Oil
Pack up your art equipment and go!
Amanda Cooper makes packing for a painting holiday into an art form (and without spending a fortune, too)
Paint a portrait using the transparent monochrome oil-painting technique
In the first of a new series, daughter of celebrated American artist Richard Schmid, Molly Schmid demonstrates a portrait using the transparent monochrome oil-painting technique
Paint expressive oil portraits
Expressive portraits are anything but a simple recording of a likeness, says Andrew James, ‘they are a fusion of skill and conviction – they display a richness of heightened sensations’ Follow Andrew's oil portrait painting demonstration…
How to Plan the Perfect Oil Palette by Martin Kinnear
Martin Kinnear shows how to choose the best selection of colours for your painting.
How to mix greens with Tony Paul
Tony Paul looks at the subject of how to mix greens and shows that it is far simpler than most of us imagine!
How to draw and paint flowers using oil paints
A practical guide on how to draw basic flower and foliage shapes, together with a step-by-step demonstration teaching you how to paint vibrant flowers in oils.