Leisure Painter  |  April 2022
Packed with demonstrations, creative prompts, practical advice and exercises to build confidence and develop your skills in drawing and painting. From our beginner’s series in both watercolour and drawing and a back-to-basics look at gouache, to exploring mixed-media maps of your neighbourhood, painting a coastal scene in oils and using sponges with acrylics, there’s something for everyone in this issue. To begin the platinum jubilee celebrations, we offer tips and techniques for drawing and painting HM Queen Elizabeth’s beloved horses. Follow step-by-step demonstrations to draw a quirky still life with coloured pencils and delicate white flowers with watercolour, then develop your skills as you learn to paint against the light, and delve into painting on unusual surfaces, including corrugated cardboard, packing paper, and more.
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Leisure Painter magazine was founded in 1967 and is the UK's most popular art and painting magazine that is published 12 times a year. The award-winning company was created to assist amateur artists of all levels and cover all aspects of painting and drawing including pencils, acrylics, charcoals, oil paints, pastels and watercolours. Not only does Leisure Painter cover a range of materials, but also a huge variety of topics are covered too, including flowers, landscapes, buildings, animals, boats and portraits.
With Leisure Painter magazine, you can gain access to an online community of like-minded artists who share their top tips and advice on how to develop your skills, as well as enter regular competitions including David Bellamy's sketchbook challenge. Plus, you can pour over the exhibition and art events pages to find opportunities to dive further into your hobby with other enthusiasts.
Try your hand at one of the Leisure Painter’s painting projects - for example, “how to capture the character of an old building using watercolours” or “step-by-step guides on how to complete your drawing of distant mountains with charcoal”. Regular projects from our regular contributors are a great way to expand your artistic skill set.
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