Top tips
Top tips
Develop your drawing skills with Trudy Friend
Find out how a variety of different marks can bring your drawings to life.
How to paint boats on the mouth of an estuary
Alan Bickley demonstrates a river scene with boats in oils.
Top tips for creating good composition in mixed media
Mike Bernard explains how he uses man-made shapes and straight lines, rather than natural objects, to create interesting compositions.
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
Sports art - how to paint sports figures in water-mixable oils
Paulette Farrell shares her methods for painting sporting figures in water-mixable oils.
Top tips for beating artist’s block
Andy Walker shares great ideas for overcoming painter’s block.