The Artist | October 2016
Welcome to our October issue which includes an EXTRA 24-page guide to art courses and holidays for the rest of 2016 and 2017, with top tips by leading art tutors. You will also find inspirational insights into the colour choices of top professional artist Peter Graham, and the working methods of realist painter Richard Combes, and Charles Williams' thoughts on frames and framing from an artist's perspective. Demonstration features to help you develop your knowledge and techniques include Francesco Fontana's focus on his alla seconda watercolour methods, how to paint a self-portrait in oil using a palette knife, modern still lifes in impasto, a wildlife portrait using just one pencil, big grey skies in watercolour and a successful animal composition in acrylics. Ann Witheridge and Giovanni Civardi concentrate on ways to improve your figure painting and sketching, whilst Soraya French and Julie Collins offer plenty of advice and tips on colour choices and colour mixing. Enjoy our broad mix of styles, media and methods this month and try some new ideas in your own work!
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in The Artist October 2016.