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Hints, tips and advice for artists

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Hints and tips for coloured pencil artists

Help | Working with tonal papers

Are you a coloured pencil artist looking to find out how coloured paper can aid your artwork? Check out a few examples and hints and tips in this article.

Tips for working with textured paper

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

How to blend coloured pencils

In this article we show you how to achieve smooth, mixes of colour when using blenders and solvents. We explore each product, and show you how effective they can be in your own work. We cover pencil blenders, burnishers, blender pens, powder blenders and solvents.
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Hints and tips for graphite pencil artists

the 5 must-have Graphite pencil accessories

Are you a graphite artist, or trying graphite pencils for the first time? In this blog, we discuss five must-have accessories for the graphite artist. ​

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Hints and tips for pastel artists

10 blending products for soft pastels

Do you work with soft pastels or relatively new to the medium and require guidance? Have you found a particularly efficient way to mix soft pastels? Did you know that there are many ways to blend pastels? In this article, we provide a list of 10 blending tools that will assist you in your work.

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Hints and tips for acrylic artists

The Art Business

Starting your own commission business

Are you thinking of stepping out into the commission business and want some pointers and advice as well as tips on how to price your art? This article may help.

How to avoid art scams

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Step by Step Tutorials

Northern Lights | Coloured pencils

Running Hare | Coloured pencils

Tonal Layering | Coloured pencils

Peacock feather | Coloured pencils

Creating waves | Coloured pencils

Glass jar | Coloured pencils

Blueberries | Coloured pencils

Snow Leopard Eye | Coloured pencils

Layering & Erasing | Graphite pencils

Dogs Eye | Graphite pencils

Facial features | Graphite pencils

Tonal Skies | Soft Pastels

Autumn Leaf | Soft Pastels

Violet flower | Soft pastels

Swallow tutorial | Soft pastels

Tonal Backgrounds in Acrylic Paints

Pink orchid | Acrylic paints

Strawberry | Oil pastels