watercolour
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Using Stabilo Pens for vibrancy and colour in children’s book illustrations by Colleen Cookson
It's been my lifetime ambition to illustrate a children's picture book, so it was a dream come true when my daughter – who's a creative writing lecturer - offered to partner me by writing the story. I loved the stories Zoë (who's published under the name of Zed Jacey) was...
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Experimenting with Different Colours – by experienced watercolour artist and tutor, Bill Lupton (SAA Ambassador)
So I don't get too focused on a particular range of colours that I would normally work with, I sometimes select 2 or 3 different colours I am not familiar with and see how they work together in a painting. It's pretty usual for me to work with a limited... -
"Watercolour Technique: The Great Lake, Castle Howard" by Pete Chapple
This watercolour - completed from a photograph taken early in the morning in March 2017 at one of my favourite locations - Castle Howard in North Yorkshire. From this side of the great lake you can look up to the right to make out the house in the distance. The...
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A Simple Approach by Anne Barnham
My way of teaching is to provide ‘building blocks, techniques and tools’ that help to make the process easier!! A simple approach makes things so much more interesting so here are my ideas about using a fairly limited palette. The first painting that I want to show you is of...
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Amaryllis by Ali Hargreaves
This week, I have been teaching my classes how to paint flowers in a loose style as I have had a few students asking me how they can learn to paint more freely. I used SAA Permanent Rose, SAA Quinacridone Magenta, SAA Alizarin Crimson, SAA Prussian Blue, SAA Viridian and SAA... -
SAA Watercolour Blog by Martin Sloman
I have been using the SAA watercolours since joining them many years ago. When I became a PA in 2013, they were the obvious choice to recommend to my students, due to their high quality and value for money. I tend to use a lot of strong bold colours in my...