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How to create a skyscape using oil colours

Learn how to create skyscapes by blending oil colours together.

How to paint a balloon using oil paint

Kate Brinkworth’s guide for painting a balloon with oil paints: outline with pale colour, lighten with white, thin with linseed oil, block dark areas, exaggerate colours with gloss varnish, and...

TATE Collection II: Colquhoun Ink

Utilise ink’s versatility on paper to mix new colours, lay out washes and add detail in the style of Ithell Colquhoun.

TATE Collection II: Cézanne Oil

Discover how to mix colours and map out shapes with fragmented brush marks like Paul Cézanne.

TATE Collection II: Bomberg Drawing

Get to grips with pencils and mark making techniques to create work inspired by David Bomberg.

TATE Collection II: Singer Sargent Watercolour

Learn about John Singer Sargent’s wet-on-wet technique and other tips and tricks when using watercolour.

TATE Collection II: Ayres Acrylic

Create a textured acrylic painting using vibrant colour and eye-catching patterns like those found in Gillian Ayres’ (OBE) work.

TATE Collection III: Watercolour

Follow our how-to guide and be inspired by the work of John Singer Sargent. Learn how to sketch and mix with colour. Experiment with the methods and approaches used in...

TATE Collection III: Drawing

Follow our how-to guide and be inspired by the work of John Singer Sargent. Learn how to draw portraits; observe form and experiment with mark making. Use coloured pencils to...