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Enjoy a selection of specially recorded tutorials and catch up with recordings of live workshops and courses. Work through the lessons at your own pace and at a time suitable for you.
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Recordings from Live Workshops
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Enjoy a selection of specially recorded tutorials and catch up with recordings of live workshops and courses. Work through the lessons at your own pace and at a time suitable for you.
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or scroll down to browse a selection of:
- Workshop Recordings
- Nature Journal Workshop Recordings
- Video Tutorials
- Course Recordings
Recordings from Live Workshops
Missed a workshop? No problem, watch the recording here!
Let's Draw Polar Bears and Arctic Foxes!
2-Hour Animal Drawing Workshop plus PDF of slides and references.
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Let's Draw Puffins!
2-Hour Animal Drawing Workshop plus PDF of slides and references.
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Paint a Lynx in Watercolour
Two-part Animal Drawing Workshop (4 hrs + of tuition) plus PDF of slides and references.
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Learn to draw a Mandarin Duck in Coloured Pencil
Two-part Animal Drawing Workshop (4 hrs + of tuition) plus PDF of slides and references.
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Learn to draw a Pheasant in Coloured Pencil
Two-part Animal Drawing Workshop (4 hrs + of tuition) plus PDF of slides and references.
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Paint a Ptarmigan in Watercolour
(2 hrs of tuition) plus PDF of slides and references.
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How to Draw a Shetland Sheepdog in Coloured Pencil
Two-part Animal Drawing Workshop (4 hrs of tuition) plus PDF of slides and references.
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Draw a Bat in Coloured Pencil
2-Hour Animal Drawing Workshop.
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Watercolour for Beginners: Paint Ice Lollies and Explore Different Techniques
2-hour workshop recording and PDF
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Zebra in Soft Pastel
2-hour workshop recording plus PDF of slides and reference photos.
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How to draw a Tiger
2-hour 40-minute workshop recording plus PDF of slides and reference photos.
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Let's draw Deer!
2-Hour Animal Drawing Workshop plus PDF of slides and reference photos.
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Paint ‘Bluebell Stream’ in Watercolour
4 hours of tuition plus a PDF of slides and reference photos.
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Draw Elephants in Graphite and Charcoal
4 hours of tuition plus a PDF of slides and reference photos.
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Birds in Brush and Ink
2-hour workshop recording plus PDF of slides and reference photos.
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Let's Draw Sea Otters!
2-hour workshop recording plus PDF of slides and reference photos.
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Let's draw Hares in ink and wash
2-hour workshop recording plus PDF of slides and reference photos.
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How to Draw Black Fur in Coloured Pencil
Two Animal Drawing Workshops (4 hrs of tuition) plus PDF of slides and references
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Golden Retriever Puppy in Coloured Pencil Drawing Workshop
4 hours of tuition plus a PDF of slides and reference photos.
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Let's Draw Dogs!
2-hour workshop recording plus PDF of slides and reference photos.
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Swan Family in Soft Pastel
2-hour workshop recording and PDF
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Snowdrops in Watercolour
2-hour workshop recording and PDF
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March Hare in Watercolour
2-hour workshop recording and PDF.
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Draw and Paint a Sea Turtle in Watercolour
2-part workshop. Suitable for all. Over four and a half hours of workshop recordings and PDF
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Guinea Pigs in coloured pencil
Approximately 5 hours of workshop recordings, split into 3 parts and a PDF of slides and reference photos.
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Let's Draw Garden Birds!
2-hour workshop recording
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Cheeky Red Squirrel in Pastels
2 hour 40min workshop recording and PDF
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Autumn Landscape in Watercolour
2-hour recording and PDF
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Draw a Robin in Coloured Pencil
Approximately 4 hours of video content in two parts and PDF with reference photos.
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Fennec Fox in Pastels
2-hour workshop recording and PDF
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Cornish Coastline in Inktense or watercolour pencils
2-hour workshop recording and PDF
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Rocky Beach in Acrylics and Texture Paste
Approximately 4 hours of video content in two parts, plus a Word doc handout on texture paste and acrylic painting techniques and a PDF with reference photos.
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African Penguins in Charcoal
2-hour workshop recording and PDF
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Polar Bears in Chalk and Charcoal
Approximately 4 hours of video content in two parts, plus a PDF with reference photos.
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Farmhouse in the Snow in Watercolour
2-hour workshop recording from a live workshop.
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Let's draw Creepy Creatures
2-hour workshop recording and PDF
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Pastel workshop: Red Panda
2-hour workshop recording and PDF
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Let's Draw Bats!
2-hour workshop recording and PDF
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Pastel workshop: Wildflower Meadow
2-hour workshop recording and PDF
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Pen and wash workshop: Waves
2-hour workshop recording and PDF
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Paint a Bue Tit and Fledgling in Watercolour and Watercolour Pencils
4 hours and 40 mins of video tuition
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Learn to Draw Seals
2-hour workshop recording
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Learn to Draw Hamsters (workshop recording)
2-hour workshop recording from a live workshop with fluffy model.
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Nature Journaling Workshops
Join Bethany as she introduces you to the joys of nature journaling. If you love art and nature or want to develop a deeper connection to the natural world through drawing and creativity, then these fun and practical sessions are for you.
Creative Nature Journaling: A Recipe
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Creative Nature Journaling: A Walk on the Heath
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Creative Nature Journaling: UK Mammals
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Creative Nature Journaling: The Vegetable Patch
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Nature Journaling Workshop – Trees and Leaves
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Creative Nature Journaling: White animals in snow
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Creative Nature Journaling: Migrations
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Nature Journaling Workshop - Journaling A Winter Walk
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Creative Nature Journaling: Phenology Wheels
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Creative Nature Journaling: Ducks and Geese
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Creative Nature Journaling: Spring Flowers
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Creative Nature Journaling: Plants and Pollinators
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Creative Nature Journaling: Butterflies and Moths
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Creative Nature Journaling: Mammals
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Creative Nature Journaling: Nests and New Life
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Creative Nature Journaling: Wading Birds
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Creative Nature Journaling: Signs of Spring
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Creative Nature Journaling: Autumn
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Video Tutorials
Specially recorded step-by-step tutorials.
Painting Tutorial: Path to the Beach in Watercolour
Learn how to paint 'Path to the Beach' with Bethany, following along with the demonstration step by step as you create your own painting. In this video, Bethany demonstrates a range of techniques from washes to Sgraffito as she paints this calming seaside scene. Learn new skills as Bethany shares with you useful painting tips. Suitable for beginners and improvers. On-Demand video Tutorials mean that you can paint at your own speed and at a time that suits you, pause and rewind as required. Video length: 2 hours (available to stream). Also included as a downloadable PDF file: Materials list, Reference photo, Drawn outline, Links.
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Painting Tutorial: Secretarybird in Watercolour
Learn how to paint a fabulous Secretarybird with Bethany, following along with the demonstration step by step as you create your own painting. In this video, Bethany demonstrates a range of techniques from wet-in-wet washes to glazes as she paints this stunning and endangered African bird. Learn new skills as Bethany shares useful painting tips with you.
Suitable for Intermediate and Advanced Learners. On-Demand video Tutorials mean that you can paint and draw at your own speed and at a time that suits you, pause and rewind as required. Video length: 2 hours 30 mins approx. (available to stream).
To accompany the video tutorial is a downloadable PDF file that includes: Materials lists and guide, Substitute colours guide, Reference photos, Outline drawing, Final Demonstration artwork, Step by step breakdown, Links
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Drawing Tutorial: Draw a Raccoon in Charcoal
Learn how to draw a Raccoon with Bethany, following along with the demonstration step by step using reductive drawing techniques in charcoal. In this video, Bethany introduces the main types of charcoal, then demonstrates reductive drawing technique and furry mark making to create a tonal drawing of a cheeky raccoon against a dark background. Learn new skills as Bethany shares with you useful drawing tips, including a little on measuring proportions and fixing your charcoal drawings. Suitable for beginners and improvers with some previous drawing experience. On-Demand video Tutorials mean that you can paint and draw at your own speed and at a time that suits you, pause and rewind as required. Video length: 1 hour 40 mins (available to stream). Also included as a downloadable PDF file: Materials list, Reference photos.
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Course Recordings
Catch up with a longer project with these recordings from live online courses.
5-week Online Course (recorded from live online lessons)
Regain your curiosity and wonder at the natural world through drawing and painting in this inspiring 5-week course that will teach you how to create and use a creative nature journal.
Your Tutor Bethany Y Milam, will guide you through making and/or adapting a book to use as a Journal, personalising it to suit your needs, style and goals. Creating foldouts, overlays, pockets, flaps, using toned paper, collage, or painted pages. There will be step-by-step demonstrations of drawing activities and various techniques for adding your observations to your journal. We will explore ways of mapping a walk or place, creating a calendar, using printmaking, collage, rubbings and found materials. We will also explore ways of combining words and pictures through illustrating a poem, adding written observations and annotations as well as how you might use a sketchbook to develop finished paintings. There will be suggested homework tasks given each week to be done outdoors or from direct observation.
Suitable for all abilities, including beginners. Keeping a nature journal or sketchbook of observations is a fun and creative way of learning, collecting and organising your observations and thoughts. You do not need to be an artist or naturalist to enjoy this course.
What you will gain from the course:
• Get more from your sketchbooks, Journals and study pages through making or adapting a book to suit you and by regular drawing.
• Improve your drawing skills and learn various exercises for observational drawing.
• Increase your creativity and use of different media.
• Be curious and slow down, pay attention, and experience wonder at the natural world.
• Spend time in nature, nurturing your sense of connectedness, wellbeing and calm.
• Have fun!
Course content: 5 inspiring video tutorials, each approximately 2 hours long (recorded from a live online lesson), course plan and materials lists, presentation slides/reference images, extensive useful links/further reading list, phenology wheel template, and example journal pages. Optional feedback via email.
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Learn to Draw and Paint Owls (recorded from live online lessons)
Learn to draw owls, one of nature’s most enigmatic nocturnal predators, the owl. Over this course, there will be a mix of drawing activities and longer painted studies. We will look at anatomy, gesture drawing, movement and flight, feather textures and colour, working from beautiful reference photos and videos. Create characterful watercolour paintings following along with step-by-step demonstrations.
This will be a fun class with the chance to explore different media and techniques, working mainly in pencil, ink, and watercolour, with demonstrations and tuition from artist and tutor Bethany Milam. Suitable for all abilities, including beginners.
There are five resident owl species found in the UK, while worldwide there are about 250 species of owls. We will be looking at drawing a small selection of owl species during class, but you will be encouraged to learn more about your favourites through making study pages in your sketchbooks.
Learn how to Draw and Paint Owls Course Content: More than 10 hours of video content, course plan and materials lists, downloadable presentation slides and reference images, 2 grided reference photos, useful links, example study pages and paintings.
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Learn To Paint Skies In Acrylic
3-week Short Course (recorded from live online lessons)
Learn to paint skies and clouds in acrylic with guidance from Tutor Bethany Y Milam. Working over three sessions, you will paint three different skyscapes: a fine summer day, a stormy sky and a sunset. We will focus on painting clouds, weather and atmosphere, learning about colour theory, perspective and composition. You will be able to follow the live demonstrations step by step, exploring various painting techniques, asking questions and developing skills for future paintings. Participants will also have access to an online folder of resources, references and recordings. Suitable for all abilities, including beginners. The sessions will last approximately two hours.
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Learn to Draw and Paint British Mammals.
6 week course.(recorded from live online lessons)
Learn to draw and paint British Mammals. There are 28 native terrestrial mammals around the British Isles, and we will be looking at drawing a selection of these, before concentrating on a few painted studies. The animals covered include: Red Fox, badger, Hedgehog, stoat, Mountain hare, red squirrel, otter, Hazel dormouse, harvest mice, wildcat, pine marten, wild boar, red deer, and roe deer. There will be a mix of drawing activities leading towards longer painted studies. We will look at anatomy, gesture drawing, movement, fur textures, colour, working from beautiful reference photos and occasional videos provided in an online folder and viewable on screen. This is a fun class with the chance to explore different media and techniques, working in pencil, charcoal, ink, pastel and watercolour, with demonstrations and tuition from artist and tutor Bethany Milam. Activities can be adapted to more limited media if needed. Suitable for all abilities, including beginners.
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Learn To Draw and Paint Big Cats
4-week course. (recorded from live online lessons)
Learn to draw and paint Big Cats (tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard, snow leopard and cheetah). There will be a mix of drawing activities leading towards longer studies. We will look at anatomy, gesture drawing, movement, fur textures, colour and patterns, working from beautiful reference photos and videos provided in an online folder and viewable on screen. This will be a fun class with the chance to explore different media and techniques, working in pencil, charcoal, ink and watercolour, with demonstrations and tuition from artist and tutor Bethany Milam. Suitable for beginners.
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