Leisure Painter

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

Leisure Painter Open Competition 2023 • in partnership with Patchings Art Centre Ingrid Lyon has great pleasure in presenting this year's award-winning work

LP OPEN 2023 THE PRIZES • The team at Leisure Painter thanks our sponsors for this year's awards

Diary • THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH

Exhibitions • JANE STROUD RECOMMENDS

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

Letters • SHARE YOUR TIPS, EXPERIENCES, IDEAS AND QUESTIONS WITH OTHER READERS

The magic of the dry-brush technique • David Bellamy offers tips for taking your paintings to the next level

Painting project • Part 2 Veronica Winters uses traditional methods to paint a still life of a pot of flowers against turquoise shutters

Coastal visitor • Practise essential watercolour techniques as you draw and paint a seagull in six easy stages, by Marina Bakasova

Local life • AUTUMN Linda Birch continues her seasonal look at life in her North Pennines village, as she offers hints and tips for developing your skills in different media

Colour preparation • Brighten up your day by colour filling your pencil sketches! Here's how, with Colin Steed

Drama at sea • In the third part of her series on pastel painting, Nina Squire demonstrates how to make the most of pastels to create striking effects in a coastal scene

The essential sketchbook • Part 5 How to draw accurately using the rules of perspective, with Brian Smith

Oil painting for beginners • Part 11 Paul Minter takes Gustave Klimt's Lady with a Fan as inspiration for his final article in this series

Print at home • How to turn your favourite drawings into wood engravings, with Dr Susan Poole

Adventures in colour • Build confidence and skills as you step outside your front door to paint this autumn, by Denis John Naylor

More from the easel of Denis John Nayor

Silver birch trees from the studio of Kerry Bennett

Golden foliage • Rachel McNaughton takes you through the process of reproducing the colours of autumn in soft pastel

UK ART SHOPS • Support your specialist art retailer by purchasing your materials from the shops listed here

ART BOX • Art products to help you develop your skills

Online gallery • Jane Stroud's selection of works from our Painters Online gallery

Books • WHAT TO READ THIS MONTH