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How to Paint Promenade by August Macke

How to Paint Promenade by August Macke

  Difficulty: 3/5 Colours: Titanium white, ultramarine, brilliant red, lemon yellow, mars black, chromium oxide (optional) Brushes: Flat brush, detail round brush I found that the key to getting the right ‘Macke’ look was to make the curved line the central theme of the painting…

How to Paint Three Dancers by Edgar Degas

How to Paint Three Dancers by Edgar Degas

  Difficulty: 3/5 Colours: Raw sienna (for background), titanium white, ultramarine, brilliant red, lemon yellow, mars black Brushes: Large brush (for background), small flat brush, detail round brush This was an interesting exercise, since the original piece was created with pastel on paper on cardboard.…

How to Paint Nude Woman Reading by Robert Delaunay

How to Paint Nude Woman Reading by Robert Delaunay

  Difficulty: 4/5 Colours: Titanium white, phthalo blue, bright red, lemon yellow, mars black (just a bit!) Brushes: Large brush (for background), flat brush, detail round brush I’m not going to lie, this piece did require my full attention! Having a solid foundation (sketch) to…

How to Paint Girl Before A Mirror by Pablo Picasso

How to Paint Girl Before A Mirror by Pablo Picasso

  Difficulty: 3/5 Colours: Titanium white, phthalo blue, mars black, bright red, medium yellow, violet Brushes: Medium flat brush, detail round brush Picasso’s Girl Before a Mirror was a rather playful exercise in colour! Some described it as a “paint-by-number” kind of activity, which is a…

How to Paint Woman and Flowers by Charles Blackman

How to Paint Woman and Flowers by Charles Blackman

  Difficulty: 2/5 Colours: Titanium white, phthalo blue, mars black, bright red & lemon yellow (just a bit!) Brushes: Large brush (for background), flat brush, detail round brush This piece isn’t as technically demanding as some of the other paintings we’ve explored, but I learnt a…