Lay acrylic paint on thick with the flat of a palette knife and it leaves a ridge that catches the light. Turn the knife on its edge and you can draw a fine line through the wet paint, revealing the colour underneath.

Join artist Heather Burton at Northlight Leeds in Chapel Allerton for a half-day workshop exploring what a palette knife can do. Heather will show you how to layer colour on canvas, use lights and darks to give your subject shape, and bring those marks together in a finished painting to take home.

Bring a favourite photograph or an object you’d like to paint, or work from a still life set up in the studio. Heather will guide you step by step if you’re new to painting. If you already paint, it’s a chance to loosen up your mark-making and see where a different tool takes you.

Acrylic paints, canvas and palette knives are all provided.