Following on from our video talking about which paper works best with watercolour markers, hereβs a little video of ways to actually use watercolour markers!
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Following on from our video talking about which paper works best with watercolour markers, hereβs a little video of ways to actually use watercolour markers!
01.08.2025 17:02 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Artists! In a world full of AI fakery, itβs up to you to be the real you to stand out. Be genuine. Be real. Just be you.
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Got a dried up tube of watercolour? Watch this!
30.07.2025 18:39 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A few ways to get an ethereal textural vibe in your watercolour painting.
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A few little in things in our shop that should make your visit to us an even better experience
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An interesting fact about brush sizes, every budding artist should know!
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Select your pen carefully if you want it underneath a watercolour painting.
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Is there a difference between traditional oil paint, water mixable oil paint, and acrylics?
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Daisies are a great way to practice reductive drawing!
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Have you tried permanent pen and watercolour?
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Would you be better using a tube, or a pan when watercolour painting?
Spoiler: it doesnβt matter.
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Itβs very hot here in the U.K. and getting hotter over the next two days. So here is how to draw a refreshing cold icy glass of water.
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Colour mixing and colour theory can be tricky to grasp at first π€£
27.06.2025 21:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0If you like the vintage style artwork of the 1930s-50s, try using gouache.
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We need as much joy, hope, love, and creativity as we can get. Share your artwork!
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Bubbles are so fun to paint, and soft pastels are the perfect medium to do it!
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Sunday night reset, with some artist affirmations to take you positively into the week ahead.
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Look after your natural hair brushes before they become someoneβs lunch!
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A beach scene in water mixable oil.
Using Seawhite of Brightonβs newest paint!
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A quick sketchbook tour!
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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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Each βlikeβ is one person telling you they live what you do! That should mean something.
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What is an angle shader brush, and how to you load and use it?
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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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There are many ways you can add highlights to a watercolour painting, and here are the most popular.
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Using a variety of green mixing can really help a painting come to life.
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Drawing cylindrical objects can be tricky, but hopefully this will help make it easier.
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How to load a rigger brush for watercolour painting
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Drawing a fox head in pencil
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This is a fun exercise, and the strength of the underpainting can make the objects appear deeper and further back underwater.
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