Haanz Art Guides
Botanical Watercolour: How to Paint Flowers and Leaves
Botanical watercolour for beginners: observing plants, sketching, painting simple leaves and flowers step by step, mixing greens, and the supplies to use.
Watercolour Techniques for Beginners: 8 Exercises to Try
Watercolour techniques for beginners: flat and graded washes, wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, dry brush, lifting, glazing and salt texture, with simple exercises.
Acrylic Landscape Painting: Skies, Trees and Water for Beginners
Acrylic landscape painting for beginners: how to paint skies, clouds, trees and water with reflections, and create depth, plus the brushes to use.
Your First Acrylic Painting on Canvas: A Simple Sunset, Step by Step
Your first acrylic painting on canvas: what you need, how to set up, and a simple step-by-step sunset over the sea, plus tips for blending and finishing.
A Starter Acrylic Palette: Which Colours and Tube Sizes to Buy
Build a starter acrylic palette: the eight single colours most painters use, sets vs single tubes, and when 12ml, 75ml, 100ml or 300ml sizes make sense.
Colour Mixing for Beginners: The Colour Wheel Made Simple
Colour mixing for beginners: primary, secondary and complementary colours, warm and cool colours, tints and shades, and how to mix browns and greens.
Study Stationery for Students: Highlighters, Pens and Notebooks
Study stationery for students: highlighters, colour pens, sticky note strips and notebooks, with simple colour-coding tips for neater, easier revision.
Drawing on Toned Paper: White Highlights and Dark Shadows
Drawing on toned paper explained: why mid-tone paper helps, which papers to use, and how to add white charcoal and gel pen highlights to dark shadows.
How to Use a Wooden Manikin for Figure Drawing
How to use a wooden manikin for figure drawing: posing it, simple body proportions, gesture and stick-figure methods, plus wooden hand models.
Technical Drawing Tools: Set Squares, Compasses and Rulers
Technical drawing tools explained: set squares, compasses, geometry sets, drafting rulers, drawing boards and pencils, with tips for neat, accurate lines.
