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Dear Andy,
  Thank you so much for your tip of no more tape. It is brilliant especially for me. I am disabled following a stroke some years ago and have only the use of one hand. Imagine the contortions needed when trying to tape paper down with only one hand. Very difficult. But this tip of yours sounds ideal and easy to use once the cutting out has been done. So thank you very much. Regards, David

Hi Andy,
Thank you for your Hint and Tip of the month. As always very interesting. Cathy

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Equipment and Materials

Find out what equipment and materials you will need to go sketching. I always make sure mine are lightweight, versatile and kept to a minimum, and some of my ideas may surprise you!

What Shall I Sketch?

Learn what makes a good subject to sketch, and how to capture the landscape in various ways. I’ll also show you how to find exciting compositions in the most unusual places.

Drawing Ideas

I’ll show you how to draw quickly and accurately with pencils and pens

Tonal Values

It is essential to get the relationship between light and dark areas right on a picture, so I’ll give you some tips about this, as well as some neat tricks to help you capture the contrasts.

Colour

Find out how to see colours and then paint what you see.

Watercolour

Learn how to quickly and easily paint the landscape with the minimum of equipment and fuss!

Oils

Follow the impressionists by sketching in oils outside. I’ll show you just how little equipment you need and how to make quick paintings that capture the scene.

Coloured Pencils

Learn to use coloured pencils and water-soluble pencils to make fast but colourful sketches. I’ll evn show you how to make a light and portable pencil palette.