Art
Artists & Illustrators
Street Life
Artist Wil Freeborn Talks You Through How He Used Watercolour Pencils for the First Time to Create This Charming Urban Scene
2 min |
Summer 2017
Artists & Illustrators
3 Add Other Media
In The Third Part Of Her Series, Kate Osborne Encourages You To Try Gouache And Other Materials In Your Paintings To Develop Your Own Vocabulary Of Marks
3 min |
Summer 2017
Artists & Illustrators
The Working Artist
Is maintaining a social media presence worthwhile? LAURA BOSWELL thinks so. Here she offers her tips
1 min |
March 2018
Artists & Illustrators
10 Minutes With… Jackie Morris
The wonderful illustrator on her passion for painting the natural world and bestselling new book.
3 min |
March 2018
Artists & Illustrators
Pick The Right Paint
Artist HASHIM AKIB explains the pros and cons of different acrylics
2 min |
March 2018
Artists & Illustrators
Fresh Paint
Inspiring new art works, straight off the easel
5 min |
July 2017
Artists & Illustrators
Mix It Up
Oil painter Adele Wagstaff guides you through mixing a colour palet te to create perfect flesh tones
4 min |
July 2017
Artists & Illustrators
Laura Night
Natalie Milner Delves Into The Life Of This Remarkable Painter Who Broke Boundaries For Female Artists
2 min |
July 2017
Artists & Illustrators
Wrestling With The Surreal
JIM MOIR IS BETTER KNOWN AS COMEDIAN VIC REEVES, BUT RECENT ARTISTIC OUTINGS REVEAL A MULTI-TALENTED MAN WITH AN ENDLESSLY CREATIVE MIND. SALLY HALES AND NATALIE MILNER ASKED HIM HOW AND WHY HE PAINTS
2 min |
November 2017
Artists & Illustrators
Full-Colour Painting
ARTIST AND TUTOR JULIETTE ARISTIDES CONTINUES HER EXPLORATION OF KEY ART SKILLS TO EXPLAIN HOW PAINTERS CAN KEEP COLOURS BRIGHT AND LUMINOUS ON THE CANVAS.
2 min |
November 2017
Artists & Illustrators
The Working Artist
As LAURA BOSWELL knows, it’s never too late to start making art. Here, she shares her inspiring success story
2 min |
June 2018
Artists & Illustrators
Emma Hopkins
NATALIE MILNER asks the self-taught artist and youngest member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters why she loves painting the human form
4 min |
June 2018
Artists & Illustrators
Fresh Paint
Inspiring New Artworks, Straight Off the Easel.
5 min |
January 2017
Artists & Illustrators
Painting Animals With Expression
Dutch Artist Marjolein Kruijt Answers Your Queries on How to Create Animal Portraits With a Difference.
4 min |
January 2017
Artists & Illustrators
Jan Van Eyck
GILL HART INVESTIGATES THE LASTING LEGACY OF THIS 15TH-CENTURY FLEMISH PAINTER.
1 min |
October 2017
Artists & Illustrators
The Tools Of The Trade
IN THE FINAL PART OF HER SERIES, PAINTING TUTOR ANN WITHERIDGE EXPLORES HOW A KNOWLEDGE OF MATERIALS CAN ENHANCE YOUR WORK
4 min |
October 2017
Artists & Illustrators
Egg Tempera
LANDSCAPE ARTIST JAMES LYNCH REVEALS HIS TECHNIQUES FOR USING THIS COMPLEX MEDIUM TO CREATE LUMINOUS PAINTINGS.
3 min |
October 2017
Artists & Illustrators
Jill Leman
RECENTLY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL WATERCOLOUR SOCIETY – THE FIRST WOMAN TO HOLD THE POSITION – WE FIND OUT HOW SHE BALANCES PAINTING AND LEADERSHIP.
3 min |
October 2017
artists & illustrators
anthony green
the royal academician speaks to katie mccabe about painting his life story, and explains why he’s never afraid to be a little sentimental.
4 min |
february 2017
Artists & Illustrators
Chart Your Own Course
Feeling Inspired to Get Outdoors and Go en Plein Air? Alice Wright Rounds Up Some Amazing Courses and Festivals Around the Country and Beyond Which Will Set You on the Right Painting Path
3 min |
June 2017
Artists & Illustrators
Reflection & Movement
With this serene watercolour of a swan, ROB DUDLEY explains how you can capture the beauty and energy of the natural world
3 min |
July 2018
Artists & Illustrators
Talking Techniques The Outside World
Artist ANDREW ROBERTS tells NATALIE MILNER about his love of paint and showing art with his heroes
4 min |
July 2018
Artists & Illustrators
10 Minutes With Angie Lewin
The painter, printmaker and co-founder of St Jude’s prints reveals to NATALIE MILNER how nature’s understated beauty inspires her art
4 min |
July 2018
Artists & Illustrators
Abstract Expressionism
Create a bright, gestural abstract landscape in the style of the 1950s American Avant-Garde with a lit tle help from Dorset painter
3 min |
September 2016
Artists & Illustrators
Form Painting
Founder of the Aristides Atelier at the gage academy of art in seattle, Juliette Aristides explains how you can capture form in the style of the old masters
4 min |
September 2016
Artists & Illustrators
Paint Like Potter
Learn to capture Beatrix Potter’s animated painting style with Matthew Jeanes’ playful homage to the great British Illustrator
4 min |
September 2016
Artists & Illustrators
Pen & Ink... On The Go
Former editor of artists & illustrators magazine and urban sketcher James Hobbs shows you how to use pen and ink on the move
4 min |
September 2016
Artists & Illustrators
Sophie Walbeoffe
The travel artist reveals her fascinating techniques and recounts her adventures while painting the landscapes of africa and the middle east ahead of her latest solo show.
4 min |
May 2017
Artists & Illustrators
Learn From…The Summer's Best Shows
Don’t just admire great art from a distance this summer – read on to discover how you can pick up valuable lessons from eight of the UK’s blockbuster exhibitions
10 min |
Summer 2019
Artists & Illustrators
Alexandria Smith
The Royal College of Art’s newly-appointed Head of Painting talks to us about her transatlantic journey from art student to educator. Interview: RACHAEL FUNNELL
3 min |