Wendy Jelbert is a teacher and professional artist who works in acrylics, pastels, oils, inks and watercolours. She enjoys experimenting with different ways of using mixed media and texture and her sometimes unconventional methods often produce surprising and original results. A member of the SWA (Society of Women Artists) and the SFP (Society of Floral Painters), Wendy lives in Romsey, Hampshire.David Hyde is a self-taught artist who has had a natural talent for drawing and painting since childhood. He has a great liking for demonstrating and enjoys travelling and meeting artists and art groups around the country. He exhibits work locally and through national exhibitions in London, Birmingham, Bristol and Liverpool. He holds regular weekend workshops and organizes painting breaks in both watercolour and acrylics. His interests include travelling and birdwatching. David lives in St Ives, Cambs. Carole Massey was born in Hertfordshire and studied at St. Alban's School of Art and Leicester School of Art & Design. After a career in advertising and graphic design, Carole returned to her first love, painting, full-time. She now teaches and runs weekend workshops, as well as organizing painting holidays. Carole's work is exhibited widely, and she uses a wide variety of media including acrylic, watercolour, pastel, pencil and monochrome.

Ideal for budding artists, Search Press is publishing Watercolour Painting Step-by-Step and Painting Step-by-Step. Both titles feature a variety of styles and subjects, as well as advice from well-known art world figures. Demonstrations, photographs and instructions are included. Each title retails at £9.99.

• MaterialsPainting with acrylicsMy paletteMy sketchbookColour mixingPlaying with acrylicsPainting skiesSunlit window step-by-stepFarmyard step-by-stepLandscapes in acrylicsCompositionColours for landscapeCreating depthSeasonsDistant mountains step by stepStill water step by stepAncient tree step by stepFlowers in acrylics Flower coloursFlower shapes & drawingComposition for flowersToneTechniques for flowersPrimulas step by stepRose arch step by stepStargazer lilies step by stepCreative acrylic techniquesCreative techniquesCreating textureApplying techniquesLilac blooms step-by-stepSeascape step-by-stepIndex

Wendy Jelbert is a teacher and professional artist who works in acrylics, pastels, oils, inks and watercolours. She enjoys experimenting with different ways of using mixed media and texture and her sometimes unconventional methods often produce surprising and original results. A member of the SWA (Society of Women Artists) and the SFP (Society of Floral Painters), Wendy lives in Romsey, Hampshire.David Hyde is a self-taught artist who has had a natural talent for drawing and painting since childhood. He has a great liking for demonstrating and enjoys travelling and meeting artists and art groups around the country. He exhibits work locally and through national exhibitions in London, Birmingham, Bristol and Liverpool. He holds regular weekend workshops and organizes painting breaks in both watercolour and acrylics. His interests include travelling and birdwatching. David lives in St Ives, Cambs. Carole Massey was born in Hertfordshire and studied at St. Alban's School of Art and Leicester School of Art & Design. After a career in advertising and graphic design, Carole returned to her first love, painting, full-time. She now teaches and runs weekend workshops, as well as organizing painting holidays. Carole's work is exhibited widely, and she uses a wide variety of media including acrylic, watercolour, pastel, pencil and monochrome.

Ideal for budding artists, Search Press is publishing Watercolour Painting Step-by-Step and Painting Step-by-Step. Both titles feature a variety of styles and subjects, as well as advice from well-known art world figures. Demonstrations, photographs and instructions are included. Each title retails at £9.99.

• MaterialsPainting with acrylicsMy paletteMy sketchbookColour mixingPlaying with acrylicsPainting skiesSunlit window step-by-stepFarmyard step-by-stepLandscapes in acrylicsCompositionColours for landscapeCreating depthSeasonsDistant mountains step by stepStill water step by stepAncient tree step by stepFlowers in acrylics Flower coloursFlower shapes & drawingComposition for flowersToneTechniques for flowersPrimulas step by stepRose arch step by stepStargazer lilies step by stepCreative acrylic techniquesCreative techniquesCreating textureApplying techniquesLilac blooms step-by-stepSeascape step-by-stepIndex