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Leisure Painter

May 01 2023
Magazine

Leisure Painter - the number one learn-to-paint magazine featuring practical painting and drawing features from top art tutors. Includes step-by-step tuition and easy-to-follow advice on how to draw and paint.

Leisure Painter

Welcome

Diary • THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH

Exhibitions • JANE STROUD RECOMMENDS

Art clubs • OVER TO YOU FOR THE LATEST NEWS ON CLUB EXHIBITIONS AND ACTIVITIES

Q&A • Here's how to draw and paint round structures, by Tim Fisher

Welcome to spring • How to paint an iconic spring scene of bluebell woods, with Murray Ince

Inspired by gouache • More paintings by Murray Ince

Painting project • Part 1 How to prepare to paint a still life of colourful treats using traditional oil-painting techniques, with Veronica Winters

An artist's sketchbook • Part 1 Keeping a sketchbook is essential, says Dr Susan Poole, for both drawing practice and creating work that inspires finished paintings

Sketchbooks: animals • More animal and bird drawings from the sketchbooks of Dr Susan Poole

Summer memories • Paint a seascape using a variety of acrylic techniques, with Amanda Curbishley

Painting project • Part 2 Follow Lucy Swinburne step by step to complete your portrait of Randall using pastel pencils

Seasonal colour • SPRING Use your sketchbook to try these easy colour-mixing solutions for painting spring landscapes, by Colin Steed

Explore, develop and paint • Part 5 Elena Parashko demonstrates new techniques for painting the background and her subject in her marine-inspired series

The return of spring • How to create a spring scene using soft pastels on a dark-coloured surface, by Tony Hogan

Nature's Masterpiece • Loosen up your watercolour style with this lively and colourful study of phalaenopsis, by Rachel McNaughton

Oil painting for beginners • Be inspired by the work of Amedeo Modigliani as you paint a portrait using traditional oil-painting methods, with Paul Minter

Try something different • With a few simple tools and some basic know-how, you can turn your drawing skills into beautiful prints, with Sam Marshall

Online gallery • Jane Stroud selects artwork from our PaintersOnline gallery

Formats

  • OverDrive Magazine

Languages

  • English