A beginner’s guide to oils

Painting a street scene in acrylics can be tricky, as you contend with rapid drying times and trying to capture too much detail. If your pictures look flat or confused, try to remember that acrylic su

I once painted at a local primary school to demonstrate how an artist works. One little girl, aged eight, watched me, glued to my side Towards the end, she said: “I get it. First you do it all roughly

DRAWING IS GENERALLY where your practical artistic journey begins. A pencil or pen and a sheet of paper is all you need to doodle away. Outlines clarify information, making it easy to access the infor

I want to pass on my expressive approach to painting still lifes from observation using mixed media. I find this way of working freeing and fun. When a painting is started with an attitude of freedom

George Dent explains how a layered approach to weathering has given a pair of Rapido’s excellent BR Fish vans a suitably lived-in appearance.

Personal taste in art is highly individual. It is often determined by populism, monetary value, point in time and trend. It is also conditional to subject matter, medium, style, colour, mood, detail,