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Watercolour

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Beginners’ guide to pencils and watercolour

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Life on the streets
Part 1 Follow tips and techniques to help you sketch and paint buildings in pastel, by Rebecca de Mendonça
Painting project
Part 1 How to simplify a busy scene from a photograph, with Colin Joyce
Painting project
Part 1 From how to photograph wildlife to tips and techniques on painting successfully from photographs, Paul Hopkinson introduces this month’s project
Painting project
Part 2 Paint a springtime landscape in watercolour, with Jem Bowden
Sand, pebbles and shells
Practise the wet-on-dry technique using just six colours to paint finds from the seashore, by Ian Pethers
Making marks
Part 1 Find out how a variety of different marks can bring life to your drawings, by Trudy Friend
Watercolour basics and beyond
Part 7 The direct method. David Webb demonstrates another technique to add to your watercolour repertoire
Weather report
Part 2 In the second of his six-part series, Tim Fisher demonstrates the painting of rain, puddles and reflections in acrylic
Perceptions in drawing
Seeing is key, says Steve Strode, as he takes you through ideas and inspiration for practising your drawing skills
The world in miniature
Part 2 Bill Mundy demonstrates how to paint a portrait in miniature
At the right time
Develop your painting skills as Elena Parashko takes you through the techniques needed to paint a seagull and a shoreline
Watercolour plus
Part 2 Practise painting watercolour on canvas by following this demonstration by Liz Chaderton
Painting the sea
Part 3 In the final part of her series, Linda Birch discusses colours and techniques for painting seascapes in oils
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