Step-by-step everything you need to paint and create

WHETHER YOU’RE A PROFESSIONAL OR AN AMATEUR – or someone who’s picking up a paint brush for the first time – there are some obvious steps you can take to improve what you do. You can practise every da

Anatomy, gesture and line quality are key aspects of figure drawing. Joshua Black ’ s advice will enhance your character work

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What’s a good starting point for painting from life – an entry-level challenge? Painting a plaster cast is a great way to start. They are useful to work with because they don’t move and there are no c

I mused over this article, wondering how worthwhile it is when there are no steps showing the progress of the paintings. Then I remembered, especially with mixed media, the process is evident in the f

My father wasn’t an artist, but he did life drawing for fun. His pastels and drawings from friends were all over the house, and sometimes, I would go and draw from the figure as a young kid. Like most