Watercolour
Watercolour is a highly popular choice of medium for many artists and can be used to produce both soft and bold effects. Easy to mix and apply, you can build them up quickly with very little drying time in between. If you are new to watercolour painting, take a look at our ultimate guide for beginners, then get creative with wet-in-wet and wet-on-dry techniques and more with our great range of watercolour tips, techniques and demonstrations from top watercolour tutors.
Make the most of blues in your watercolour palette
Be inspired to paint blues with contrasting hot colours with Jean Haines
How draw and paint animals
How to achieve realistic texture and when drawing and painting animal hair and fur
How to paint a flamenco dancer
Follow Sue Bradley to paint a flamenco dancer in watercolour
How to paint a still life of bluebells and wood anemones in watercolour
Follow Julie King step by step as she paints a delicate bunch of much-loved woodland flowers.
How to paint a contemporary bluebell with Helen Campbell
A step by step tutorial to painting a bluebell
Many layered watercolour by Rosalind Forster
Rosalind Forster describes how she achieves a velvety effect with her paintings of floral still lifes