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Start Art

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Tips and techniques for painting spring flowers in watercolour

Learn to paint spring flowers using watercolours with Paul Riley

Hints and tips for painting skies in acrylic

Follow these great hints and tips from Rosemary Hale on how to paint skies using acrylic paints.

How to Plan the Perfect Oil Palette by Martin Kinnear

Martin Kinnear shows how to choose the best selection of colours for your painting.

How to paint moving figures

Damian Callan shows how to draw and paint moving figures full of life and energy.

How to Paint Watercolour Towns and Cityscapes

Judi Whitton shows how to simplify the scene when painting a town or cityscape.

How to Paint Watercolours from Photographs

In this extract from Start Art 7, Henry W Dixon tells you how to transfer your photo with a computer and then offers a step-by-step demonstration to complete a still life in watercolours.