Caran d’Ache sketching sets

Welcome from the editor

Watercolour is always a popular and enjoyable medium

Diary

THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH

Exhibitions

JANE STROUD RECOMMENDS

Letters

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Books WHAT TO READ THIS MONTH

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Art clubs

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Art club gallery

BEST IN SHOW PAINTINGS

Online gallery

Jane Stroud’s selection of works from our PaintersOnline gallery

Free your style

Part 1 From essential techniques to how to recycle old paintings and make a stay-wet palette at home, Brendan Smith offers a fresh look at acrylics

Layers of colour

Part 1 Michelle Campbell demonstrates her painting processes and techniques as she paints the natural world around her

Painting project

Part 2 Paint along with Colin Steed as he demonstrates the process of painting a local parade of shops in watercolour

Focus on trees

Part 1 Try four warm-up exercises to help you paint trees more fluidly before tackling the demonstration painting next month, with Stephen Coates

Line and colour

Part 7 Paint boats, buildings and busy market scenes as you combine acrylic ink with coloured pencils, by Tim Fisher

Beside the sea

Helen Elliott discusses her painting and thought processes as she creates one of her signature paintings

In the frame

Part 2 Tony Paul looks at classical compositions and how to apply them to your work

Wildlife in watercolour

Part 2 Make the most of watercolour’s transparent properties as you paint meerkats, with Hazel Soan

How to paint a winner

Part 1 How to think, observe and plan like an artist. Leave your colours in their tubes this month while you plot out composition, tone and colour for your next painting in this two-part guide to producing your best work, with Martin Kinnear

Autumn colour

How to create depth in a watercolour painting of autumn woodland, with Paula Henchell

Autumn fruits

Set your timer and test your abilities as you paint Chinese lanterns in 30 minutes with Ann Mortimer

Cartoon it!

Be inspired by John Byrne’s take on life as you put your drawing skills and sense of humour to the test

Harvest mouse

Part 2 Complete your detailed portrait of a harvest mouse, with Paul Hopkinson

Tulip time

Brighten up an autumn day by painting colourful tulips in front of a diffused background, with Elena Parashko