Our Pick of the Best Personalised Christmas Gifts
Sometimes the best way to bring a smile to someone's face on Christmas Day is to present them with a creative and personalised present! We love the crafty finishing touches here at Cass Art, so we...
View ArticleWin Your Christmas Wishlist
The festive season is a great excuse to express your creativity, get messy and use excessive amounts of glitter. We want to give one lucky student the necessary means to MAKE CHRISTMAS this year, with...
View ArticleHow To: Make a Christmas Fashion Illustration
Festive fashion may have a bad reputation, but Fashion student and Cass Art Ambassador, Livia Pinheiro, knows how to keep the colder season stylish with her elegant snowflake-inspired designs. She is...
View ArticleNeon Stags and Festive Cheer: Artist Interview with Louise Mcnaught
A reindeer dripping with snow (or Christmas cake icing, either way) is the Cass Art Christmas mascot this year. But an artist who champions neon stags all year round has caught our eye - Louise...
View ArticleWin An Artist's Edition of Secret Garden by Johanna Basford
Ah, colouring. It's a trend that has swept the nation this year and turned many of us into cool, calm, collected souls, exploring inspiring scenes and staying within the lines to pass the time. And one...
View ArticleHow To: Decorate Your Own Decopatch Reindeer
Christmas needn't all be about gold and silver glitter, and reindeers don't always have to have red noses. Drawing student Kate Ashton gives her tips on how to MAKE CHRISTMAS, and take the festive...
View ArticleStar Wars and Coffee Paintings: Artist Interview with Darryll Jones
Darryll Jones is a conceptual artist. A photographer, painter, food photographer and story-teller, he is most well-known for his narrative images of Star Wars characters, for whom he imagines new,...
View ArticleChoose the right paintbrush for your practice
So you know you want to paint. You walk into an art shop and are greeted by a plethora of different types of paintbrush; synthetic, sable, hog hair, squirrel mop... And understandbly you have no idea...
View ArticleHow To: Make a Personalised Christmas Mug
Christmas isn't all about fancy presents and over-eating; it's about thinking about the people around you, and making the most of being at home. This year, we want to inspire you to MAKE CHRISTMAS, and...
View ArticleJoin Sketchbook Circle for 2016
Elinor Brass is an artist. She also happens to be an art teacher, who found it hard to fit her own practice around her teaching duties. This is why she set up Sketchbook Circle, a monthly sketchbook...
View ArticleSky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2016: Applications Now Open
It's been a year since Christian Hook was crowned Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year, and now applications have opened for Portrait Artist of the Year 2016. The different painting heats will take...
View ArticleVideo: Illustrator William Broome Layers Colours with Winsor & Newton Pigment...
The new revolution is here - the Winsor & Newton Pigment Marker is no ordinary marker! A dazzling new marker pen that breaks all the rules, you can buy the individual markers here at Cass Art....
View ArticleSky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2016: Applications Now Open
After it's successful first series, with Nerine Tassie crowned as the winner, Sky Arts have opened applications for Landscape Artist of the Year 2016. The Sky Arts Landscape Competition, produced by...
View ArticleThe History of Michael Harding Oil Paint
Cass Art has always loved Michael Harding oil paint. A friend of Michael himself and a stockist of his artist quality oils, we wanted to take a quick look at a few facts about the brand, and why...
View ArticleA Guide to Collecting Art: Quick Tips & Where to Look
Collecting contemporary art for your own home is on the rise, and Rise Art’s curator Rebecca Gordon is here to help you make your choices with tips on how to get hold of your favourite pieces. TIPS FOR...
View ArticleA Peek Into Johanna Basford's Lost Ocean
Swirling seahorses, sunken ships and shoals of fish all feature amongst the pages of Johanna Basford's newest colouring book, Lost Ocean. The illustrator's adult colouring books have sold millions of...
View ArticleYoung@Art: Painting & Printmaking
Here at Cass Art we believe in young emerging artists - they are the artists of the future, after all. We take a look at the talent across the country, delving into the work of the Cass Art Student...
View ArticleA Guide to Collecting Art: Why Collect Artwork & Finding Your Medium
Guest writer Rebecca Gordon of Rise Art is back with her second blog on collecting art. She tells you why so many people are starting to buy art for their homes, and explains how to find your preferred...
View ArticleArt Exhibitions to Look Out For in 2016
You don't have to wish too hard for rain in the UK, but that's something we're actually looking forward to in 2016; With so many incredible exhibitions coming up this year, a little drizzle is the...
View ArticleHow To: Mixed Media with Pebeo
Being able to work with mixed media truly opens doors for your art practice, allowing you to experiment and achieve a multitude of different effects. Be inspired by watching the detailed How To video...
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