NNEEWW!! 132 pages of expert tips to take your art to the next level COLLECTION Volume 4 15 BRUSH SKILLS Depth & detail in pastels Achieve realism with this delicate medium Pro secrets Master new Step-by-step tutorials skills Essential guides from artists to improve your work ln a o t i it g i d i D E VOLUME 4 SECOND REVISED EDITION UnPcaovienrt tg hlreiek ateetec shttnh piqeaui nmetse roasfs htisetorrsy’s Findy oouuWrt whooawtrek troc wo aldoitduhr ds i miwnietkhn siniokn to CToapm ptoipttsuio trnoe icn rm yeoaouterv asec semennesesen otf Welcome to COLLECTION Creating a piece of art is a rewarding, challenging and very personal endeavour – the Paint & Draw Collection Volume 4 is here to take you through that journey from start to finish. Art is subjective, and many artists tend to stick to one medium. Whether you are interested in oil painting, watercolours, pencil sketching or pastel work, there’s something for you. From quick, bitesized tips to in-depth tutorials that will guide you from initial sketch to finished piece, learn how to develop your skills and produce your best work yet. Over the following pages, find out how to re-create the artistic style and approach of Old Masters like Caravaggio and Turner, and discover how to bring your wildlife paintings to life. Elsewhere, read up on the techniques you need todepict various weather in pastels, and discover how to perfect your life-drawing skills. 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Bitesize tips Improve your 26 Capture movement in skills with these watercolour quick tips Alex Egan uses the lightest touch to give depth to a scene featuring koi carp 32 Simple tips for a line and wash Robert Newcombe demonstrates how to paint a quintessential country scene in watercolour 32 38 Find beauty in a fading flower Julia Trickey creates a translucent watercolour featuring minute detail Combine watercolour 44 Paint a mischievous hare with ink Hannah Dale shares her process for 44 bringing a hare on the run to life 50 Create a painted scene Paint wildlife from sketches in watercolour Liam O’Farrell takes you through a pencil and watercolour workshop based on sketches 54 The art of coloured pencils Follow Steven Hughes as he shares his process for creating texture in pencil 60 Build organic texture Eugenia Hauss guides you through creating natural texture using ink liner and a brush pen 66 Drawing and shading a figure Chris Legaspi teaches the basic skills you need to draw and shade a figure in 20 minutes 72 Depict the body Learn to observe the figure in life-drawing classes, says Lancelot Richardson 80 Use a limited palette to create harmony David Farren shares how to mix acrylics to create a sense of continuity 6 94 84 Create layers in acrylic Melanie Tong demonstrates how Depict to make depth in a seascape weather 88 C over! Texture, character in pastel a nd colour Rebecca de Mendonça captures the energy 100 of a beautiful Arabian horse in pastels 94 W eather effects in pastel Use Nel Whatmore invites you to explore coloured paper the beauty of weather with pastels 100 U se colour paper for landscapes Rebecca de Mendonça advises on what colour surface to use with your pastels 106 C olourful urban roofscapes Richard Rees explains his approach to capturing complex urban scenes in oil pastels 114 P aint like Caravaggio Follow Rob Lunn as he guides you through the painting process of the rebellious 17th century master 120 1 5 brush skills to try today Tom Brown reveals how you can connect with your audience through various brush techniques 126 A bstract, textured backgrounds in oil Experimental brackdrops can make your subject come alive, explains Scott Burdick 132 P aint a seasonal still-life in layers Using a traditional technique, Rob Lunn adds depth and drama to still-life composition 138 138 P aint like Turner Want to achieve a Turner-esque Paint seascape full of movement and glow? like Turner Sarah Jane Brown shows you how 7 Bitesize 8 Quick tips Bi te size Whether you have half an hour or an afternoon to spare, follow these quick, simple and fun tips and start experimenting with your art today! Use paper collage for Follow these steps... 1 fresh ideas as you work 1On a 12x12in canvas I start the piece without a clear idea of what it will be. CREATING a painting without a plan can With PVA glue, I apply some torn papers be scary at first but it can completely and add acrylic, letting the paint drip and transform your art. Combining paper enjoying the process. I like the area of light collage with acrylic and working without green in the centre of the canvas and decide a plan is exciting, fun and very creative. I early on that it’s a window. have a vast collection of different papers, whether it’s old magazines or beautiful 2 handmade Japanese papers, and the papers often give me ideas as I work. 2The window starts to take shape and I SYLVIA PAUL build up a landscape beyond. The Essex, UK textured paper looks a bit like a tree Sylvia’s work has featured in many shows including at the just outside, so I add some leaf shapes. I RA Summer Exhibition. She found some decorative paper that’s perfect has also exhibited in Japan. for the interior walls and part of a doily in the www.sylviapaul.com front to suggest a table. A small piece from a magazine is torn in a jug shape. Make a personal 3I add a small plant on the 3 paper collection windowsill using a piece When on holiday, collect tickets, maps, of book cover and newspapers and anything unusual. Charity combine decorative paper and shops are great for old maps, books and text from a magazine for the jug stamps. Ask family and friends to donate of flowers. I continue to layer any treasures that might be otherwise with paint and paper, adjusting thrown away. tones to create depth. As I search for the right pieces, I’m open to ideas and can try things out before sticking them down. 9 Bitesize Make your own canvas Follow these steps... boards at home and save money 1 2 MAKING your own canvas boards is fun, quick and saves you money. It also gives you a superior product and the flexibility to create whatever size or shape you need for any given project. You don’t need any specialist skills or tools and you can pick up everything you need on any 1To start making your own canvas boards 2Check you’re working from a good good high street. you will need 3mm MDF, a metal ruler, a corner on your sheet of 3mm MDF and pencil, some form of utility knife, canvas measure up the desired dimensions of material, sandpaper, primer, a priming brush your board. Once marked up you can cut the ROB LUNN and a cutting mat. A good right angle is a board with the knife, using the metal ruler as Bath, UK handy tool for checking your corners are 90 a guide. Start lightly and let your knife do the Rob is a self-taught painter, degrees, but it isn’t essential as long as you work. It will take a few runs to cut through and loves to paint in oils. His influences are Vincent van take care with your measuring. the board. Take care, fingers don’t grow back! Gogh, Caravaggio and Ilya Repin. He has taught art 3 4 workshops since 2012. www.roblunn.co.uk 3Once you’ve sanded down the cut 4Paint another coat of primer on the edges (do this outside and wear a mask canvas and allow it to dry thoroughly. if possible as MDF dust is nasty), you’re Repeat this process a few times to ready to paint a coat of primer on the front of create a really solid surface, depending on your panel. Take your canvas and apply to the how much of the weave you want to retain. wet primer and press firmly. Take care to line Once completely dry, flip the board over and up the weave of the material so it runs trim the excess canvas to finish your perpendicular to the edges of the board. hand-crafted canvas board. Strip off and go naked! Painting onto a smooth board can give great results too, so you don’t even need to add the canvas to the board. Follow steps 1 and 2 then just prime the board a few times, giving it a light sanding between coats. Enjoy your new canvas board and think of all the other great shapes and sizes you can make quickly and easily for any project that springs to mind! 10