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Renaissance drawings
Turner in Norwich
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It's all in the detail • How to thrive on the knife edge of failure
Painting project • Part 2 Work with the fluid nature of watercolour to paint a wet-in-wet and wet-on-dry hedgehog,
Painting project • Part 1 Prepare to draw and paint a 100-year-old Model T Ford in our next issue by following Tony Underhill’s exercise this month
Focus on butterflies • Elena Parashko completes her series with her final portrait using an oil-and-acrylic technique
Morning, noon and night • Use your imagination as you change one painting of morning light to an atmospheric moonlit scene using the glazing technique,
Daniel Smith Extra Fine • David Bellamy demonstrates how he paints landscapes using his favourite Daniel Smith Extra Fine watercolours
Watercolour with a twist • Liz Chaderton completes her series by mixing a variety of techniques together to create polar bear-inspired artwork on a wood panel
Still waters • How to paint lily pads and their reflections on the surface of a serene pond,
Brushwork made easy • Use a variety of brushstroke techniques to paint a west-country landscape in watercolour,
Shiny baubles • Tackle reflections on curved, shiny surfaces as you paint the first of two Christmas-inspired artworks,
Alternative formats • Brian Smith concludes his popular series with a look at sketching on the go, sometimes with a minimal kit
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Books • TREAT YOURSELF OR ANOTHER THIS CHRISTMAS WITH ONE OF THESE BRAND-NEW BOOKS AND TAKE TIME OUT OF THE BUSY FESTIVE SEASON TO ENGAGE WITH YOUR HOBBY
Art clubs • OVER TO YOU FOR THE LATEST NEWS ON CLUB EXHIBITIONS AND ACTIVITIES
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