Watercolour
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.
How to Mix Colours for Your Watercolour Painting Using Burnt Umber by Tony Paul
Tony Paul continues his series showing you how to mix paints with the colours you find in your watercolour palette. This month he shows how many colours can be made using burnt umber.
How to Paint Skies in Watercolour with John Mitchell
In this extract from an article entitled Panoramic Skies, John Mitchell explains the relative merits of various media for painting skies.
How to Keep Your Watercolour Paintings Spontaneous
Keep your paintings fresh and lively with the help of some advice from Gerald Green
How to use masking fluid for watercolour painting
Easy to follow advice on using masking fluid in your watercolour paintings, includes a step-by-step guide, using masking fluid in broad sweeps, to paint a bird in watercolour.
Low-Cost Watercolour Materials
Tony Slater looks at how to gather basic watercolour materials without too much cost. Try them out with our step-by-step demonstration of how to paint a rural landscape.