Whilst we understand that Carbon offsetting is not as ideal as avoiding fossil fuel use in the first place, we do believe that it is a step in the right direction. As a result, we have decided to ...

We perceive an object or a surface as black when it absorbs every colour in the visible light spectrum, and little to no light is reflected. Black pigments made from charcoal or charred bones were ...

Submissions for Jackson’s Art Prize 2025 are now open! Enter before 25th February 2025. ENTER HERE Now celebrating its tenth year, Jackson’s internationally ...

Benjamin Phillips is an artist, illustrator, and author based in Hastings, and this months Inside the Sketchbook featured artist. Here, Benjamin talks about his diary-like sketchbook practice, the ...

Graphite is a soft, crystalline form of carbon found in the earth’s crust. It is thought to be one of the oldest minerals on earth, and pottery decorated with graphite dates back to the Neolithic age.

Linocut printmaking is a relief print process that involves carving into a block of linoleum using purpose-made gouges. Linoleum is a pliable material made from cork dust and linseed oil. Once the ...

There are a few reasons that you might want to start your painting on a dark ground. Some pigments are naturally transparent and some are opaque. Oil and acrylic paints will indicate the opacity on ...

Andrew Torr won Jackson’s Art Prize 2024 with his oil on linen painting Estate, which we look forward to exhibiting at Bankside Gallery in July. In this interview, we chatted with Andrew to find out ...

Brushes for watercolour painting have shorter handles than oil and acrylic brushes. They are available in a vast range of shapes and sizes for every kind of painting style. Small brushes are useful ...

Lustrous and versatile, oil painting has appealed to artists since the Middle Ages. Oil is widely considered to be the most popular medium in the tradition of Western painting. Painters from Van Eyck ...

Watercolour paint is a medium made by combining finely ground pigments with a water-soluble binder, typically gum arabic. Known for its transparency, softness, and quick-drying nature, watercolour ...