Cadmium and Cadmium-Free watercolours are compared here to demonstrate the parity between them. Cadmium colours have been valued historically by artists for their opaque and brilliant colour. Van Gogh, Monet and Mondrian all used cadmiums…

Beautiful chromatic browns can be mixed from a palette of six primary oil colours that include a warm and cool of each colour, with one of each primary being opaque. Here we work with Cadmium…

Dry Brush techniques with watercolour are explored here, with Cadmium Yellow and Cerulean Blue. When we talk about a ‘dry brush’ we don’t really mean that it is dry, but that it is not holding…

Wet on wet is a watercolour technique used by artists such as Emil Nolde when particular effects are desired; it refers to laying down watercolour onto paper that is entirely wet, or wet in areas.…

This masterclass demonstrates the differences between opaque and transparent oil colours, using a palette of primaries that includes an example of each. The colours used are Cadmium Yellow, Transparent Yellow, Cadmium Red, Permanent Rose, Cerulean…

Blending Medium for watercolour is an often-overlooked medium that will slow the drying process, making it possible to blend watercolours for longer; water alone dries much more quickly.

Chromatic Greys are created from a primary triad of red yellow and blue to create an impressive range of mixtures. Here we are working with Winsor Lemon, Cadmium Red and Ultramarine Blue and we begin…

We explore two oil mediums, Artists' Painting Medium and Blending and Glazing Medium, examining the properties that make them suitable for certain purposes. For example, Artists' Painting Medium reduces viscosity and improves the flow of…

How to choose an appropriate mid-tone base colour for your oil painting depends on the effect you wish to create. We explore mid-tone colour bases in mixtures of blue, red beige and grey. After painting…

Hue, Value and Saturation adjustments are demonstrated here with Winsor Lemon, Cadmium Red, Ultramarine (Green Shade) and Titanium White oil paints. Cadmium Red and the Titanium White are mixed to raise the value of the…