Leisure Painter — June 2017

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46 Your personal style

Follow John Mitchell’s ten exercises and a plethora of

advice on best painting practices to find your own style

54 Line and colour

Part 1Experiment with media, tools and techniques as you

develop drawing skills month-by-month, with Tim Fisher

56 From photo to painting

Part 6Follow Elena Parashkostep-by-step as she paints a

nocturne, using techniques suitable for both oils and acrylics

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Tim Fisher Mermaid Street, Rye, pen & wash, 10x14in. (25.5x35.5cm)

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Practise your watercolour

techniques as you paint this

barn owl with Paul Hopkinson

next month

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ON SALE 19 MAY

n Practise colour mixing

as you paint spring

landscapes and flower

studies in watercolour

n Learn step-by-step how

to paint line & wash

successfully

n Build your drawing

skills with this month’s

project from a photo

n Step-by-step pastel

portraits made easy

n David Bellamy on

sketching on the move

n How to choose and use

palettes and supports

for acrylic painting

n Top tips to overcome

shyness of painting

in public

n Paint seasonal coastal

scenes in oils

n Find your inspiration!

Tips and techniques

for painting in series

n Step-by-step barn owl

in watercolour... and

much more!

Coming

next month

Spring into action as you learn to draw and

paint with Leisure Painter. Here are just some

of the highlights to be found in the July issue

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OFFERS, NEWS AND COMPETITIONS

6 The latest news from Patchings Art, Craft and

Photography Festivalin July – who’s on the

schedule and events to pre-book

27 Save money when you subscribe to Leisure Painter

this month

38 Your chance to win a one-year membership to

the Pastel Academy Online, worth over £280(rrp)

PLUS join in this month’s anniversary competition

53 Join Lachlan Goudieas he paints in Antibes and

the Côte d’Azure in September

58 Take advantage of the latest offers on practical art

books in LP’s online bookshop at PaintersOnline

71 Join Paul Talbot-Greavesfor an acrylics workshop

at the Patchings Festival in July

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LEISURE PAINTER

ON-SALE DATES

Issue On sale

July 19 May

Summer 16 June

August 14 July

September 11 August

October 8 September

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