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Spattering is a way of achieving a brushstroke free painting at random, and an on the spur of the moment kind of look. This can be done leaving no brush marks by spattering or actually flicking your paint on to your support. This will leave marks that are dappled, speckled or even mottled.

Adhesives and which to choose for what purpose? There are so many in our stockists. These can be an actual paste or glue that we are able to stick with various surfaces. Which are the strongest? Synthetics glues are very, very strong. They harden easily and wear so well.

You may not know what fixing is? Really it is just a way of keeping your painting in good condition.

Where to start on this, that is the question facing you? These paints tend to collect extra specks of dust etc. There is no getting away from it, they are not really too easy to work with, being made of a smudgy consistency.

Paper mache has been around for as long as I can remember. This form of art is produced by tearing up newspaper, soaking and bashing it around until it is a pulp, then it can be shaped into anything you care to think of.

What kind of surfaces in general are available to use for pastels? Some people like watercolour paper, as using any paint with a water base, you can tint it first. If you like a good textured surface, you can always add a surface of acrylic paint or gesso. Even sandpaper can be used for pastels.

This is intended as a guiding hand for beginners. What you need to get started is a black pen from a stationary shop, but one that has a fibre nib. These are reasonable in price and will be adequate for your requirements.

Some people like to make their own canvasses. Therefore this is intended as a “how to do it” guide. What is the canvas made of you may ask? It actually is a substance derived from the flax plants which is called linen. It is quite strong and most of this I would imagine comes from Belgium and Ireland. You can buy it by the meter in art shops.

The beauty of working at home is, that you can take as much time as you like for your painting. However, when you set foot outside, you are faced with a whole heap of problems.

You will find there are two varieties of watercolours, students and artists colours. The main difference is the actual pigments. Artists colours are very intense, as the best pigments are used for these, soaked with much colour.