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Watercolour basics: a guide to watercolour supplies and techniques

Discover watercolour techniques and the watercolour materials you'll need to start watercolour painting, with our easy guide to watercolour basics.

How to use masking fluid in watercolour painting

Discover Tony Paul's top tips on how to use masking fluid in watercolour painting, including a tutorial on using masking fluid to paint a bird in watercolour.

Watercolour paper: how to choose the best paper for you

Learn how to choose the right watercolour paper for your next painting with this ultimate guide to watercolour paper.

The tonal range of charcoal by Linda Birch

Linda Birch reveals why charcoal is invaluable for gaining an understanding of tone.

How to draw with inks by David Parfitt

Develop confident mark making and master tone by drawing in monochrome using ink, with David A Parfitt

How to make your own charcoal with Tony Swaby

Tony shares his tried and tested method for making charcoal.