Investigate transparent layers in this umbrella design and find out how layering can create different colours without mixing.

Part two ofReflections to complete this project. Figures and shadows in our limited palette and some unifying washes to finish the painting.

Part one of a layered watercolour concentrating on colour relationships, wet and dry techniques and shadows

Using transparent Opera Rose and Indian Yellow (alternatives in the video) contract bright orange mixtures with a neautral background of cast and reflected shadows

Using a simple palette of blues and Ochres paint a loose reflection of spectacular architecture. The pen drawing over the dry paint reveals the textures, structure and details of the view.

The second part of this face project. Continuing with the limited palette of Raw Umber, Cobalt Violet, Ultramarine, Neutral Tint, and the addition of Burnt Sienna and Crimson. Complete the project adding dark shadows and the features in the face.

Part one of a face project . This stage requires a very limited palette of Raw Umber, Cobalt Violet and Ultramarine (alternative palette Burnt Umber, Ultramarine Violet , Ultramarine) The headscarf is colouring of your coice! Leave each layer to dry thoroughly before starting he next one.

Take a wild landscape, make a small painting finding out how to simplify the de#tail and use a very limited palette of colours, Raw Umber, Ultramarine, Violet, Burnt Sienna, Green

A lively exercise in free painting, neutral colour and optical mixtures.

Part two of Bologna Night Scene. COntinue developing the sense of street lights, shadows and add detail and figures.

Part one of an architectural night scene. Palette of earth colours, blue and yellow

A beautifully coloured landsvape featuring contrasts of colour, tone and watercolour techniques.