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How to depict dogs’ fur in pastel

Follow Rebecca de Mendonça step-by-step as she demonstrates how to depict the texture and form of dogs’ coats – and produce a study of an eye in detail.

How to paint pet portraits

Paul Talbot-Greaves offers some great advice for painting a pet using acrylics, with tips on lighting, background and how to obtain a good reference photo.

How to paint a still life of bluebells and wood anemones in watercolour

Follow Julie King step by step as she paints a delicate bunch of much-loved woodland flowers.

How to paint a contemporary bluebell with Helen Campbell

A step by step tutorial to painting a bluebell

On a knife’s edge. Paint a New York street scene with Mike Rollins

Take out your painting knives to create the illusion of a busy, detailed street scene in New York

How to paint crashing waves with Jenny Aitken

Jenny Aitken explains how to make your waves so realistic that viewers will imagine they can hear the sound of them crashing to the shore