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Try Your Hand at Sun, Sea and Sand

Former SAA (Society for All Artists) president Jeremy Ford demonstrates the steps taken to create a stunning sunset in pastel.   He is  using Pastelmat white paper for this demonstration.  Jeremy says:  "Pastelmat is an excellent robust acid-free pastel

Perfect Penguins

The Lunch Queue by Fiona Peart

In this step by step demonstration, Fiona Peart creates wonderful watercolour washes to capture these rather proud looking penguins.  Fiona says: "I like to use a limited palette for most of my paintings, as I find this leads to a more luminous result and avoids muddy colour mixes".

Creating a haze effect with artist Jerry Yarnell

In the following video, Jerry Yarnell demonstrates a hazy effect with this acrylic landscape painting.

How to paint glowing light

Richard Robinson demonstrates some of the basic principles behind painting a glowing light source (the sun in this case), based on outdoor painting observation taken through to a studio painting (oils).

Elements of a Still Life Painting

"Dust", oil painting by Sheldon Tapley

In this excerpt from Artists Magazine, Sheldon Tapley gives instruction on the elements of a still life painting as he creates the above painting in these step by step photos. He explains how he achieved the glassy surface on the dusty pitcher and the rough texture of the gourd.

How to Paint a Hill and a Tree

Robert Hagan, oil painting

In the following video demo, artist Robert Hagan gives us a quick guide on how to paint hills and trees with a pastry brush and oil paint on canvas.   This is a

How to Paint Clouds in a Blue Sky

Robert Hagan, oil painting

If you're a fan of loosely-painted romantic landscapes, you'll love these tips from Robert Hagan.    In this video he shows us how to paint fluffy clouds on a sunny day,