Challenge Yourself

This section is for days when you’re ready to settle in, take your time, and try something a little more involved.

These collections may include more detailed scenes, complex compositions, perspective, buildings, creatures, realistic effects, creative decision-making, or simply projects that need extra patience. They’re not here to intimidate you, just to give you somewhere inspiring to grow when you’re ready for a bigger painting adventure.

The Observatory

Explore a selection of night skies, along with some of the environments we might find ourselves in to admire them at their best.

Garden Curiosities

In this collection, we’ll explore how light can transform simple garden fixtures into atmospheric, story-filled scenes.

Cloudscapes

In these tutorials we're looking up to the sky for inspiration as we paint a selection of pretty cloudscapes.

Between Worlds

A collection of tranquil moments, full of soft light and magic.

The Secret of Horseshoe Bay

A collection inspired by classic Nancy Drew-style mysteries, where landscapes aren't just settings, but part of the story itself.

The Rock Collector's Garden

This month’s projects invite you to explore the beauty of weathered spaces, as you discover how to bring stone textures to life with gouache.

Fable Wood

Dream up your own magical creatures and learn how to include them in your scenes.

The Lost Gardens

Step into an abandoned greenhouse as we explore The Lost Gardens. These projects are full of hidden waterfalls, and lush sanctuaries.

Hallows Eve

Embrace the spooky season with these wicked projects. Paint a spooky house, a bubbling cauldron, and a collection of glowing magical objects.

Fairy Glen

Practice your loose brushstrokes with this collection of glowing, ethereal scenes from a magical fairy glen!

Perspective

Master dramatic scenes full of depth in this collection of projects that cover one, two and three-point perspective.

The Lost City

Explore a lost city as you paint crumbling ruins, mountain steps and a mysterious moonlit archway.

An Illustrated Journal

What do we do when we've collected more inspiration photos than we can possibly use? Here I'll show you how to group several images together to create an illustrated journal page.

The Forest

These projects focus on how to create different textures in trees and bushes, plus a sweet little forest fox friend.

Mountains

Perfect your rocky peaks with these moody mountain vistas. You'll also find a bonus tutorial voted for by you guys!