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Colour choices
Part 1 Tim Fisher begins a six-part series, discussing the merits of his favourite colours – this month, add vibrant colour to your paintings with Golden’s cobalt teal
Painting project
Part 1 Bring your paintings to life as you fill them with figures, by Stephen Coates
Animals from life
Part 4 Let your fancy take flight while you paint a colourful toucan in watercolour on a collaged background, with Liz Chaderton
Watercolour magic
How to approach a complex scene and make the most of watercolour’s transparent and vivid colours with gouache and ink, by Adrienne Parker
Aspects of acrylics
Part 4 Nine simple exercises and prompts to help develop your skills and understanding of acrylics, with Steve Strode
Inspired by the railways
Part 2 Alan Taylor takes you through the painting of one of his iconic images, inspired by travel posters of the 1930s
The power of gouache
Combine watercolour with gouache to paint vibrant, lively colour sketches, with Sarah Wimperis
Let’s start with art
Part 6 Linda Birch begins her look at water-based media with tips and techniques for painting with watercolour
Your Sketchbook Challenge in association with Jakar International Ltd
Last year, Leisure Painter and artist-explorer David Bellamy invited readers to participate in a six-month sketchbook challenge. In each issue, David set a task for readers to complete in a journal-sketchbook and offered practical advice on how to tackle it. Here are the six winning entries.
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