Working in monochrome helps train your eye to simplify what you’re seeing and understand the tonal structure that gives paintings depth and impact. In this free giraffe lesson, you’ll explore soft and hard edges, water movement and pigment flow using Neutral Tint on 100% cotton paper.

Removing the complication of colour mixing allows you to focus on the foundations first. This calm, expressive study helps improve brush control, simplification and confidence, making future colour paintings feel much easier and more controlled.