Painting Inspiration

Test The Best Professional Water Colour

July 18, 2018

Join fashion illustrator Scott W. Mason for a series of 1-hour hands-on workshops in store, exploring Winsor & Newton Professional Water Colours. Learn how to incorporate Water Colour paints and markers with a whole host of layering and masking techniques. Not sure what brushes you should be using? Check out our favourites here. Each of […]

Scott W. Mason: Fashion Illustration Using...

June 20, 2018

We’re delighted this week to introduce you to Scott W. Mason, fashion illustrator extraordinaire, who will be demonstrating how to create material textures with ease using Winsor & Newton ProMarkers…

Paint Like A Professional With Oil Mediums

April 26, 2018

Oil paints have been most artists’ first choice for hundreds of years, with good reason. The colours are gorgeous, you can do anything with them and they last forever. Newcomers to this medium tend to have questions about the drying time of oils, and often ask – does oil paint dry? Oil paints are slow […]

Explore Limitless Creations With Watercolour...

April 23, 2018

The possibilities for creating with watercolours are vast. It’s becoming increasingly more common for painters to experiment with manipulating watercolours through the use of mediums. Not only can you change the properties of the paints themselves, you can alter the properties of your surface or the finish of your painting with some very simple tools […]

Give Your Artwork A Boost With Acrylic Mediums

April 19, 2018

With so many painting mediums available it can sometimes be difficult to make a decision about choosing the right one for your needs. Over the next week we’ll be bring you some handy guides to take you through the most popular mediums for different media – acrylics, watercolours and oils. Galeria Acrylic Colour from Winsor […]

Mix & Match Acrylics The Easy Way With Liquitex

March 12, 2018

Layer, smudge, blend and mix in your own individual style – intermixability allows you to combine any Liquitex Heavy Body & Soft Body Acrylics, Inks, Sprays, Markers and Mediums, any way you like. All Liquitex products are made with compatible binders for maximum versatility and archival quality. This means you can go your own way […]

Michael Harding Oil Paints

January 26, 2016

Michael Harding oil paint is made by hand, using techniques which date back to the days of the Old Masters, and there’s a very simple reason for this painstaking process…

Working With Oils

September 23, 2015

If you’ve never worked with oil paint before then this handy guide’s just for you! We run through all of the different considerations than should be made when working with the masters’ favourite medium.

Paint Buying Guide

May 08, 2015

Choosing the right paint for the right project is the first and most important aspect of creating a quality piece of art work. Here’s our guide to making the right buying decisions for you.