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Types of paint brushes for acrylic - an easy guide
Follow Jackie Garner’s easy guide to the best brushes for acrylic painting, and learn how to choose and care for acrylic paint brushes.
An introduction to acrylic painting: types of acrylic paint
Follow Robert Dutton’s introduction to acrylic painting for a close look at types of acrylic paint, along with advice on choosing the best acrylic paint and brushes to achieve your desired finish.
How to prepare MDF boards for oil painting
Dawn Jordan shares advice for painting MDF boards for oil painting
Our ultimate watercolour guide: how to get started with watercolour painting
Not sure where to start with watercolour painting? Let us help you learn how to watercolour with our collection of helpful guides from choosing the best watercolour paper and brushes, to painting a simple watercolour landscape.
Stretching watercolour paper: a step-by-step demonstration
Learn how to stretch watercolour paper with this simple demonstration, along with helpful tips and advice of how to overcome problems when stretching watercolour paper.
Watercolour brushes: how to choose the right paint brush
Learn about the types of watercolour brushes, how to choose a paint brush, how to clean paint brushes and much more, in this watercolour brush guide by Tony Paul.