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Media
- Acrylic
- Mixed media
- Oil
- Other media
  - Charcoal
  - Digital art
  - Graphite
  - Ink
  - Printmaking
- Pastel
- Pencil
  - Coloured pencil
- Water mixable
- Watercolour
Subjects
- Animals
  - Birds
  - Insects
  - Pets
- Figures
- Landscapes
- Nature
  - Flowers
  - Trees
  - Weather
- Portraits
- Seascapes
  - Boats & harbours
- Seasons
  - Autumn
  - En plein air
  - Spring
  - Summer
  - Winter
- Still life
- Urban & buildings
  - Buildings
  - Urban
Tutorials & features
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How to paint cast shadows in acrylic: a step-by-step demonstration

Follow this simple demonstration by Jo Quigley to learn how to paint cast shadows in acrylic, along with some advice on why painting shadows is important.

How to paint figures in a sunlit swimming pool

Wendy Jelbert demonstrates how to draw and place four figures in a swimming pool, surrounded by rippling, sunlit water

Practical Problem Solver - Street Life by Gerald Green

Gerald Green advises on how to have street scenes that look lively – and not cluttered

Paint groups of people in oil with Rob Wareing

Rob Wareing paints a musical trio in oil paint. Demonstrating how to capture people in group situations in your paintings.

Sketchbook People by Albany Wiseman

If you can master depicting the figure you are quite capable of drawing anything, says Albany Wiseman

How to paint children at play with Jackie Simmonds

Practical problem solver - children at play