Pastel Pencils Lesson: How To Draw A Kingfisher

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

As ever, it would be great to hear your feedback in the comments below. It's a lengthy lesson but hey, making nice art takes time! I think you could watch this and complete your drawing in a single morning or afternoon. And what better way to spend half your day!

[@theameiringh8143]

Het is maar net wat is jou voorkeur ik deel deze mening niet consonant is een prima papier pastel mat is voor een beginner wel erg duur papier

[@cherylamato8321]

This is so beautiful! Thank you for sharing your process. I started with watercolor, went to colored pencil and now exploring pastels!!

[@jcknispel]

Thanks for a great lesson. I always like to watch the video first and then go back and try the lesson the second time around. It makes it easier for me to follow what is going on. I love your hummingbird lesson

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

I did a survey of over 2000 artists a couple of years ago asking how they watch and follow online art lessons. Over 90% do exactly the same as you Jan!

[@maryholtorf2430]

You are a wonderful instructor with a delightful personality. Thank you for sharing your time and talent.

[@vicrae2007]

I’m a teacher of 30 years and Drew, you are a great teacher! Wonderful video!!

[@jackieconnell7183]

I really enjoyed every minute of this tutorial! its brilliant, I'm a beginner to drawing at 68 but its time to flap my wings and try pastel pencils

[@piedaderudman6043]

I really like how you explained exactly what media and what paper. It's a huge help!! I happen to have the same pencils and paper, so I really feel like giving it a go. You're an excellent instructor, beautiful drawing! Thank you so much! ❤

[@not-this-fartoofar3606]

Not touched Art for 45 years.....Followed your lesson and supprised myself. I think pastels is my thing. Great lessons, great teaching methods. Well done.

[@oxnardmontalvo7749]

I absolutely loved the first blockout sketch. it's basically nothing but looks so accurate already.

[@mo-mo-p5t]

Thank you so much for sharing such an inspiring and accessible tutorial. The colors are stunning.

[@christinedavies2887]

I’m a complete beginner but have just completed the cheeseburger colour pencil project and been very surprised by my efforts. I’m inspired to try this kingfisher next. These tutorials are brilliant. Thank you

[@minnie3354]

Thank you Phil, I have really enjoyed the session, your way of explaining techniques is easy to understand and follow. I am proud of what I have produced.

[@TradIrishHarper]

Absolutely beautiful piece.

[@yufenghuang9958]

Thanks for your instruction. Always look forward to your future pastel works!

[@SuzPicard]

I have watch multiple different teaching artists and found your lesson was very well done especially that you allowed the camera to zoom in for a better look at how you were executing the pencil strokes as you were speaking about what you were drawing. I found it to be unique to your lesson and a great advantage to the student. That is genius on your part because it helps the student focus on the area and brings a better understanding of what you are trying to get across to the student. Thank you for sharing your talent and experience to a budding artist.

[@cswan1541]

This is AWESOME! I can’t wait to try it. You did a phenomenal job explaining the process. I too, am a fan of colored pencil so I think it’s time to branch out. Thank you!

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

Definitely give pastel pencils a go. They take a couple of tries to get used to the fell, but once you get the layering down, you can get some really nice results 🙌

[@Rojo731]

This is unbelievably beautiful!

[@charlottelittle4565]

First try with pastel pencils and first time to try anything like this! Great video lots of fun! Thanks!

[@marykendrick4304]

Another great learning experience. I am learning to see and understand object relationships, colour blending and introduction of light. Thanks Phil.

[@denisnettleton8082]

Excellent tuition and result, breathtaking!

[@Jeanne88B]

You are an excellent teacher. I loved this I learned so much!

[@B3Kusa]

Thank you so much for your kindness to share your professional top skills with us. You're a true gem to us

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

Thanks Yael and you’re very welcome

[@chuck1trish]

I am inspired to give it a try. My pastel pencils have arrived. Can't wait to give it a go.

[@vickivernon8372]

My first attempt with Pastel Pencils, thoroughly enjoyed it, thank you.

[@marilynshannon3648]

I am so glad I found you channel. You are an extremely good teacher. I love how you explain exactly what you are doing and show closeups of your doing it!! Thank you so much. I just got some Faber Castell pastel pencils and can't wait to try them out following your video!!

[@yvonneneale250]

At last I have finished my first project and thoroughly enjoyed doing the kingfisher. I am quite pleased with it so thank you so much for helping me to make a start with pastel pencils, Yvonne

[@dorothygladsjo3510]

As a newbie, I want to thank you for sharing! I love how you have the reference up while you work!

[@Rojo731]

Unbelievably gorgeous!❤

[@TheDivaonabudget]

I loved this tutorial! I had never tried pastels before but I just ordered some and some paper to give them a go now that I understand how to use them. Thanks for your inspiration and all the helpful directions! 👏🏻 Your bird came out absolutely beautiful!

[@piratessalyx7871]

Wow I saw the thumbnail on youtube and thought it was a hummingbird, this is amazing!

[@DebOb-tl7nn]

Absolutely love this. I will definitely try this lesson.

[@valeriegehling4358]

Watched & re-watched your detailed work, as a beginner using Pitt pastels was engrossed in your information & explanations. So very grateful to learn from you. Hope I can paint such a beautiful kingfisher, if I can’t it definitely is because I don’t have your gift. So grateful you mention how the pencils can be used for a variety of subjects as I have only found portraits & animal studies as examples. Thanks.

[@ildikomazan9726]

I really enjoyed every minute of this tutorial! Amazing how detailed you explained! It is amazing! I am ready with my bird! Thanks a lot!!!

[@stephenwelham]

hi phil I watched this king fisher demo you haven't lost your touch and excellent lesson and truely love your art lessons kind est regards Steve

[@yorkieterrior15]

I so love watching you work. You explain everything so clearly. I am now looking forward to using my pastel pencils. Thank you

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

Thanks for the kind words Sandra 🙏

[@Korenscollections]

I love the pencils. I find watercolors are hard for me but the pencils work for me.

[@josephmcglon6310]

Thank you so much; I enjoyed how you made things so clear. I plan to use my pastel pencils for sure!

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

Thanks Joseph, definitely give them a go soon!

[@rubenlindavanderlans7795]

It was so great to do!!! I never tought i could do this! But i'm so pleased with my result

[@kyliaeastwell1394]

Fabulous tutorial, so well presented and with excellent general principles explained which can be applied to any work of art. A friend of mine loved the result so much that she has asked me to do the same painting for her birthday.

[@helenlawrence4046]

Fantastic instructions and what a beautiful photo

[@cristayoung2431]

agree. reminds me of the hummingbirds we have here in the states.

[@maryannemugavin2414]

Awesome work. Can’t wait to try this. Thankyou for sharing

[@margaretfacchini4239]

I so enjoyed watching this lesson, can’t wait to do this! Thank you so much.

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

You’re welcome m Margaret

[@okaybrandon8021]

I'm just at 7:30 and I'm already very satisfied! Very useful considerations about medium vs subject/reference, I've struggled a lot with the wrong paper and/or the wrong medium just because I wanted to try and replicate an effect on something quite unnatural for a specific reference/model... if you add my currently limited experience there you get the perfect recipe for some useless frustration LOL Thanks a lot Phil, your video is really appreciated! Greetings from Italy!

[@paulaverger4129]

Fantastic. This lesson has been more explanatory than I have seen compared to other tutorials. I really appreciate this. I think I can try this one and obtain a bit of success.

[@bobhoyer]

This is my first pastel pencil project ... I thought the project was good. ... I did enjoy the drawing and color .... I would like more like this one ...

[@erkhenningsen3396]

Thank you very much! I used bad Pastell paper for this , but will try on pastellmat again. Tutorial was very helpful, exspecially the Close ups.

[@miriamcox100]

❤ love it, thanks for share

[@laramarchionni9255]

Wonderful tutorial! It was such a pleasure listening to your voice and following your step-by-step approach. And you are an amazing artist! You`ve inspired me to try colored pastels. Thank you so much.

[@stefanwallberg2550]

Just finished my paint work following your easy explained lesson and it turned up as one of my best work so far. so a big thank you!!

[@teresasawicka5861]

Thank you easy to follow 🇦🇺stay safe

[@MB-eq9xc]

Love it! Beautifully done. Nicely explained. Thank you.

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

You’re welcome ☺️

[@simonem.7038]

Gorgeous! (I learned so much.) Well done, thank you!

[@kimbaker4021]

Amazing! Can't wait to try my kingfisher in pastel pencil :)

[@dianeduhaime8214]

Pour un premier cours, c’est très impressionnant. Merci

[@samikchakraborty8142]

Great drawing and great teacher ❤️🙏🔥

[@lynnetiltman1001]

Tried to copy your work and hey presto! it turned out well, thank you!

[@juliedavies3481]

I am inspired to get out my pastel pencils, thank you

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

That’s great Julie!

[@lauradunne1949]

Wonderful explanation of the techniques you used to capture the more defined areas of the head/body vs. the soft out-of-focus wings. And on Canson paper no less! It’s the first paper I purchased but once I committed to pastel art and switched to Pastelmat I haven’t gone back. Well done!!!

[@wrld-in-blue5184]

Such a beautiful piece , your work is literally amazing ❤

[@ChrisR_68]

Wow this is lovely, I love Kingfishers. I have a set of pastel pencils I've not had a go yet. I'll use this as my 1st Thank you x

[@killerkev999]

Great job. I love your tutorials.

[@tracytmbart892]

Thank u so much for the easy to understand lesson. I’m going to try this one. 😊

[@kathleenplett1101]

First time I found pastel pencil work done with such confidence And beauty. Love your work 👍♥️

[@lynettelamb5459]

Phil you inspire me. I have decided to invest in some pastel pencils. Years ago I bought the sticks and found them too cumbersome. So I have never tried again. I love drawing however didn’t enjoy the stiffness of the prismacolours when blending. I have dabbled in watercolours picked this up when you first set up the art challenges and have stayed with them since. However in more recent times I have been looking to add more detail in my art. So once again thank you. I will let you know how I go. I live in a regional town in Australia so it will take a little while for me to acquire the pastel pencils. But I will try.

[@lilliandownie961]

Really enjoyed this lesson, looking forward to trying it!! Thank you so much!

[@MedaHalmaciu]

Wow! Much better than Iron Man that my kids watched while I was watching this. :) I have been avoiding pastels because they are messy and hard to store, but I should give them another chance.

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

Haha not sure which I’d rather watch to be honest. Maybe I should do a drawing tutorial of marvel characters for the kids!

[@shelleywylie2685]

This looks amazing! My pastel pencils are on there way.

[@rtistikhand1247]

great lesson. thanks for sharing

[@ericlytra6886]

Wonderful lesson. Thank you.

[@lesleylampasona7950]

Absolutely beautiful, I love your tutorials I’ll will definitely try and have a go, again I love your work

[@barbaramunford5472]

Absolutely beautiful! Definitely want to try pastel pencils now!

[@carriepolster399]

This was my first pastel pencil drawing! Thank you for the tutorial, it was terrific. I have the Derwent 72 pencils. Looking forward to your next lesson.

[@chiaraa4811]

Just stumbled on your channel: thank you so much for your contents! I came back to drawing recently and tutorials are an amazing exercise 😊! Thank you so very much!

[@sweethomes674]

Excellent explanations 😊

[@CaneCorso1]

Amazing work Sir! You make it look so easy. I ordered some new paper in black and some bristol vellum. Gonna give this a try when my paper comes in.

[@yolandag.5402]

Yo This was a great tutorial in all aspects. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

You’re very welcome Yolanda!

[@sujanithtottempudi2991]

Excellent 👌👌👌

[@yvonnereistad9031]

Fantastic tutorial seems impossible to get wrong but I realise I have to be more precise and patient I will try to folllow your advice. Thank you so much

[@janlevengood5346]

Thank you so much for this! It was one of the best projects I’ve done and pastels pencil is now my favorite medium. I would be happy to pay for any future projects you offer. I am not really interested in art lessons but would love to be able to pick one of your lessons and pay for the video, reference photo, and a sketch for tracing would be lovely. I would like to be able to choose from a selection. Not sure if this is something you plan on doing. Thanks again, you are a gifted artist.

[@robinciancimino2890]

I found the wings really hard....but after a false start i think I am fairly pleased with my Kingfisher~. I am learning so very much from all your courses and look forward to the next one!

[@WolfmanWoody]

Presently being lumbered with a cold (Covid?) I thought I'd give it a go with you. Many years ago I was bought a 60 set of FC pastel pencils and have used them only a few times. Also had the MT paper in a mid grey. My result isn't as good as yours, for obvious reasons, but it does look respectable. I have sprayed it, some don't recommend this, and it will be stuck on my granddaughters bedroom wall, along with the tortoise, so I hope they get along. Thank you.

[@sherryscoloringandpaintingcorn]

I loved seeing your whole process. I love pastel pencils because they dont bother me as much as the sticks. ( I am sensitive to the binders in them i think) but there isnt much videos on pastel pencils. I am also not a real great freehand artist so seeing your whole process was insightful

[@moniquecure763]

Amazing thank you I have done my first pastel drawing of a kingfisher but not the same as yours. Really enjoyed the tutorial and also trying a new medium.

[@marionwigzell7334]

A fantastic tutorial, thank you for sharing (-: Marion

[@violinamore1927]

Did enjoy it very much. You explained it very good, from beginning to end and also showed everything. Great lesson in which I learned a lot. Thank you very much. I wish I could show you how mine turned out to be. I am quite proud of it. ☺️

[@ad5304am]

Wspaniała praca.Bardzo dziękuję i pozdrawiam!!!

[@gillianmccullum2848]

I like working in pastel and have worked a little in pastel pencil but watching you work is inspiring me to do more in p.p.

[@sylphofthewildwoods5518]

Fantastic! Thank you!

[@catzkeet4860]

Wow……love this. I’d love to try pastel pencils. I used to use pastel all the time when I was younger, but all those supplies are gone and unfortunately I’m on a very limited budget these days so very little cash for anything above necessities. You never know tho lol so I’ll keep them in mind for any spare cash

[@irenekonowal1846]

Thank you for sharing, enjoyed your class and want to try using pastels. I am a watercolor student and would love to incorporate the mediums.

[@helenacullen9188]

Loved it.

[@alicechampagne7091]

Awesome lesson! Running out to the store on Monday to get my supplies to try this lesson. Love the way you explained your drawing process, too. Although I mostly work in watercolor and charcoal, I have always wanted to try pastels.

[@suemcarthur105]

wow you're terrific thanks so much

[@sujanithtottempudi2991]

I would suggest beginners to use pastelmat not canson...even if it's expensive to avoid frustration. that's my personal journey with pastel papers. I tried all.

[@MultiEski]

Is really that different?

[@radzy1]

i have just started enjoying pastels quite a bit and i agree that it is underrated! these vids are really helpful so thank you so much ... greatly appreciate it! If you could also tell us how to preserve pastel work that would help big time too :)

[@biggles8917]

Another great tutorial Phil. I am mid way through ( head and body done ) drawing it on Strathmore mid grey which I just happened to have and not having any pastels I am using my Faber Castel Watercolour pencils. The colours are a bit muted compared to yours despite layering but I am very pleased with the results and am learning a great deal from your tutorials.

[@biggles8917]

Update, Completed the drawing in watercolour pencil and also bought some pastels and drawn the kingfisher again with the pastels on. Mi Teines paper, what a difference pastels make.

[@moiraschiffer5997]

Thanks for a great tutorial! I tried it with colored pencils which worked quite well on the head and body but couldn’t get the wings right as can’t blend as well as with pastels....learnt a lot though and will try again with pastels....such a beautiful subject !

[@jenniefrench1338]

Super lovely!

[@janetpattison8474]

A huge woodpecker flew in front 9f me the other day. It was stunning, as is this picture of the kingfisher.

[@rosiefarrell3833]

Really brilliant, masterful demo, thanks so much. I did find it a little hard to see at times due to the subdued studio lighting I think.

[@susanpeel3572]

I like to see more of animal drawing lessons