Grey is a very popular colour at the moment, particularly in home decor. To the point where some have named it ‘greige’ (a combination of ‘beige’ and...
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Colour theory often baffled me in the past because of its complexity. There were some things about it I just didn’t ‘get’. But every art and craft...
Brown is a neutral colour. But how do you mix it with paint? Using basic colour theory, you can mix brown without using black.
Tone and contrast can be created in different ways. I show the stages of creating tone and contrast in a drawing with a quick demonstration using...
The easiest way to draw a bee, is to focus on creating some very simple shapes and getting the proportions right.
Mark making is a very easy way to start drawing. You can use pencils, pens, ink, brushes, charcoal, even feathers!
5 background ideas for your sketchbook or art journal. Add a drawing, photographs or text on top.
Join us at Rushden Lakes, Northamptonshire. Aimed at absolute beginners, the course allows a more playful approach to painting and drawing.
Using a paper bag to make the cover of your sketchbook / art journal / junk journal is a very easy papercraft recycling project. Here's how.
In this edited version of a live talk, I show how to make a flower from tissue paper and a pipe cleaner.
Make a paper rose that doesn't cost the earth. Learn how to make a rose in less than ten minutes from paper destined for the recycling bin.
Inspiration can come from the most surprising of places. In this edited version of a live talk, I share five ways I find inspiration to draw.