Top tips
Top tips
How to sketch wildlife in watercolour with Julia Cassels
Why would you choose watercolour for sketching and painting wildlife? Wildlife artist, Julia Cassels extols the virtues of her favourite medium.
How to paint Koi Carp in watercolour with Alison Fennell
Try simple, effective methods for painting with watercolour, by Alison Fennell. Practise wet-in-wet and wet-on-dry techniques
How to paint a red pepper using oil pastels
Using basic oil pastel techniques. learn to paint a red pepper with Tim Fisher.
How to Paint an Atmospheric Snow Scene with Alan Bickley
Alan Bickley shows how to paint an atmospheric snow scene in oils.
How to paint people and figures in watercolour townscapes by Jake Winkle
Jake Winkle offers advice on getting the correct perspective when painting townscapes and how best to include figures in your paintings.
Top techniques for painting riverside foliage in watercolour
What could be more iconic of a British summer landscape than a sunny river scene? Join Wendy Jelbert on a riverside stroll, as she tackles colour mixing for assorted foliage in this extract from the first in a new series.