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Many of you are leaping into the world of painting for the first time, so we thought we'd post some useful tutorials for you to follow.

These links take you to YouTube and Andy Jones' "Skill Builder" lessons. Andy uses Plaid  Folk Art paints, but any acrylic paint will be OK.  They are in no particular order so just browse and pick what interests you. 

Dry brushing to create form:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCzkiIR-iN4&t=60s&pp=0gcJCQYKAYcqIYzv

How to use a Flat Brush:
https://youtu.be/TOcUOEDxwNA

How to paint a Water Drop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7LaLye9jtw

Floating Medium -v- Blending Gel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-HGMrzHtOQ

The Liner Brush:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGOny5mGE34

How to Basecoat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjJV1zvn-XU&pp=ygUYbGV0cyBwYWludCBza2lsbCBidWlsZGVy

Cleaning Brushes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2vj0-HxpFw&pp=ygUYbGV0cyBwYWludCBza2lsbCBidWlsZGVy

Tracing and Transferring Patterns:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWY-LQu73Ho&pp=ygUYbGV0cyBwYWludCBza2lsbCBidWlsZGVy

Fly-specking:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLumKI4uguA&pp=ygUYbGV0cyBwYWludCBza2lsbCBidWlsZGVy

Round Brush Strokes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpF0sk_YLG8&pp=ygUYbGV0cyBwYWludCBza2lsbCBidWlsZGVy

Wet Blending:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzrFDKwFYTM&pp=ygUYbGV0cyBwYWludCBza2lsbCBidWlsZGVy

Colour Theory - Shades of Green:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAyX0MeEBIU&pp=ygUYbGV0cyBwYWludCBza2lsbCBidWlsZGVy



(Updated 21/10/2025)