Leisure Painter  |  August 2022
Popular watercolourist, David Bellamy kicks off this issue with tips and techniques on how you can make your landscape paintings more atmospheric, while acclaimed wildlife artist, Alison Nicholls demonstrates the luminosity of watercolour in her study of an African elephant. Practise traditional oil-painting techniques, become more confident with pastel pencils, coloured pencils and ink, and try something different by following a five-stage process to make a vibrant mixed-media collage. Work alongside Stephen Coates as he sets out colour-mixing and mark-making exercises to help you make sense of green in a summer landscape, and develop your skills in drawing and painting boats. From animals, landscapes, buildings and interiors to painting a 1930s-style poster in gouache, this month’s issue of Leisure Painter will keep you inspired and painting throughout the month.
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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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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Leisure Painter August 2022.