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Painting the London Underground with John Lidzey
Looking for new sources of subject matter for his paintings in watercolour, John goes underground and finds today’s travellers in settings of bright lights and colours.
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Paint a dog portrait with Catherine Ingleby
Catherine Ingleby shares a timelapse video to accompany her dog portrait painting article in the June 2022 issue of The Artist.
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Enjoy incredible colour with Derwent's Chromaflow pencils
Milly England puts Chromaflow’s brilliant colours through their paces as she produces a piece of new artwork

Rediscover the classic Frazer Price Palette Box
Tim Fisher puts an updated classic through its paces and comes up smiling. Back after 30 years, find out how the Frazer Price Palette Box makes its mark on Tim’s sketching style.

Strathmore 500 Series Watercolour Papers
Haidee-Jo Summers tests the Strathmore 500 Series watercolour papers.
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