Welcome to StartArt, an occasional 'bookazine' providing the ideal introduction for complete beginners looking to learn how to draw and paint.
StartArt gives helpful advice about the materials you'll need, plus guidance in the form of easy-to-follow painting techniques and step-by-step demonstrations covering various media such as watercolours, pencils, pastels, oils and acrylics. The reassuring, no nonsense tuition is provided by experienced tutors, and with subjects such as ‘How to Paint a portrait of Your Dog’, ‘Drawing from a Photograph’ and ‘Paint a Simple Still Life in Oils’,
Start Art provides all you need to create your first painting.
Once you've mastered the demonstrations in StartArt, enjoy developing your work with our monthly, best-selling, learn-to-paint magazine,
Leisure Painter.
How to Draw a Portrait of Your Dog
Follow Susie Hodge's step-by-step demonstration using coloured pencils and capture the personality of a dog in a close-up portrait.
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