Artists & Illustrators - April 2016_

Artists & Illustrators 41 sketchbook LACK OF TRANSPARENCY For artists working in inks, Schmincke’s new Aero Opaque Medium (5 ...

42 Artists & Illustrators Study with the London Atelier of Representational Art (LARA) tutors and learn professional drawing ...

MASTERCLASS OVER THE NEXT 13 PAGES, THREE LEADING ARTISTS PRESENT A TRIO OF SEASONAL PROJECTS WITH TIPS ON HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR P ...

44 Artists & Illustrators AS THE LEAVES RETURN TO THE TREES, SPRING IS A PERFECT TIME TO TRY A TRICKY LITTLE TWIST ON PORTRA ...

SPRING PROJECTS Artists & Illustrators 45 Tom’s portrait Farhana in the Garden shows a different colour scheme and format HO ...

46 Artists & Illustrators SPRING PROJECTS JUDGE YOUR PROGRESS Learning to analyse your progress is an excellent way of devel ...

MASTERCLASS Artists & Illustrators 47 FINISHED PAINTING 43 Spring Projects.indd 47 17/02/2016 17:14 ...

48 Artists & Illustrators A STILL LIFE ON A WINDOWSILL PROVIDES A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS ON THE EFFECTS OF LIGHT AND S ...

XXXXX Artists & Illustrators 49 In his previous painting, La Cocina Ventana, Matt was attracted to the early sunlight which ...

50 Artists & Illustrators SPRING PROJECTS WORKING FROM PHOTOS Painting a strong sense of light in watercolour is a time-cons ...

MASTERCLASS Artists & Illustrators 51 FINISHED PAINTING 43 Spring Projects.indd 51 18/02/2016 11:02 ...

52 Artists & Illustrators MASTER LANDSCAPE PAINTER RAY BALKWILL SHOWS YOU HOW TO GET THE CREATIVE JUICES FLOWING BY CHANGING ...

SPRING PROJECTS Artists & Illustrators 53 HOW TO... CREATE DRAMATIC SKIES 1 Prepare your mountboard by applying an equal mix ...

54 Artists & Illustrators SPRING PROJECTS ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS One important consideration is the proportion of space devoted ...

MASTERCLASS Artists & Illustrators 55 FINISHED PAINTING 43 Spring Projects.indd 55 18/02/2016 11:01 ...

56 Artists & Illustrators We sketch Kyoto, the cultural heartland of Japan. Visit famous temples, shrines, gardens, old city ...

MASTERCLASS When painting a traditional landscape it is important that colours appear natural and suggest the real colours obser ...

58 Artists & Illustrators THE PERFECT PALETTE DARKS Strong darks and blacks mostly still use carbon created from burning woo ...

THE PERFECT PALETTE BROWN EARTHS Many of my dark brown colours involve mixes of Burnt Sienna and Ultramarine, two colours that o ...

60 Artists & Illustrators GRAHAME’S NEW PALETTE Before I began this series of articles, I guessed that I would end up confir ...