How To Draw Farm Animals Vol 1 - Pig, Rooster and Pygmy Goat from Udemy

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How to use pastel pencil techniques to draw 3 different farm animals
Apply the light to dark rule when layering pastel tones

Be able to apply the techniques learnt to their own pictures
Easy to copy techniques with step by step videos

How to use pastel pencil techniques to draw 3 different farm animals
Apply the light to dark rule when layering pastel tones
Be able to apply the techniques learnt to their own pictures
Easy to copy techniques with step by step videos

Syllabus

Introduction

Please see the Article for the introduction to the pencils and materials recommended for this course.

In this general introduction video I talk about the basic materials - the Faber-Castell Pitt Pastel Pencils, colour shaper, double ended eraser and sharpening your pencils.

I show the Fabriano Ingres Paper that is used for the courses.

I also show how to transfer our line drawing onto your pastel paper using a Tracedown Carbon.

In this video I show you the brands of pencils and paper that I work with. In this course we use the Ingres and Faber-Castell Pitt Pastel Pencils.

We are not allowed to provide direct links to purchase the materials however you can find the materials on either our store ("Colin Bradley Art Store") or Amazon.

Pastel Pencils used for each project:

Pig

Faber-Castell Pitt Pastel Pencils

101 white
103 ivory
132 light flesh
189 cinnamon
190 venetian red
191 pompeian red
131 medium flesh
225 dark red
118 scarlet red
233 cold grey IV
187 burnt ochre
182 brown ochre
169 caput mortum
283 burnt siena
177 walnut brown
230 cold grey I
181 payne's grey
199 black

Rooster

Faber-Castell Pitt Pastel Pencils

101 white
103 ivory
230 cold grey I
233 cold grey IV
118 scarlet red
225 dark red
109 dark chrome yellow
113 orange glaze
186 terracotta
182 brown ochre
185 naples yellow
143 cobalt blue
151 helioblue-reddish
140 light ultramarine
132 light flesh
138 violet
160 manganese violet
193 burnt carmine
194 red-violet
169 caput mortum
179 bistre
283 burnt siena
177 walnut brown
102 cream
199 black
168 earth green yellowish
174 chrome green opaque
167 permanent green olive
172 earth green

Pygmy Goat

Faber-Castell Pitt Pastel Pencils

101 white
103 ivory
230 cold grey I
233 cold grey IV
181 payne's grey
199 black
183 light yellow ochre
182 brown ochre
187 burnt ochre
283 burnt siena
169 caput mortum
177 walnut brown
172 earth green
104 light yellow glaze
170 may green
168 earth green yellowish
174 chrome green opaque
167 permanent green olive

This bonus lecture shows the process behind how Colin chooses colours based off a reference photograph.

This is Part 1 of the course. I have included the outline drawing and my finished picture in the resources section (indicated by the folder icon if viewing on a computer). There is a PDF and JPG version of the outline drawing.

Here is the next part of the course. If you have any questions please let us know.

Here is the final part of the course. If you have any questions please let us know.

We hope that you have enjoyed this course and have learnt pastel pencil techniques that you can translate to your own pictures and artwork.

If you would like to share your artwork with us or get in touch please drop us a message in the Q & A section or via the Udemy messaging tools. We would love to hear from you.

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Learners who complete How To Draw Farm Animals Vol 1 - Pig, Rooster and Pygmy Goat will develop knowledge and skills that may be useful to these careers:

Animal Portrait Artist

An Animal Portrait Artist specializes in capturing the unique likeness and essence of animals through various artistic mediums. This course provides a direct pathway for aspiring Animal Portrait Artists by focusing intensely on the techniques required to render realistic and expressive animal forms. Learners will delve into using pastel pencils, applying principles like the light to dark rule for layering tones, which are crucial for creating depth and dimension in fur, feathers, and textures. The step-by-step videos for drawing a pig, rooster, and pygmy goat offer practical experience with diverse animal subjects. Mastering these methods allows you to translate observed details into stunning artwork that truly celebrates the animal subject. This course helps you build a strong foundation in a versatile medium, enabling you to produce high-quality portraits for clients or exhibitions, ultimately helping you develop a portfolio for this specialized field.

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Pet Portrait Artist

A Pet Portrait Artist creates custom artworks that capture the beloved pets of individuals, often working on commission. This course is exceptionally well-suited for those aspiring to become a Pet Portrait Artist, as it hones the precise skills needed to depict animals with sensitivity and accuracy. You learn specific pastel pencil techniques, including how to layer tones from light to dark, which is fundamental for rendering realistic fur textures, eyes, and other distinguishing features that bring a pet's personality to life. The detailed process of drawing farm animals like a pig, rooster, and pygmy goat provides direct experience with diverse animal anatomies and textures. The ability to apply learned techniques to your own pictures is a core objective, directly supporting the creation of individualized pet portraits. This focused training helps you confidently approach different animal subjects, making the course an ideal preparatory step for a career centered on capturing cherished animal companions.

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Wildlife Artist

A Wildlife Artist dedicates their craft to depicting animals in their natural habitats, often using their art to raise awareness or simply to celebrate biodiversity. This course offers valuable foundational skills for an aspiring Wildlife Artist, particularly in the realm of animal depiction and pastel medium mastery. You will learn specific pastel pencil techniques, including the essential light to dark rule for layering tones, which is vital for accurately rendering the complex textures of animal fur, scales, or feathers. The detailed, step-by-step guidance on drawing farm animals like a pig, rooster, and pygmy goat provides practical experience in capturing animal anatomy and expression. Crucially, the course's emphasis on applying learned techniques to your own pictures directly prepares you for creating varied compositions featuring wild animals. This training helps you develop the precision and artistic eye necessary to portray wildlife with authenticity and impact.

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Fine Artist

A Fine Artist creates original art for aesthetic purposes, often exhibiting in galleries, selling works, or undertaking commissions. The path of a Fine Artist is broad, and this course provides excellent training in a specific and popular medium: pastel pencils. Learners acquire foundational pastel pencil techniques, including the critical light to dark rule for layering tones, which empowers them to achieve depth, texture, and vibrant color in their artwork. The step-by-step instruction on creating detailed animal portraits of a pig, rooster, and pygmy goat will refine your observational drawing skills and expand your technical repertoire. The course's objective to enable you to apply learned techniques to your own pictures is key for developing a personal artistic voice and working on diverse subjects beyond farm animals. This focused learning experience helps you build a portfolio of accomplished works and confidently explore various artistic themes and expressions.

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Illustrator

An Illustrator creates visual representations for various purposes, including books, magazines, advertisements, and digital media, translating ideas into compelling images. This course can significantly help an aspiring Illustrator by building a strong foundation in drawing and a specific medium. You will learn precise pastel pencil techniques, including mastering the light to dark rule for layering tones, which is invaluable for creating depth and realistic textures in any illustration project. The step-by-step process of drawing distinct farm animals such as a pig, rooster, and pygmy goat reinforces observational drawing skills and the understanding of form. This training helps you develop the ability to translate reference material into finished art, and the emphasis on applying learned techniques to your own pictures directly supports the core work of an Illustrator: bringing original concepts to life visually across diverse client needs and project types.

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Childrens Book Illustrator

A Childrens Book Illustrator brings stories to life through engaging visuals, often featuring characters that are animals. This course is particularly relevant for those aspiring to become a Childrens Book Illustrator due to its intense focus on drawing diverse animal subjects. Learners gain specific pastel pencil techniques, including the skillful application of the light to dark rule for layering tones, which is excellent for creating appealing textures and vibrant colors suitable for children's books. The step-by-step process of drawing a pig, rooster, and pygmy goat provides direct experience in capturing distinct animal personalities and forms. The confidence gained in rendering different animals, combined with the course's objective to apply techniques to your own pictures, helps you develop a unique style and build a portfolio rich with animal characters, which are frequently central to children's narratives.

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Art teacher

An Art Teacher guides students in developing their artistic skills and understanding various mediums and techniques. For an aspiring Art Teacher, this course may be helpful by providing a structured approach to learning and demonstrating a specific art medium. You will acquire pastel pencil techniques, including the practical application of the light to dark rule for layering tones, which are excellent for teaching students about depth and realism. The course's step-by-step video instruction on drawing a pig, rooster, and pygmy goat offers clear, replicable methods that could be adapted for classroom use. The focus on easy-to-copy techniques helps you articulate artistic processes effectively. Furthermore, the experience of mastering a new medium and demonstrating the ability to apply techniques to your own pictures can enhance your credibility and versatility as an instructor, broadening the range of subjects and mediums you can confidently teach.

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Concept Artist

A Concept Artist creates visual designs for characters, environments, and objects used in video games, films, or animation, often starting with traditional media sketches. This course may be useful for an aspiring Concept Artist by building foundational drawing skills and a nuanced understanding of form and texture. Learners gain specific pastel pencil techniques, including the light to dark rule for layering tones, which is crucial for quickly conveying volume and surface quality in conceptual art. Although focused on farm animals, the step-by-step drawing of a pig, rooster, and pygmy goat trains your eye in observing and rendering organic shapes and diverse textures. The ability to apply learned techniques to your own pictures is particularly relevant, as Concept Artists constantly adapt their skills to imagine new creatures and worlds. This course helps you develop a versatile base in traditional drawing that can inform and enhance digital concept art workflows.

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Scientific Illustrator

A Scientific Illustrator creates accurate visual representations of biological subjects, anatomical features, or scientific concepts for textbooks, journals, or museums. This role typically requires an advanced degree in a related scientific field in addition to artistic skill. This course may be useful for an aspiring Scientific Illustrator by developing precise observational drawing skills and a methodical approach to rendering. You will learn specific pastel pencil techniques, including the light to dark rule for layering tones, which is vital for depicting intricate details and subtle anatomical variations with accuracy. The step-by-step process of drawing complex farm animals like a pig, rooster, and pygmy goat helps train your eye for anatomical correctness and textural fidelity. The course's emphasis on applying techniques to your own pictures allows for practice in detailed and accurate reproduction, which is paramount for scientific communication through art.

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Graphic Novel Artist

A Graphic Novel Artist is responsible for both the storytelling and visual execution of a graphic novel, encompassing character design, panel layouts, and background art. This course may be useful for an aspiring Graphic Novel Artist by enhancing foundational drawing ability and specific rendering techniques. You will acquire pastel pencil techniques, including the light to dark rule for layering tones, which can be adapted to create dramatic shading and texture in sequential art. While the course focuses on farm animals such as a pig, rooster, and pygmy goat, the detailed step-by-step drawing approach refines your ability to render consistent characters and scenes. The objective to apply learned techniques to your own pictures is particularly relevant, as a Graphic Novel Artist must continually adapt their artistic skills to create a cohesive visual narrative, developing unique visual styles for diverse characters and settings.

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Storyboard Artist

A Storyboard Artist creates sequential drawings that visually guide the production of films, television shows, commercials, and video games, detailing camera angles and character actions. This course may be useful for an aspiring Storyboard Artist by building fundamental drawing skills and an understanding of visual composition. You acquire pastel pencil techniques that, while specific to a medium, enhance your overall drawing proficiency and ability to quickly sketch forms. The step-by-step process of drawing detailed subjects like a pig, rooster, and pygmy goat helps you practice capturing distinct shapes and expressions, which is key for conveying emotion and action in storyboards. The course's emphasis on applying learned techniques to your own pictures encourages versatility, allowing you to rapidly adapt your drawing skills to various scenes and concepts, which is a core requirement for visualizing narrative flows.

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Animator

An Animator creates sequences of images that simulate movement for films, television, video games, or web content. This course may be useful for an aspiring Animator by strengthening core drawing fundamentals and an understanding of form. Learners acquire pastel pencil techniques, including the light to dark rule for layering tones, which can inform how light interacts with characters and objects, even in a digital animation environment. The step-by-step drawing of a pig, rooster, and pygmy goat provides valuable practice in understanding animal anatomy and movement, which is critical for creating believable animated creatures. While animation often involves digital tools, a firm grasp of traditional drawing, form, and texture developed through this course helps you visualize movement and character design more effectively, making the transition to sequential art production smoother and more intuitive.

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Surface Pattern Designer

A Surface Pattern Designer creates repeatable designs for products such as textiles, wallpaper, gift wrap, and stationery. This course may be helpful for an aspiring Surface Pattern Designer by fostering artistic skill and a keen eye for detail. Learners develop pastel pencil techniques, including layering tones, which can contribute to understanding color relationships and texture crucial for pattern creation. The specific focus on drawing distinct farm animals like a pig, rooster, and pygmy goat provides excellent practice in rendering recognizable motifs. The ability to apply learned techniques to your own pictures is particularly relevant, allowing you to adapt the detailed animal drawings into elements for repeating patterns. While often digital, a strong foundation in traditional drawing from this course helps you conceptualize and create visually engaging designs with a unique, hand-drawn aesthetic that stands out in the market.

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Textile Designer

A Textile Designer creates original patterns and images for fabrics, used in clothing, home furnishings, and other products. This course may be useful for an aspiring Textile Designer by strengthening artistic abilities and developing specific drawing techniques. You will learn pastel pencil techniques, including the light to dark rule for layering tones, which helps in understanding color depth and texture—elements that are crucial in textile patterns. The focused practice of drawing farm animals such as a pig, rooster, and pygmy goat provides direct experience in creating appealing motifs. Textile designers often draw inspiration from nature, and the course's emphasis on applying techniques to your own pictures directly supports the creation of unique, hand-drawn elements for fabric designs. This foundational training in artistic rendering helps you translate visual concepts into compelling textile designs, whether by hand or adapted for digital production.

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Tattoo Artist

A Tattoo Artist designs and applies permanent artwork onto human skin, requiring exceptional artistic skill, precision, and understanding of form. This course may be useful for an aspiring Tattoo Artist by significantly enhancing fundamental drawing capabilities and a methodical approach to art creation. You will acquire pastel pencil techniques, including the light to dark rule for layering tones, which helps understand how light and shadow interact to create depth – a critical skill for compelling tattoo designs. The step-by-step drawing of complex subjects like a pig, rooster, and pygmy goat develops accuracy and attention to detail. Although the medium is different, the core principles of composition, rendering, and the ability to apply learned techniques to your own pictures are directly transferable, helping you build a strong portfolio and develop the precision necessary for this highly demanding and specialized art form.

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