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How to Paint Abstracts from Photographs with Tim Fisher
Tim Fisher shows how focusing on shape and colour can spark your imagination to paint something new.
How to use acrylics like oils with Paul Talbot-Greaves
Paul Talbot Greaves explains why acrylics are such a wonderfully versatile medium.
How to prepare your canvas and how to paint cows with Tony Williams
Tony Williams reveals his method for getting started on an oil painting, and shows how it can help you to preview your work.
Improve your drawing skills with Mark Beaven
Mark Beaven shows how to choose the right drawing equipment and gives tips on drawing techniques and on achieving accuracy in your drawing.
How to Use Artists' Primers and Grounds with Tim Fisher
Tim Fisher explains how to use Primers and Grounds in simple terms.
How to Sketch the Coast in Charcoal and Crayon with Ray Balkwill
In this extract from the first of a 2-part series, Ray Balkwill suggests ways of exploring the subject of the coast with a sketchbook.
How to paint a tree using acrylic paints with Terry Harrison
Terry Harrison offers tips on how to paint a simple tree in acrylics
How to draw a dog in coloured pencil with Susie Hodge
Follow Susie Hodge's step-by-step demonstration to draw a dog using coloured pencils.