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Wildlife in Colour:
Animal Portraits in Coloured Pencil
Dive into this calm and beginner-friendly course designed to guide you step by step through the foundations of realistic animal drawing with 15+ hours of content and 70+ video lessons.
Your Animal Portraits Can Feel More Alive Than
You Think.
Hey, I'm Shannon!
Hey, I’m Shannon, a pet portrait and wildlife artist from Lancashire, UK. I’ve loved animals and drawing for as long as I can remember, and I first began teaching myself with art books gifted to me by my Grandad.
Over the years, coloured pencil became the perfect way for me to bring those two loves together. My work is all about capturing soft texture, realistic detail, rich colour, and the quiet personality of each animal.
Inside Wildlife in Colour, I’ll guide you through the same step by step process I use in my own animal portraits. You’ll learn how to choose your materials, understand your reference, build gentle layers, create lifelike fur and feathers, and add the small finishing details that make your portrait feel polished, expressive, and full of life.
This course is designed to feel calm, clear, and beginner friendly, so you can build confidence with every pencil layer and create wildlife artwork you feel truly proud of.
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At the end of the course you will be able to:
Create Wildlife Portraits That Feel Alive
Learn how to capture the quiet personality of each animal you draw, from a playful otter to a wise owl or a majestic lion. You’ll study shapes, proportions, textures, and small expressive details so your portraits feel realistic, delicate, and full of character.
Build Confidence With Coloured Pencil
I will guide you through the core techniques of realistic animal portraiture, from sketching and choosing colours to building soft layers, creating fur and feathers, and refining details. With step by step guidance, you’ll develop a clear process you can return to no matter which animal you draw next.
Finish With Artwork You Feel Proud Of
Learn how to bring everything together with thoughtful colour choices, refined textures, expressive eyes, soft shadows, and final details. By the end of the course, you’ll understand how to create animal portraits that feel polished, lifelike, and truly your own.
Course Content
Step inside Wildlife in Colour and learn how to create realistic animal portraits in coloured pencil, at your own pace and with calm, step by step guidance.
Inside the course, you’ll get 9 modules, 15+ hours of lessons, and 70+ video classes, covering everything from materials, paper, references, sketching, colour selection, layering, fur, feathers, eyes, noses, textures, and final details.
You’ll also follow 5 full wildlife portrait studies from start to finish, including a cockatoo, lion, great horned owl, otter, and rainbow lorikeet, so you can see exactly how I build each portrait from the first layer to the final polish.
This course is beginner friendly and easy to follow, with the freedom to pause, rewind, and revisit each lesson whenever you need. By the end, you’ll have a clearer process, stronger coloured pencil skills, and the confidence to create animal portraits that feel soft, realistic, and full of life.
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Set Up Your Tools & Build Your Drawing Foundations
We’ll begin gently with a warm welcome to the course, then get you set up with the materials, papers, tools, lighting, posture, pencil grip, and pressure control you’ll need for coloured pencil animal portraits.
From there, we’ll move into the foundations of realistic drawing. You’ll learn how to choose a strong animal reference, break the face down into simple shapes, understand values, select colours, and start building smooth layers and gradients.
By the end of these first modules, you’ll have a clear starting process and the confidence to begin your wildlife portraits with more control, structure, and calmness from the very first layer.
Module 3 & 4
Understand Animal Textures & Begin Your First Study
In Module 3, we’ll focus on the details that make animal portraits feel realistic, starting with sketching, direction, and texture. You’ll learn how to create or transfer your drawing, understand fur and feather direction, and approach different textures like white fur, black fur, eyes, noses, and small facial details.
Then in Module 4, you’ll begin your first full wildlife study: a cockatoo portrait. I will guide you step by step through the eye, beak, soft white feathers, yellow crest, and final details, so you can see how the foundations come together in a real coloured pencil portrait.
By the end, you’ll understand how to read texture, follow direction, and start building an animal portrait with more confidence, patience, and control.
Module 5 & 6
Build Fur, Feathers & Expression With Two Wildlife Portraits
In Module 5, we’ll move into your lion portrait, where you’ll learn how to build realistic animal features with coloured pencil. I will guide you through the eyes, nose, muzzle, short fur, mane sections, and final touches, so you can understand how to create depth, warmth, and expression in a powerful wildlife subject.
Module 7 & 8
Complete Your Otter Portrait & Build Your Own Process
In Module 7, we’ll move into your otter portrait, where you’ll learn how to approach warm neutral tones, soft base layers, wet fur texture, expressive eyes, the nose, muzzle, whiskers, and delicate ceramic knife highlights. I will guide you step by step so you can understand how to create texture that feels soft, natural, and full of life.
Then in Module 8, we’ll bring everything together and help you feel more confident drawing beyond the course studies. You’ll learn how to approach any animal reference, choose colours with more clarity, simplify what to include, and build a repeatable process you can use in your own wildlife portraits.
By the end of these modules, you’ll feel more prepared to keep creating on your own, with a clearer process, stronger coloured pencil skills, and the confidence to bring future animal portraits to life.
Course Structure
Realistic wildlife portraits can feel intimidating at first, but inside Wildlife in Colour, I’ll make the process feel calm, clear, and completely approachable.
I’ll guide you through step-by-step Full HD video lessons, covering materials, sketching, colour choices, soft layers, fur, feathers, eyes, noses, and final details, all at a pace you can return to whenever you need.
You can pause, rewind, and revisit each lesson anytime, so there’s no pressure to get everything perfect the first time. I want you to have the space to practise, build confidence, and enjoy the process one gentle layer at a time.
And with lifetime access, you’ll always have my guidance waiting for you, so you can keep creating coloured pencil wildlife portraits that feel soft, realistic, expressive, and truly your own.
What's Included in the Course:
Start with the Essentials
Together, we’ll explore the tools, materials, and foundational techniques you need to begin. Learning a new skill starts with understanding your tools so you can create with confidence from day one.
Learn by Doing
Theory is just the beginning. Practice is where the magic happens! You’ll find exercises designed to spark inspiration and help you develop your own unique style. I’ll share insider tips to make your drawings stand out and shine.
Learn at Your Own Pace
Once you join, you’ll have lifetime access so you can revisit lessons anytime, anywhere. No deadlines, no pressure. Even five minutes a day can help you master even the trickiest techniques.
Flexibility
Whether you’re at home, on the train, or taking a break, the course is available on any device. Watch lessons whenever and wherever it suits you, because art fits into your life, not the other way around.
Student Community
Join a private community of artists just like you, passionate, curious, and eager to grow. Share ideas, swap tips, and cheer each other on as you progress. You’re not alone on this journey!
My Support
Need a hand? I’m with you every step of the way. Reach out and you’ll get my feedback and encouragement. Drawing can feel challenging, but you’re more than capable. Let’s do this together.
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Extra resources included for free when you join the course
My Colour Selection Guide
A simple guide to help you choose colours with more confidence and understand how I build realistic animal tones.
$27 - FREE!
Animal Texture Cheat Sheets
Quick reference sheets to help you approach different animal textures, from feathers to scales and smoother surfaces.
$27 - FREE!
Rainbow Lorikeet Bonus Study
A vibrant bonus portrait where you’ll practice bold colour layering, feather direction, and final details from start to finish.
$87 - FREE!
TWO OPTIONS TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS
Here you’ll find two ways to join Wildlife in Colour.
Both options include the full course, all bonuses, and lifetime access, so the only difference is how you prefer to pay.
You can choose a single payment or spread the cost across four monthly payments. The prices are shown in USD, but you can complete your purchase using any currency, as it will be converted automatically at checkout.
I can’t wait to help you start creating soft, realistic animal portraits in coloured pencil, one gentle layer at a time.
My Guarantee to Every Student
If you are not satisfied with the course for any reason, you have the right to obtain a full refund within the first 14 days. This is my guarantee to you. I want every student to feel confident about joining, so you can try the course without risk. Give it a try and experience the program first-hand!
