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Landscape colours

Bob Rudd reveals the techniques he uses to achieve the intensity of colour in his vibrant watercolour landscapes

A prodigious talent

Up-and-coming young artist Kieron Williamson, whose paint-handling skills have made him a phenomenally successful artist, demonstrates a watercolour painting of a farming scene

How to drive effective sales in the digital domain – social media

Building on last month’s article on why artists should embrace the internet, Mark David Hatwood explains why social media are vital for successful outcomes

Charles Williams’ musings GRANTS

Some years ago I watched a documentary about one of

Tonal impressionism

Amanda Hyatt introduces her Five Steps to Watercolour in the first of a new six-part series in which she shares some of her techniques and ideas on how to see and paint what is in front of you

Going grisaille

Jo Quigley explains why painting in grisaille is something you should consider, and demonstrates how to use this technique to make a grisaille painting in acrylic

Portrait drawing

Ann Witheridge continues her new series by explaining which elements are crucial to a successful likeness and how to achieve them, while Archie Wardlaw demonstrates how to put it all into practice in charcoal

Landscape textures in watercolour

Ann Blockley looks at some of the features of a rural landscape that tell a story or act as a focal point, and shows you how to achieve these textures in your painting

How to use complementary colours

By focusing on strong complementary colours you can achieve vibrant results, as Marie Antoniou demonstrates with a lively painting of flowers in acrylic

A great base for watercolour

Deborah Walker explains why Winsor & Newton Professional Water Colour paper ‘gives the artist every chance of success’

The power of pen and wash

Innovative, dynamic and illustrative is how Paul Riley describes this combination of media. He reveals his techniques as he makes three short demonstration paintings

Water-mixable oils alla-prima

Paul Weaver discovers an abundance of exciting subject matter where land meets the sea and finds water-mixable oils a versatile medium with which to go exploring

The perfect media for a plein-air impression

In the second part of her series, Julie Collins looks more closely at using watercolour and ink for sketches and studies of foliage, trees and winter landscapes, with simple exercises and tips

Bring your portraits to life

Will Teather, who enjoys the immediacy of working from a live model demonstrates a portrait in acrylics, painted from life

Paint daffodils in watercolour

Paul Talbot-Greaves begins a new monthly series in which he demonstrates how to interpret a variety of painting subjects in just three main parts

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