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

DIARY • EXHIBITIONS, NEWS AND EVENTS FROM THE ART WORLD

North Yorkshire Open Studio

Hilliard Society of Miniaturists

Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year

TALP Open

International Watercolour Masters

Gardening Bohemia

Angie Lewin

Watercolour sticks • David Bellamy discusses the methods he uses when he swaps watercolour for watercolour sticks while out sketching

Fluid style • Paint a pair of carmine bee-eaters in a loose, intuitive style, with Sarah Stokes

Painting project • Part 1 Prepare to paint bluebells in a quintessential woodland scene, with Nina Squire

Painting project • Part 2 Brighten up a winter’s day by painting a beach scene in oils, by Elena Parashko

Shapes and patterns • Follow Tony Underhill to paint your version of decorative Portuguese tiles

Just add shine • How to create the effect of shiny metal by painting a stainless-steel kettle using a variety of easy acrylic techniques, with Jennifer Funnell

Safe harbour • Practise mixing colours both in the palette and on the paper as you paint this harbour scene in watercolour, with Colin Joyce

Soft pastel • Take easy steps with pastel as you work with the limited colours from a starter set on white paper, with Mike Rollins

Animal magic • Part 2 Paint Merlin the meerkat using a variety of acrylic techniques, with Chloe Hibberd

A quick record • Brian Smith takes us through the techniques he uses to make quick, successful sketches

Secrets of success • Try these ideas and exercises to loosen up and enjoy painting with acrylics, by Hazel Money

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

Books • WHAT TO READ THIS MONTH

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