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How to paint botanical arrangements

How to concentrate on observation and a delicate layering of coloured pencil to build up a perfect rendering of a simple fruit

How to Bring Drama to Your Paintings

Last month Christine Russell demonstrated how to bring more contrast and drama to your paintings through the use of colour and tone. Put the theory into practice this month with the help of this exotic-themed painting

How to Paint a Still Life with Flowers

How to paint a still life with flowers in oils with Molly Schmid

How to draw a tree stump in coloured pencil

If you enjoy depicting detail with your coloured pencils, you’ll enjoy this challenge by Gayle Mason to draw a weathered tree stump. Discover the colours and techniques needed for this step-by-step demonstration.

How to Paint Raindrops on a Leaf in Watercolour

Be inspired by the simple effect of raindrops on a leaf. Sarah Wood demonstrates step by step the painting of such detail using just four watercolours and white gouache.

How to Paint a Dalmation

Follow Jeanne Filler Scott, step-by-step, as she paints her Dalmation, Katie, using acrylics.