Muddy colours aren’t a sign of weakness – they show you’ve been taught to ignore the one skill that matters most.

Let’s start off by being clear: this is a two step tutorial. The first step is to mix pigments with a medium. And no, they’re not hard to find special products from the other side of the planet.

The world around us is a greatinspiration for artists. Of course there's many different ways of painting it and today we are going totry quite a few. So let's have alook at what we are going to need.