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Plein air painting techniques for capturing the essence of a scene

John Somerscales explains his sketching and painting techniques for capturing the essence of a scene, including plein-air painting tips and a step-by-step demonstration to paint Dunster Castle in watercolour.

How to Capture Light in Watercolour and Mixed Media

Artist Chris Forsey shows how he mixes watercolour with other media for maximum effect in this demonstration showing, step-by-step, how to paint teasels and willowherb through the mist on the river Stour

Basic Techniques of One-Stroke Flower Petal Painting

Taken from her new book - Essential Guide to Flower and Landscape Painting - Donna Dewberry shows how to use simple brush strokes to paint a variety of petal shapes for painting flowers.

Use Derwent Inktense Blocks to paint a red panda

Angela Gaughan experiments with the popular Inktense range, and paints a red panda step-by-step.

How to Paint with Pen, Ink and Watercolour by Claudia Nice

Claudia Nice shows how to use pen, ink and watercolour to paint every day items to place in landscapes, in this extract from her new book - Discover Your World in Pen and Ink

Tips for drawing freehand - how to draw a giraffe

Lucy Swinburne introduces a project challenging readers to try drawing a giraffe freehand from a photograph.