The Artist

The UK’s best practical art magazine for aspiring amateur and professional artists - since 1931. Well-known artists reveal their working practices and techniques, covering all subjects and media, in every issue. Learn how established and up-and-coming artists create their work and use the tips they provide to help you improve your own drawing and painting. Keep up to date with the latest art materials, tried and tested by our trusted panel of expert artists, and keep in touch with the latest art competitions to enter and must-see exhibitions. Learn how other artists make money from their work, join one of our practical workshops/holidays, and don’t miss out on the latest art news and views.

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THE ART WORLD • NEWS, INFORMATION AND ONLINE EVENTS IN THE ART WORLD

Renoir in Guernsey, 1883

Parallel Lives: Eight Women Artists

Extreme painting • William Mather talks to Highlands artist, Jonathan Shearer about his love of painting inhospitable landscapes and the drama they inspire

JONATHAN'S KIT

Toning up • In the second of four articles on loosening up in watercolour, Tom Shepherd helps you get to grips with tonal value

Drawing the human form • In her new three-part life-drawing series, Adele Wagstaff begins by showing how to construct a pose, exploring angles, shape and proportion

The bare essentials • Amanda Hyatt demonstrates how to use a reduced colour palette to create a moody watercolour painting

Amanda's ten top tips

Counterchange is king • In the first of two articles on counterchange, Barry Herniman urges you to make the most of your lights and darks as he paints a Mediterranean scene in acrylics

Putting the wow into waves • In the third article in her five-part series on capturing special effects in your paintings Jenny Aitken uses colour, composition and brushwork to bring her seascape paintings to life

Jenny's top tips

Keep it simple • Paint a vase of your favourite flowers with Liz Seward as she describes why coloured-pencils are her go-to medium for flower paintings

Liz's handy tips

Windy-weather clouds • In this abridged extract from Sandra Orme’s forthcoming book, Painting Skies in Pastel, the author demonstrates how to paint wispy clouds using a restricted palette

Controlling CONTRASTS PALE CLOUD EDGES • In this abridged extract from her new book, Painting Skies in Pastel, Sandra Orme offers tips on how to control the tonal strengths of pale clouds

Sketchbook joy • In the third of his five-part series Steve Griggs shows how keeping a sketchbook develops your visual vocabulary and allows you to express your ideas more successfully

An oil painter's approach • Becky Thorley-Fox encourages you to explore combining watercolour and gouache and demonstrates why the technique has much in common with oil painting

Becky's top tips

The fear of failing • Don’t allow fear to hold you back. Bob Brandt shares his strategies for overcoming his fears and pushing forward to create successful paintings

The legacy of Edward Wesson • Sharing his own collection of works by Edward Wesson, Steve Hall demonstrates how there is much to learn from studying the work of great painters

Paint with Peter Brown PPNEAC, RBA, PS, ROI, RP in KATHMANDU, NEPAL • A special one-off opportunity to join ‘Pete the Street’ en plein air painting in Kathmandu and the foothills of the Himalayas, at one of the best times of the year to visit Nepal, and experience the Sonam Lhosar Festival

BUILDING A COMMUNITYON AND OFFLINE • Sarah Edmonds shows why community marketing is...