Techniques & Tips Search
British Plein Air Painters’ top tips for painting outdoors
Top artists from the British Plein Air Painters share their top tips for painting outdoors.
Painting a plein air seascape in acrylics
Get inspired to venture outdoors and try plein air painting with Shirley May, as she shares her painting process and advice, whilst painting a plein air seascape with acrylics
Painting Plein Air at the Ffestiniog Railway with Mark Buck
Mark Buck shares his process of plein air painting with a demostration at the Ffestiniog Railway Victorian Weekend.
Discover what you need to start painting en plein air
If you’re venturing outside of your studio for the first time and need some advice on watercolour plein air painting, this helpful guide contains a range of top tips on what supplies to take and more
Adventures en plein air with Adebanji Alade
Adebanji Alade’s paintings are full of bustling life. He explains how he overcomes the challenges of working on location to produce his energetic acrylic paintings.
How to overcome plein air landscape painting problems
A Variety of Painting Problems - Landscapes by William Dargie
Painting en plein air in Gozo with Thalia Stones
Thalia Stones shares her experiences of painting en plein air on the Mediterranean island of Gozo.
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 paint Christmas baubles
Learn how to paint shiny baubles, looking at light, shadows, reflections and highlights, in water-mixable oils
How to paint blossom in oils and acrylics
Loosen up your brushstrokes as you paint pink cherry blossom against a bright blue sky with Valérie Pirlot.
How to paint a bluebell wood in oils
Martin Taylor explains how to explore the colours of spring in oils as he paints a bluebell woodland scene en plein air.
How to use metallic and iridescent colours
Robert Dutton experiments with metallic and iridescent colours in pastel and acrylic inks and illustrates how they can enhance your potential for creative expression.