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How to Mix Colours for Your Watercolour Painting Using Burnt Umber by Tony Paul

Tony Paul continues his series showing you how to mix paints with the colours you find in your watercolour palette. This month he shows how many colours can be made using burnt umber.

Questions and Answers on How to Use Art Mediums

Winsor & Newton's technical and painting adviser answers some frequently asked questions on how to use various art mediums.

How to mix greens

Tony Paul looks at the subject of how to mix greens and shows that it is far simpler than most of us imagine!

Improve your drawing skills with Mark Beaven

Mark Beaven shows how to choose the right drawing equipment and gives tips on drawing techniques and on achieving accuracy in your drawing.

How to Use Artists' Primers and Grounds with Tim Fisher

Tim Fisher explains how to use Primers and Grounds in simple terms.

How to Combine Art Media for Texture and Effect with Joanne Boon Thomas

Joanne Boon Thomas explains how experimenting with mixed media brings out a variety of effects and textures using the same subject for your painting. Including charcoal and felt-tip pen, soft pastel and watercolour, see the June 2009…