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As an artist and art tutor, I work with a selection of mediums. I often try out different art products and decided to share these findings on this website. These articles are updated from time to time, especially if I find more information that is useful. You can share an article on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or via an email by clicking any of the icons to the left of each page.
Please click on any sub-section below or if you are looking for something specific, the full list of Articles is at the bottom of this page.  ​

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Coloured Pencils

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All articles about Coloured Pencils can be found here which include:
​* Pencil Ranges
* Papers suited to Coloured Pencils
* Pencil Accessories
* Step by Step Tutorials for Coloured pencil Artists
​and more......

Graphite Pencils

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All articles about Graphite Pencils can be found here which include:
​* Pencil Ranges & Graphite mediums
* Papers suited to Graphite Pencils
* Pencil Accessories
* Step by Step Tutorials for Graphite pencil Artists
​and more......

Acrylic Paints

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All articles about Acrylic Paints can be found here which include:
​* Paint Ranges & Mediums
* Canvases & Papers suited to Acrylics
​* Brushes & Accessories
* Step by Step Tutorials for Acrylic Artists
​and more......

Water Based Art Products

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All articles about water based Art products can be found here which include:
​* Coloured pencils, Brush pens, Artisan Oils and more..
* Watercolour papers & canvas
* Accessories
* Step by Step Tutorials for Artists
​and more......

Soft Pastels

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All articles about Soft Pastels can be found here which include:
​* Soft Pastels, Pastel Pencil Ranges & Pastel  mediums
* Papers suited to Soft Pastels
* Pastel Accessories
* Step by Step Tutorials for Pastel Artists
​and more......

Papers & Supports

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All articles about Papers & Supports can be found here which include:
​* Papers suited to pencils
* Papers suited to Pastels
* Canvas & Papers for Acrylics
* Papers suited for many mediums
​* Product recommendations


Starting Out With....

Image of various Art mediums Coloured pencils, pastels, graphite pencil and acrylic paint
For those Artists picking up a new medium, here are our 'Starting Out With...' Articles which include:
​* ...Coloured Pencils    * ...Acrylics   
​* ...Graphite Pencils
​* ....Soft Pastels    * ...Oils
Also: Starting out in the Art Commission business

Art Accessories

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Helpful Articles on numerous Art Accessories that may help make your Art life easier with products such as:
​* Blenders for various mediums
* Pencil Sharpeners & How best to sharpen pencils
* Erasers, Indent Tools, Paint palettes etc.

Art Tutorials

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All our Step by Step Art Tutorials can be found on this page which include the following mediums:
​* Coloured Pencils Tutorials
* Graphite Pencils Tutorials
* Pastels Tutorials
* Acrylics Tutorials
**Video Tutorials will be added when available**

The Art Business

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For those Artists picking up a new medium, here are our Our Art Business Articles include:
* Starting out in the Art Commission business
* Copyright & Royalty Free Imagery
* Art Scams
​More will follow.....

Guest Artist Posts

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Articles written by other Artists for the Step by Step Art website
Welsh oil painter Chris Chalk
​'Starting out with Oils'
What do you need to start working with Oils? Chris explains the 3 things you need to get going!




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Coloured pencil brands Checklist
Starting Out With Coloured Pencils
Coloured Pencil Comparisons
Caran Dache Luminance
Caran d'Ache Luminance 24 new colours - Blog
Caran d'Ache Luminance 24 new colours - Blog
Caran d'Ache Museum Aquarelle water soluble pencils
Derwent Coloursoft
Derwent Drawing coloured pencils
Derwent Lightfast Coloured Pencils
Derwent Procolour Pencils
Berol Karisma Coloured pencils
Prismacolor Premier
WH Smith Coloured pencils
Van Gogh Coloured pencils
Derwent Inktense pencils
Blenders & Burnishers
Derwent Graphitint Watercolour pencils
Derwent Graphic Pencils
Starting Out With Graphite Pencils
Derwent Onyx Graphite Pencils
Sharpening Pencils
Starting out with acrylics
Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic Paints
Clairfontaine Pastelmat
Starting Out With Soft Pastels
Unison Soft Pastels
Faber Castell PITT Pastel Pencils
Stabilo CarbOthello Pastels Pencils
Starting Out With Oils
Ampersand Bords
SAA Hot Pressed Watercolour Trial papers
Art Spectrum Colourfix
Bockingford Hot Pressed Watercolour paper
Bockingford watercolor NOT tints paper - blog
Strathmore 500 Bristol Plate
Canson Mi-Tientes 'Touch' Paper
Somerset paper by St.Cuthbert's Mill
Legion Stonehenge paper
Ursus Coloured paper
UArt Dark Sanded Paper Review
Ampersand Pastelbord
Ampersand Gessobord
Working with Tonal Papers
Royal Talens Ecoline Brush pens
Pencil Storage Rack
The Art Commission business
Ghiant Transfer Spray
Working with Textured paper
Derwent Blender Pen
Zest-it Pencil Blend
Loxley Fixative - Blog post
Derwent Pastel pencils
Faber Castell Polychromos coloured pencils
Art Spectrum Colourfix smooth paper - blog post
Jackson's Art Gesso panel - Blog

Step by Step Tutorials

Drawing facial features in graphite pencils
Peacock feather in Coloured pencils
Pink orchid tutorial in acrylic paints
Dogs eye drawn in graphite pencils
Dogs Eye in Graphite pencils tutorial
Autumn leaf in soft pastels on pastelmat
Autumn Leaf using Soft Pastels on Pastelmat
Glass jar tutorial in coloured pencils
Giant Panda and green tonal background acrylic art with paintbrushes and GOLDEN acrylic paints
Tonal Backgrounds in Acrylic Paints
Drawing waves in coloured pencils
Creating waves tutorial in coloured pencils
Swallow drawn in soft pastels
Swallow tutorial in soft pastels
Blueberries drawing using Caran d'Ache Luminance pencils
Blueberries in Coloured pencils tutorial
Unison pastels on Mi Tientes Touch paper
Tonal Skies in Soft Pastels on Mi-Tientes 'Touch' | Learning the basics
Snow leopard eyes in coloured pencils
Snow Leopard Eye in Coloured pencils on Black Colourfix
A ball drawn in Graphite pencils
Layering & Erasing with Graphite pencils | Learning the basics
Derwent coloured pencils and a watermelon pencil drawing
Tonal Layering with Coloured pencils | Learning the basics
NEW! Violet flower in soft pastels

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