Articles For All Artists

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.

Article Sections

Coloured Pencils

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

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

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

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

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

Image of coloured papers for pencil and watercolor Art

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

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

Image of Articles available on the Step by Step Art website

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

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

Image of Welsh Artist Chris Chalk in his Art studio surrounded by his Oil paintings

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!