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Have you used a coloured underpainting in your acrylic art before? Which colour did you use? Have you tried raw sienna for a more vintage look?

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June 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Happy St David’s Day! Here are some arty words in Welsh. (Apologies if my accent is a bit ropey, and I get things wrong).
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March 1, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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If you struggle to get fine lines with a brush in watercolour, try this instead!
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February 7, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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This is an interesting way of creating softer edges, rather than having outlines when drawing.
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February 13, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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Using black paper with gouache is a great way to get darks in without painting them!
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May 6, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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Using a white wax crayon to seal small areas of watercolour is a great way to preserve colour quickly and easily.
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April 22, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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You may have just found your next favourite brush!

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May 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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A beach scene in water mixable oil.
Using Seawhite of Brighton’s newest paint!

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June 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Create a simple textured tree trunk. All you need is a graphite stick, 7B pencil, and a paper stump.
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May 8, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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Drawing glass marbles. This exercise really gets your observation skills going, as there is reflected light, shadow, and creating the spherical shape of a clear marble!
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April 18, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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Why not have a go at raindrops on a window? Drawing the droplets was took forever, but I wanted them to be realistic in shape, and not just made up as they’d probably all end up a similar shape. I enjoyed this process and how it turned out.
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March 24, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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Challenging myself to paint more loosely in watercolour was an enjoyable experience. I did have to really try hard not to fiddle, but I’m pleased with the results.
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March 23, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Barry is always asked how he gets such a uniform and flat colour with acrylic paint, this video should explain how. Brush wetness and paint quantity make a huge difference in how the paint lays on the surface.
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April 28, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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Having fun with clingfilm and watercolour. This time I made an abstract landscape. It’s really create if you’re in a creative lull and it opens so many new possibilities.
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February 18, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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Wet-in-Wet is a wonderful watercolour technique, but what exactly is it and how do you use it?
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April 11, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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I’m not sure today’s weather will allow for washing on the line, but if not, we can always paint it! A nice watercolour challenge using a very limited palette.
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March 28, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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An otter coming out of the water in acrylics.
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March 6, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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To make a sky glow, you need to get rid of all white paper, so the brightest area is the centre of the glow. Progressively get darker the furthest away from the brightest part. Works like a dream!
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March 5, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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Sketching an old barn in pencil

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May 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Daisies are a great way to practice reductive drawing!

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July 8, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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Layering colour washes in watercolour, is a simple way to create depth in a landscape. It also reduces the stress of colour mixing, as you only need to make the colour you want once, and then add varying amounts of water.
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January 22, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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Painting fluid but opaque lines in acrylics can be tricky. Often you end up with runny transparent paint, or thick opaque paint. Hopefully this may help you get the right consistency.
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February 19, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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Soft pastels are a great medium to work with, especially when combined with pastel pencils.
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April 26, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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It was so lovely to paint this iconic Welsh view of Anglesey!
Dw i’n wedi caru’r peintio’r llun o’r Tŵr Mawr yn Ynys Môn. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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June 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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I do love a limited palette! It brings so much harmony to a painting and is a great way to brush up your colour mixing skills.

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June 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM