Welcome to the Step by Step Art website

On this website you will find articles covering a variety of art products. We also cover mediums such as coloured pencils, acrylic paints, graphite pencils and pastels as well as others. You can also find a selection of art tutorials, or if you are in the UK, come along to an art workshop run by the artist, Karen M Berisford. This website is regularly updated, as are our current articles to ensure we offer up to date information. There are new articles and tutorials added every three months, which is included in our latest newsletter. If you would like to join the mailing list, click the link below to join for free!

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Take a look at our articles page which offers a link to every available article on this website. We cover product reviews, art tutorials, personal recommendations, hints and tips. 

Art Workshops

Our art workshops run four times a year. Click the image above to find out more about this years. Each workshop has its own page, allowing you to find out more about it and you can also book a place via our online booking form. 

Mini Tutorials

Why not try out one of our mini tutorials. Both written and visual guides are given creating an easy to follow experience. You can find a colour chart and reference image provided on each page.

Step by Step Art Blog

Keep up with what's new on this website via the 'News blog'. All the latest articles, workshops and general art related news will be posted here as regularly as possible.

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About the SBS Founder

If you would like to find out more information about the artist & art tutor, Karen M Berisford, visit this page or visit Karen's official site at:
​www.karenmberisford.com

2020 Art Workshops

All 2020 Art Workshops have been rolled over to 2021*
*May be subject to change dependent on the Coronavirus situation at the time

Click to view our art workshops for 2021

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Latest articles from the summer newsletter 2020

Here are our latest articles. They include product reviews, recommendations, hints, tips and art tutorials. Click on any of the images below to visit the article of interest. You can find all our articles here.  There are between four and six articles, including mini tutorials, released every four months. These are all included in our newsletter including art workshops that are currently available. Our online articles will be updated from time to time, so do check back. You can see what other articles will be available in the future via our site map and if you wish to request a specific article please get in touch.
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DERWENT DRAWING

PRISMACOLOR NUPASTELS

AMPERSAND GESSOBORD

Derwent Drawing coloured pencils

These highly lightfast coloured pencils are rich and earthy. The soft, creamy texture and the extra wide colour strip are a big help when you’re trying to build up dense fur or feathers in your drawings of animals. Read our article.

Prismacolor Premier NuPastels

Prismacolor Premier NuPastels feature rich, creamy pigments that allow for easy blending and shading. Perfect for creating illustrations or drawings, these pastels can be sharpened to a fine point for detailed work or dulled for full coverage. Find out more.

Ampersand Gessobord

The superior quality acrylic gesso ground does not dull colours and the lightly sanded surface provides exceptional brush control. This makes Gessobord the perfect art panel for all painting styles with oil paints, acrylics and mixed media.
​Read our article.

COLOURED PENCIL TUTORIAL - PEACOCK FEATHER

BOCKINGFORD WATERCOLOUR (NOT) TINTS

CARAN DACHE LUMINANCE - NEW COLOURS!

Mini Tutorial - Peacock feather in coloured pencils

In this tutorial, I show you how to create a Peacock feather using coloured pencils. Learn how to build up the base layers and achieve realism with the application of the finer details. An additional tip shows you how to give your feather a bit of sparkle. Click to view.

Bockingford (NOT) watercolor tints paper

A tinted watercolour paper in 5 colours, suitable for pastels, pencils, acrylics. When trialled with coloured pencils, this toothy paper grabs the pigment extremely well and allows for extensive blending, erasing and layering. Click to read more via our blog...

Caran d'Ache Luminance - 24 new colours!
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For anyone who uses the Caran d'Ache Luminance pencils, the company has released 24 new colours. You can buy individual pencils or purchase a box set of 20 called the 'Portrait assortment' Click to read our blog about these new colours.

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Articles from the spring newsletter 2020

CARAN D’ACHE MUSEUM AQUARELLE

ST CUTHBERT’S SOMERSET PAPER

ACRYLIC TUTORIAL - PINK ORCHID

COLOURED PENCIL TUTORIAL - GLASS JAR

Have you tried waterbased pencils before? The Museum Aquarelle pencils by Caran d'Ache are highly light fast which make them a great addition to any pencil collection. 

Looking for an acid-free & archival tonal paper? This paper is available in three textures and eight colours which include black. Click the image to read the article. 

Learn how to paint a pink orchid, using techniques that will help achieve impressive effects. There is also a section about applying layers to reference images.

You only need 5 colours to create this 3-D drawing. This tutorial explains the importance of shading and blending and how this can improve your artistic capabilities in future work.
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