£1,000 WORTH OF ANIMAL ART TUITION

Discover how your animal portraits and coloured pencil art can flourish with the help of the BONNY SNOWDON ACADEMY

From achieving the utmost precision to creating pigment-packed layers, almost anything is possible with coloured pencils. And showing students exactly what the medium is capable of is award-winning animal artist and in-demand tutor Bonny Snowdon, who we have teamed up with for this issue’s unmissable prize draw.

As part of the Bonny Snowdon Academy, the coloured pencil pro runs a regular roster of online tutorials, sketch clubs and live Q&A sessions. Access to all these animal-drawing activities – and more – are available as part of the art school’s Ignite membership (worth £250 a year), which we are offering four lucky readers of Artists & Illustrators magazine the opportunity to win.

All subscribers to the Ignite community are well-catered for, with Bonny’s signature foundation course perfect for beginners looking to build up or refresh their basic skills. More advanced topics, such as colour theory and drawing white fur, are tackled in the monthly Skills Club while every Tuesday afternoon pupils can login to the Art Club session to draw along with Bonny in real time while meeting other community members.

Two new tutorials are released every month, too, and Ignite members also have access to the academy’s entire back catalogue of videos and step-by-step guides. With subjects ranging from dogs and cats to hares, horses, reptiles and birds, pupils will adore the resources on offer as they learn to realistically render animals, big and small.

Not only does Bonny help students improve their drawing skills, but she also strives to boost their confidence, something she has experience cultivating as a former business coach. By channelling positivity, the art tutor has created a safe space which encourages learning and development among a community of 2,000 plus students. bonnysnowdonacademy.com