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The 3 Reasons Why You Can't Draw, (And What to Do About It)

The 3 Reasons Why You Can't Draw, (And What to Do About It)

Is it a lack of talent? Skill? Understanding how mental blocks can be holding your drawing back

How to Draw Perspective for Beginners

How to Draw Perspective for Beginners

Simple methods to be aware of when creating the illusion of depth in your drawings

How to Choose Watercolour Paper

How to Choose Watercolour Paper

Do you know your NOT from your Hot pressed?

The Rule of Thirds in Landscape Painting (video)

The Rule of Thirds in Landscape Painting (video)

A simple rule to ensure a balanced composition in your drawing

The Secret of Good Composition

The Secret of Good Composition

How variety is the key to creating interesting compositions

Are You Unwittingly Creating a Compositional Cardinal Sin?

Are You Unwittingly Creating a Compositional Cardinal Sin?

How to avoid a visual jarring in your drawings

Are You Making Any of These 7 Compositional Mistakes?

Are You Making Any of These 7 Compositional Mistakes?

How to avoid common issues when drawing still lifes

How to Instantly add Depth to Your Mountains in Landscapes

How to Instantly add Depth to Your Mountains in Landscapes

Learn how Da Vinci used science to create depth in his paintings

The Importance of Contrast in Painting

The Importance of Contrast in Painting

How learning to view your paintings as drawings can improve realism in your work

A Beginners Guide to Light & Shadow

A Beginners Guide to Light & Shadow

The key components of “Light Logic” to create the illusion of realism in your drawings

How to Shade a Drawing with Light & Shadow

How to Shade a Drawing with Light & Shadow

Step-by-step drawing demo, using a paper tortillion to create the illusion of form with graphite

How to Paint Light & Shadow in Acrylics

How to Paint Light & Shadow in Acrylics

This two-part tutorial looks at applying the principles of light and shadow to your paintings to improve the illusion of form and realism

Studying Holbein's Portrait Drawings: A Brief Encounter

Studying Holbein's Portrait Drawings: A Brief Encounter

Exhibition review of a selection of Hans Holbein portraits

A Daily Dose of Painting Courage (And Overcoming Masterpiece Anxiety)

A Daily Dose of Painting Courage (And Overcoming Masterpiece Anxiety)

How to bring spontaneity back into your studio and paint daily. The idea is simple: do a quick small study of something you already have lying around the house, try a new technique, colour palette and subject with no expectation. Just thoroughly engage in the process.

Sketching

Urban Sketch for Beginners - Ink & Watercolour Garden Sketch

Urban Sketch for Beginners - Ink & Watercolour Garden Sketch

Series of sketches progressing from black pen to sepia ink, to watercolour study

Urban Sketch of a Bike with Pen & Ink

Urban Sketch of a Bike with Pen & Ink

This video tutorial looks at using different thicknesses of pens to create variety in your sketches and illustrates how important the shapes around the main subject can be

An Art Material Addicts Guide to becoming a Minimalist Sketcher

An Art Material Addicts Guide to becoming a Minimalist Sketcher

My Top #4 pen combination sets that I use out on location

Inspiration, Impressionism and the Power of Environment

Inspiration, Impressionism and the Power of Environment

How a change in your environment can greatly influence the style and subject of your paintings, with a step-by-step watercolour marker garden sketch

Landscape Sketching in the Highlands

Landscape Sketching in the Highlands

Techniques for sketching landscapes on location with pen and wash

Painting, Pasties & Padstow - A Cornish Painting Trip

Painting, Pasties & Padstow - A Cornish Painting Trip

A painting trip around the Cornish coast

Sketching Art Materials with Pen & Wash

Sketching Art Materials with Pen & Wash

A few little material sketches in pen & wash you might like

Sketching the Light and Landscape in Venice

Sketching the Light and Landscape in Venice

 An inspirational sketching trip through the streets and canals of Venice

Pen & Ink Still Life Illustrations for a Beginner's Acrylic Book

Pen & Ink Still Life Illustrations for a Beginner's Acrylic Book

Pen and Ink illustrations for a new beginner’s acrylic project book

New Horizons and Coastlines to Explore with an Art Studio move to the Sea!

New Horizons and Coastlines to Explore with an Art Studio move to the Sea!

New horizons and coastlines to explore with a new art studio move to the sea!

How to Use Notan Design to Create Compelling Compositions in your Paintings

How to Use Notan Design to Create Compelling Compositions in your Paintings

What are Notan Drawings? and how can they help your painting compositions.

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