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Sun, sky and sea

Susie Hodge talks to Brian Fleming, past winner of The Artist Award at the Royal Society of Marine Artists exhibition, about why he prefers gouache for his detailed paintings of human activity

Online art classes - the future of learning?

Sarah Edmonds brings her current series to a close with a look at e-learning and how artists can benefit from tuition as well as set up their own online courses

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Throughout the year, the Jackson’s team have been answering some of your most frequently asked questions about art materials on Painters Online. Here are some of the top questions from 2020.

Perspective - a point of view

Shirley Trevena explains her take on perspective and why you shouldn’t let the rules undermine your confidence

My favourite coloured pencils

Liz Seward is thrilled with the new Caran d’Ache Luminance 6901 Portrait Assortment of 20 colours as she uses them to demonstrate a portrait

The view of the front

Michelle Heron documents independent shops by painting their shop fronts in acrylics to create interesting and aesthetically unique scenes

How to apply watercolour washes

Nicholas Poullis continues his series on painting pure watercolour with a look at mastering watercolour techniques and how to apply them

OPEN Competitions, Exhibitions & Opportunities2021

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On your marks …

The work of Danny Byrne may be familiar to many of

How to capture a likeness in a portrait

A portrait can one be of the trickiest subjects to

Express yourself in graphite

Robert Dutton demonstrates how to create dramatic landscapes in the studio, working from a plein-air location drawing

Using liquid graphite

Robert Dutton demonstrates how to create an expressive landscape using liquid graphite

Using water-soluble coloured graphite

Traditionally, pure graphite - and charcoal - have

Cadmium-free oil colours you will love

Jenny Aitken puts the new Winsor & Newton Cadmium-Free Artists’ Oil Colour to the test. Her conclusion? She can’t tell the difference - the colours are just as vibrant and buttery as those of the cadmium versions she’s used

Portrait photographs and backgrounds

Ann Witheridge begins a new series in which she looks at how we can change our portraits into paintings, starting with advice on dealing with backgrounds and working from life and photographs

Fresh and fluid

Carole Griffin demonstrates how to paint roses in watercolour, keeping the colours fresh and lively

Watercolours: inks, pans or tubes?

Milly England compares the use and finish of watercolours in pan, tube and ink form to see which provides the most satisfactory result