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How to Draw Features for Portraits

Learn the basics of portrait painting with Ros Ingram, as she offers advice for achieving a good likeness, with specific advice on how to draw the eyes, mouth and nose.

How to paint a portrait using egg tempera by Robin-Lee Hall

In this portrait painting demonstration, award-winning artist, Robin-Lee Hall, shows you how to paint a detailed portrait using egg tempera.

How to paint portraits in watercolour

Annelise Pio shows us how to paint a lively portrait of a girl in watercolour, a great introduction to portrait painting.

How to draw a portrait

Tom Robb suggests experimenting with different ways of capturing a sitter's likeness creating a portrait painting.

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Oil Painting in the Garden with David Curtis

David Curtis describes how he raced against the light and the heat as made an alla-prima contre-jour oil painting of a picturesque corner of his garden.

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How to draw a cat in coloured pencil

John Stansfield shows how to draw a portrait of Poppy the cat using a variety of coloured pencil techniques.

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How to draw a rottweiler puppy

Follow Lucy Swinburne step-by-step and learn how to draw an adorable puppy using pastel pencils.

How to paint red roses in a silver bowl

Sandra Corpora experiments with her collection of red oil paints in preparation for a still-life painting of red roses in a silver bowl, and includes her top tips for exploring colour .

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How to paint a white chicken

Try imaginative techniques with Chinese ink, salt and watercolour to paint a lively portrait of a white chicken with Kerry Bennett.

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How to paint rain and reflections with Adebanji Alade

Adebanji Alade reveals his methods for depicting realistic reflections in urban scenes in oils.

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How to paint a dog in eight easy-to-follow steps

Rosalind Jelbert-Ingram shows how to paint a characterful portrait of Carman in eight steps

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How to paint monochrome studies

Use monochrome to help understand the importance of tone in your portraits.

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