Watercolour painting: the only art form where one wrong drop of water can turn your masterpiece into a map of Wales.
Acrylics are great — they let you bury a mistake under just one more coat of paint… and then twenty more after that.
Charcoal drawing is a wonderful way to explore tone, depth, and the unique experience of accidentally smudging half your masterpiece with your sleeve.
Mixed media sounds glamorous, but in my case it usually meant I couldn’t decide whether to paint over a photo or just glue it down and hope for the best.