Leisure Painter  |  Jan-21
Welcome to the January issue of Leisure Painter, which includes tutorials, demonstrations and more in watercolour, acrylics, oils, watercolour pencils (with an exclusive extra exercise for digital readers), pastels and drawing media. We hope you enjoy working through the festive projects as you practise essential techniques to paint Father Christmas (on an unusual surface), a Christmas tree in an interior and a festive still life with holly, cups of cocoa and Christmas cookies! Our year-long series on acrylics for beginners starts this month with an introduction to materials and techniques. There are also tutorials, demonstrations and practical advice on colour mixing, simple perspective, painting from photograph, painting in series – 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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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Leisure Painter Jan-21.