Welcome to the Step by Step Art website

On this site you will find lots of articles for Artists primarily covering the following mediums: Coloured Pencils, Acrylics, Graphite pencils and Pastels although not limited to. Take a look at some of our articles and reviews on art products, try one of our mini Art tutorials or see what Art Workshops are currently available.

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Artycles

Find Articles of interest on a plethora of Arty things including products, product comparisons, step by step tutorials and short video tutorials* (*not currently available)

1 Day Art Workshops

See what Workshops with tutor Karen M Berisford, are currently available this year. You can find out more information on each Workshop and book your place through the online booking form. 

Mini Tutorials

Why not try out one of our Mini tutorials. Each have Step by Step images with written explanations to help you along and we offer a colour chart if you are working with your own products. 

Step by Step Art Blog

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

Get In Touch

Have a question regarding a Workshop, an article or anything regarding the Step by Step Art website? Get in touch through this page.

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

  Art Workshops have now finished for 2019

A BIG thanks to everyone who attended the Coloured and Graphite pencil Workshops in 2019 - it was a pleasure  what a great bunch you were!

find out more about my Art Workshops

Latest Articles

The following articles include a selection of information and independent reviews on multiple mediums and art products - click on one of the images below to visit the page of interest. You can find even more on our 'ARTICLES' page and the site will continue to grow - see what other articles are coming via the SITE MAP - if you wish to request a specific article please let me know.
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Ghiant Transfer Spray
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The perfect way to transfer outlines offering less mess and wastage than carbon sheets. A popular product among artists. Find out how it compares.

Strathmore 500 Bristol plate
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For those artists that like to work on a very smooth paper, the archival Strathmore 500 plate surface may be just what you are looking for. See how it compares with Coloured & Graphite pencils.

Working with Textured paper
- with Coloured pencils

Are you a Coloured pencil artist thinking of trying the pencils on a textured paper? Need some help? Here are a few hints & tips to get you started. 

Berol Karisma Coloured Pencils

The Berol Karisma Coloured pencils were sadly discontinued in 2005 but are still loved by many pencil Artists. Take a read of what could be the most comprehensive article on the Internet about these pencils. 

Some of our other Articles 

Coloured pencil Checklist
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Compare Coloured pencil ranges with this checklist which includes information on availability, lightfast grading and my personal thoughts on each range.

The Art Business -'Commission Artist'

Are you thinking of stepping out into the Art Commission business and want some pointers and advice including how to price your Art. Read on.

Ampersand Bords
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Looking for a high quality canvas for your Art? Ampersand have a collection of boards available for Artists of all mediums from Paints to Scratchboard. 

Pencil Storage Rack
Handmade in the UK

If you have a lots of pencils and unable to find a suitable storage unit, this may be the answer. Holds upto 250 pencils/slim pens.

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Our 'Starting Out With...' Articles

Each Article offers help and advice to those just starting out with a new medium, and may include helpful information for Artists of all calibre . Click on any of the images below to read the article of interest or click the white button below to visit the Articles page for a full list.
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SOFT PASTELS

ACRYLIC PAINTS

COLOURED PENCILS

OILS

GRAPHITE PENCILS

THE ART BUSINESS - COMMISSIONS

Click here to view our full selection of articles

Step by Step Art Gift Vouchers

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"Being an Artist is not just about drawing a picture, it covers a wide range of Mediums and styles in many different ways - vibrant, highly detailed, simple, effective, thought provoking, breathtaking, exciting and some quite bizarre pieces of work but one thing with Art is that it is never boring!"

Artist & Art Tutor, Karen M Berisford

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