Top tips
Top tips
How to paint roses in a Cornish jug in oils with Helen Tarr
Paint a stunning still life of roses and agapanthus in a Cornish jug, step-by-step, in oils.
How to paint a botanical rose in watercolour with Julia Trickey
Award-winning botanical artist Julia Trickey demonstrates how to paint a faded rose in wet-in-wet watercolour layers
How to paint an eagle owl in watercolour with Kerry Bennett
Learn to draw and paint a portrait of an eagle owl, with Kerry Bennett.
Advice on submitting to open art competitions and exhibitions
Open competitions and exhibitions attract huge numbers of entries but, as Ian Sidaway advises, there are steps you can take that will increase the chances of your work being accepted and hung.
Top tips for sketching birds
Emma Price shares her top tips for sketching birds en plein air.
How to paint animals and birds in watercolour with Liz Chaderton
Liz Chaderton discusses a variety of techniques and approaches to painting bird and animal textures in watercolour.