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Welcome from the editor

Welcome to the Christmas issue of Leisure Painter.

Diary

IDEAS AND ONLINE EVENTS TO INSPIRE AND ENTERTAIN YOU THIS MONTH

Exhibitions

The Osborne Studio Gallery’s December show brings us

Letters

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

Books

WHAT TO READ THIS MONTH

WIN ART MATERIALS WORTH OVER £500!

PaintersOnline and Leisure Painter have teamed up with Winsor & Newton, offering you the chance to win a fabulous set of art materials worth over £500.

Painting project

Part 1 Follow Milly England, her thoughts and drawing process, as she prepares to paint a festive still life from a photograph

Cadmium-Free oil colours you will love

Jenny Aitken puts the new Winsor & Newton Cadmium-Free Artists’ Oil Colour to the test. Her conclusion? She can’t tell the difference - the colours are just as vibrant and buttery as those of the cadmium versions she’s used

Colour basics

Colin Steed offers top tips and ideas for mixing your colours more confidently

Festive colour

What better way to capture the magic of the festive season than making a painting of your Christmas tree? Valérie Pirlot shows you how

Buildings in the landscape

Follow top tips from retired architect, Paul Robinson, as he draws and paints buildings in ink and watercolour

A true likeness

Part 7 Reduce, reuse, recyle! Follow Liz Chaderton as she paints a jolly portrait of Father Christmas on packaging cardboard

An affinity with acrylics

Part 1 Jackie Garner begins her year-long course with a look at the characteristics of this versatile medium and how to apply it

White cliffs

Here’s an easy-to-follow drawing and painting exercise with a bright and loose result, by Rachel McNaughton

From photo to painting

Elena Parashko takes you through the processes she uses to adapt and paint from photographs in the studio

Just add water

Part 1 Discover the versatility of watercolour pencils as Joy Alderson takes you through a series of back-to-basics techniques and exercises

Ask Jackson’s

Throughout the year, the Jackson’s team have been answering some of your most frequently asked questions about art materials on Painters Online. Here are some of the top questions from 2020.

#isolationbuddy

Follow Rosalind Jelbert-Ingram as she demonstrates how to paint a characterful portrait of Carman in eight steps

Another autumn

Take out your pastels and paint this bright autumn landscape, by Graham Cox

Choose your theme

How to choose a subject and build a body of work around it, ready for a time when we will be exhibiting again, by Tim Fisher