Four Steps to Painting Like Vincent van Gogh

Step 1: Take a look at the colours Vincent van Gogh used in his paintings and investigate the influence his choice had on the history of painting. Read feature...

Step 2: Get an insight into Van Gogh's mind through his own words, such as these on colour: "To exaggerate the fairness of hair, I come even to orange tones, chromes and pale yellow ... I make a plain background of the richest, intensest blue that I can contrive, and by this simple combination of the bright head against the rich blue background, I get a mysterious effect, like a star in the depths of an azure sky." Read More Quotes from Van Gogh

Step 3: Learn about his life and influences and test how much you really know (besides that he sold only one painting in his lifetime and cut off part of an ear) with this Quiz on Van Gogh

Step 4: Show the world your painting by adding it to the Van Gogh Tribute Project Gallery.