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The tonal range of charcoal by Linda Birch

Linda Birch reveals why charcoal is invaluable for gaining an understanding of tone.

Top tips for learning to draw with Linda Birch

Linda Birch offers help and advice for anyone wanting to learn to draw.

How to draw and paint cats with Linda Birch

From amusing illustrations and working drawings to a portrait in oil, Linda Birch offers a variety of approaches to drawing and painting cats.

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The Big Draw - a climate of change by Linda Birch

Be inspired by this year’s The Big Draw festival theme as Linda Birch studies and records the plants and creatures she finds in her immediate surroundings.

Try Silverpoint - The Age-Old Method of Fine Line Drawing by Linda Birch

Linda Birch explains the age-old drawing method, silverpoint, as used by the Old Masters before the discovery of graphite.

Use acrylic paints to paint from black & white photographs

Linda Birch uses acrylics to produce paintings using black and white photographs

How to paint white on white - paint silver birches in the snow

Paint silver birch trees in the snow with Gwen Scott by compiling an ideas board, using masking fluid, mixing from just a handful of colours and applying wet-on-dry and wet-on-wet watercolour techniques.

What Shall I Paint in April?

From depicting young animals in barns and fields this spring to painting still lifes and landscapes from the warmth of your home, Linda Birch takes you through another month of inspiration and ideas.

How to paint white objects using oil or acrylic paints

Linda Birch looks at the tricky subject of how to paint white objects. Linda offers valuable advice on how to mix oil and acrylic paints to show the variety of shades needed for subjects where white is the predominant colour.