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The Artist

Mar 01 2022
Magazine

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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WELCOME from the editor

EDITORIAL CONSULTANTS

Next month in artist

YOUR VIEWS • LETTERS, EMAILS AND COMMENTS

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

Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year

A loose approach to portraiture • Tim Benson, president of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and winner of The Artist Award in last year’s ROI annual exhibition, talks to Susie Hodge about his expressive and emotive oil portraits

Glorious night scenes • Capture the lights and colours of night scenes with advice and tips from Jenny Aitken as she demonstrates a sparkling city scene in acrylics

Explore partial abstraction in your art • Be inspired to depart from reality by following Haidee-Jo Summers as she develops a semi-abstract oil painting from a still-life set-up

Dynamic storytelling with ‘patch-quilt’ painting • Discover how to use Steve Griggs’ ‘patch-quilt’ watercolour technique and follow him as he paints a colourful landscape

Portraits with character • David Thomas demonstrates how painting a portrait from an unposed photograph can capture character and have a charming informality

Be a hunter-gatherer • Sky Landscape Artist of the Year finalist Clare Lord reveals her strategies for collecting information to ensure she keeps the plein-air life in her painting during the winter months

Brushes for watercolour • Ian Sidaway offers his personal guide to choosing watercolour brushes to suit your way of working, from large flat washes to special textural effects

Try gyotaku • Amanda Hyatt explains and encourages you to try the gyotaku art form – the Japanese method of printing painted fish onto rice paper – and shares her tips for achieving a successful outcome

The three-primary palette • Graham Webber begins a new three-part series in which he focuses on colour mixing for landscape painting in oil. He begins with his recommended basic three-primary palette

Oh for snow! • Follow Barry Herniman as he paints winter snow scenes in watercolor

How to avoid muddy colours • Julie Collins offers her top tips for ensuring your colours stay fresh and clean in the latest instalment of her watercolour problem solver series

Capture the energy of the sea • Becky Thorley-Fox demonstrates how she captures rolling and crashing waves and the moods and atmosphere of coastal scenes in oil

Raise your profile • In the second of three articles on forging a second career in art, Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year finalist Sally Ward discusses how to get your work seen by a wider audience and raise your profile as an artist

HOW TO GET STARTED WITH DIGITAL ART? • Sarah Edmonds continues her series on digital art and what it has to offer. This month she reports on how digital tools can be used to enhance and promote your work

OPPORTUNITIES & COMPETITIONS • Check out the latest competitions to enter and make a note of important deadlines

EXHIBITIONS • GALLERY OPENING TIMES AND EXHIBITION DATES CAN VARY; IF IN DOUBT...


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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.

theartist

WELCOME from the editor

EDITORIAL CONSULTANTS

Next month in artist

YOUR VIEWS • LETTERS, EMAILS AND COMMENTS

STAR LETTER

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

Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year

A loose approach to portraiture • Tim Benson, president of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and winner of The Artist Award in last year’s ROI annual exhibition, talks to Susie Hodge about his expressive and emotive oil portraits

Glorious night scenes • Capture the lights and colours of night scenes with advice and tips from Jenny Aitken as she demonstrates a sparkling city scene in acrylics

Explore partial abstraction in your art • Be inspired to depart from reality by following Haidee-Jo Summers as she develops a semi-abstract oil painting from a still-life set-up

Dynamic storytelling with ‘patch-quilt’ painting • Discover how to use Steve Griggs’ ‘patch-quilt’ watercolour technique and follow him as he paints a colourful landscape

Portraits with character • David Thomas demonstrates how painting a portrait from an unposed photograph can capture character and have a charming informality

Be a hunter-gatherer • Sky Landscape Artist of the Year finalist Clare Lord reveals her strategies for collecting information to ensure she keeps the plein-air life in her painting during the winter months

Brushes for watercolour • Ian Sidaway offers his personal guide to choosing watercolour brushes to suit your way of working, from large flat washes to special textural effects

Try gyotaku • Amanda Hyatt explains and encourages you to try the gyotaku art form – the Japanese method of printing painted fish onto rice paper – and shares her tips for achieving a successful outcome

The three-primary palette • Graham Webber begins a new three-part series in which he focuses on colour mixing for landscape painting in oil. He begins with his recommended basic three-primary palette

Oh for snow! • Follow Barry Herniman as he paints winter snow scenes in watercolor

How to avoid muddy colours • Julie Collins offers her top tips for ensuring your colours stay fresh and clean in the latest instalment of her watercolour problem solver series

Capture the energy of the sea • Becky Thorley-Fox demonstrates how she captures rolling and crashing waves and the moods and atmosphere of coastal scenes in oil

Raise your profile • In the second of three articles on forging a second career in art, Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year finalist Sally Ward discusses how to get your work seen by a wider audience and raise your profile as an artist

HOW TO GET STARTED WITH DIGITAL ART? • Sarah Edmonds continues her series on digital art and what it has to offer. This month she reports on how digital tools can be used to enhance and promote your work

OPPORTUNITIES & COMPETITIONS • Check out the latest competitions to enter and make a note of important deadlines

EXHIBITIONS • GALLERY OPENING TIMES AND EXHIBITION DATES CAN VARY; IF IN DOUBT...


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