shapes and decorative patterns. It's a great exercise for experimenting with colour combinations and filling a page with bold, p...
