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Artists
7 months ago
Family how-to: redesign your street
Experiment with architectural collage and have a go at redesigning your street for future generations.

Artists
2 years ago
Family how-to: make a Christmas cookie cutter print
Why not put your stamp on the festive season with our cookie cutter Christmas prints and Funky Foam reliefs?

Artists
2 years ago
Family how-to: carve a Halloween pumpkin inspired by the RA Collection
Have a go at using a stencil to carve a pumpkin this Halloween. These stencils are all inspired by artworks from the RA Collection. Download it and get crafting!
Artists
> 2 years ago
Family how-to: make a stop-frame animation
Become a film director for the day and create your very own cartoon animation inspired by artworks from the RA Collection.

Artists
< 3 years ago
Family how-to: colour the RA Collection
Have a go at colouring different artworks from the RA Collection! Download a colouring sheet and crack out your pencils and pens.

Artists
3 years ago
Family how-to: print with fruit and vegetables
Print a posy of springtime roses, a potato polar bear or some birthday wrapping paper.

RA Exhibitions
3 years ago
Video: what is encaustic painting?
Encaustic is an ancient painting method in which wax and pigment are fused onto a surface with heat. Watch a demonstration of this versatile technique by Royal Academician Terry Setch, recorded in his Cardiff studio.
Artists
3 years ago
Family how-to: collage colourful magnets
Forage for some autumnal inspiration, then get cutting and sticking to create moveable magnetic cut-outs that you can put on the front of your fridge.
Artists
> 3 years ago
Family how-to: exploring colour with slime
Play, experiment and explore how colours mix together by making this sensory slime!
Artists
> 3 years ago
Family how-to: make a paint-splattering spinning top
Stuck for something to do? Learn how to make a spinning top that will spin and spin, splattering paint to create multiple masterpieces.
Artists
< 4 years ago
Family how-to: make a relief print
Inspired by the London Original Print Fair, here’s how to scribble, scratch and carve your design into a piece of polystyrene to make a relief print like a pro!
Artists
< 4 years ago
Family how-to: paint a protest poster
Joining a protest? Here’s how you can collage, stencil or paint a protest poster to hold high above your head!

RA Recommends
4 years ago
Did you see these? 10 top features of 2016
Did you find out which Abstract Expressionist you are? Did you see Antony Gormley’s best advice for becoming an artist? Catch up now, in some of our most popular articles and videos of 2016.
Artists
4 years ago
Family how-to: make a drawing sculpture-bot
Inspired by Abstract Expressionist sculpture, here’s how you can make a sculptural robot that can move around and draw all by itself!

RA Exhibitions
5 years ago
Working in pure pigment: artists’ tips on using pastel
Inspired by Jean-Etienne Liotard’s pastel virtuosity? Find out more about this versatile medium with some tips from the experts.