Artists & Illustrators - UK (2020-04)

It helps that, despite their distinct characters, there is much to be found in the midpoint of a Venn diagram of their individua ...

Building layers MASTERCLASS Subtle glazes of pure colours can turn a simple paint-by-numbers into a photorealist masterpiece as ...

MASTERCLASS A s a teenager, I began painting in oils and got used to unhurried blending. Fifteen years ago, however, I switched ...

MASTERCLASS Mimic the ceramics The base of the plate and the jug were filled in with Brilliant Blue and Bone Black respectivel ...

Build the depth At this point in a painting, I usually cover the whole surface with a layer of Gloss Medium. Once dry, this pr ...

sim icity to COM Dra n Even with a camera to hand, sketching a scene can be a valuable part of the painting process as it helps ...

COMPOSITION ABOVE Grahame’s photo of the view towards Tower Bridge, London ABOVE Tower Bridge, watercolour onpaper,36x26cm M ost ...

COMPOSITION actual subject is largely immaterial it is the passages of paint that I ultimately apply that will make the paintin ...

the leaf canopy of the left and right tree. I took care to paint the figures, their shadows and the railing together, so as to p ...

T heperfectsketchbook. Therearemanyideasaboutit, butnoblueprintforit andno rulesabouthowtouseit.Anoutdoors sketcherwilltellyouho ...

SKETCHBOOKS 2 SKETCH FROM SKETCHES Sometimes it is useful to make sketches from sketches to develop an idea. I made the charcoal ...

SKETCHBOOKS 4 SKETCH WIDELY Concertina watercolour sketchbooks are great for extending your drawings through a series of folded ...

SKETCHBOOKS 7 SKETCH IN BLOCKED COLOUR This sketch was based on a very old photo, which was taken on a different allotment site ...

Screen Print DEMO In love with bold colours and strong lines? Award-winning illustrator ELIZA SOUTHWOOD shows you how to make a ...

DEMO I have been fascinated by screen printing for years. I think it’s because I love the textural quality of old retro graphics ...

DEMO 3 COAT THE SCREEN Next use a trough to coat the screen with the photosensitive coating, dragging it across with a squeegee. ...

DEMO 6 MASK THE PAPER Once the screen is in place, it is a good idea to mask off areas where ink may get through, like the edges ...

CALL FOR ENTRIES 159 th Open Exhibition Mall Galleries, London, SW1 22 nd - 27th September 2020 Digital Submissions 6 th March - ...

DrawBrighton’sJAKE SPICERcontinueshisfive-partseriesonthebuildingblocksof lifedrawingwithalookathowthedistributionoffatcreatesin ...

60 Artists&Illu FIGURE DR FAT Our bodies store fat for energy and insulation. The superfi cial fat present in all bodies is ...