In this tutorial we are exploring one of the most striking elements in any artists palette, the bold Brilliant Red.
We will focus on painting this daub of oil paint. Though it looks simple, this tutorial offers many chances to improve your painting skills. capturing the smooth yet textured surfac...

This tutorial offers a great opportunity to practice rendering texture, movement and the interplay between light and shadow. The contrast with the soft, bright foliage and moving water is impressive and provides plenty of painting challenges. The rugged texture of the craggy rocks and rushing wa...

This tranquil scene captures the essence of winter. The snow-laden branches and hedging contrast beautifully against the dark moody sky. I can imagine walking down this lane, hearing the wonderful crunch underfoot, and breathing crisp cold air, while wrapped up in warm thermals of course!
In this...

This is a companion lesson to my Beginner Tree 1 tutorial, in the first lesson we concentrated on the delicacy of the tree branches, in this lesson we are adding foliage. You will learn how to create the structure and realistic foliage shape, the tree is silhouetted against the background as I d...

This lesson is very simplistic, with the pie isolated against a plain background, leaving nothing else to consider apart from the pie itself! This painting is further simplified with its limited colour palette, but the real emphasis is on the texture. Texture is often one of the most difficult as...

This beautiful Poppy scene is a really colourful and detailed summer scene, however it isn’t as complicated as it looks!
In this lesson, we use many previously learned techniques and skills to achieve as much realism and detail as possible. Unusually for me, this scene has a busy sky and landsc...

This exercise is a companion to my previous lesson ‘How to paint fine lines’ I do recommend you have a look at that if you haven’t already as there are topics in that tutorial which you will need for this lesson. Painting realistic grass requires a little more information and practice, this less...

This scene offers some great challenges and opportunities to incorporate techniques previously learnt in my lessons.
I particularly love the amount of depth in this scene and the subtle and muted tones, the detailed frosty grass, and bright reeds in this image beautifully contrast with the distan...

This new beginner lesson is something a little bit different! Although the style and technique differ from my other lessons, we're still striving to include photorealism, especially when the image is seen from a distance. A number of artists I admire in the UK have been painting similar landscap...

I’ve been looking for another animal scene to paint for some time now. This one, with its shallow depth of field, caught my eye. I love how the dog stands out, with the sharpness of his fur contrasting beautifully against the blurry background. I would encourage you to take your time with the s...