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Editorial

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Editor’s choice • Step back in time to celebrate the life and work of Jane Austen on the 250the anniversary of her birth

Spotlight on art • A round-up of events and ideas to enjoy live and online

Six lessons in the landscape • Part 1 David Webb discusses reference photos, sketches, colours and more before he puts brush to paper in the September issue

Add the sparkle • How to capture the movement and energy of sea waves in bright sunshine using easy pastel techniques, with Naomi Jenkin

Buttercups & bluebells • Part 2 Following last month’s preliminary drawing and colour-mixing exercises, Julie King takes you through the completion of spring flowers in pen & wash

Loosen up your style • Part 2 How to add interesting textures to a landscape using bubble wrap, newspaper, knife and brush, by Hazel Money

Q&A Unlock the potential of Pastelmat • Helen Carter answers your questions and provides helpful guidance, tips and tricks for using this versatile medium. This month, smoothing and blending on Pastelmat

5 blending methods for quick results

Coffee-break inspiration • Use your coffee and tea breaks today to draw and paint an easily overlooked kitchen view, with Tony Underhill

Easy days • Pastels make light work of easy sketchbook studies, says Nina Squire. Here’s how she ensures she’s always prepared

4 TOP TIPS

Tradition & innovation • Fountain-pen ink artist, Nick Stewart is enthusiastic to work with Diamine’s imaginative new nano-particle ink, Forever Ink

Drama in the sky • In the first article of a three-part series, Colin Joyce offers tips and techniques for painting atmospheric skies in watercolour

Impasto alpaca • Take out your acrylic colours and have fun learning eight techniques to paint a cute alpaca, by Ali Hargreaves

Sunlight & shadows • Here’s how Richard Holland paints an early summer landscape en plein air

Art clubs • Over to you for the latest news on club exhibitions and activities

Best in show

Art club challenge

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WELCOME from the editor

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

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

A day in the life of KARL TERRYRSMA AROI • The Artist contributor, Karl Terry talks to Sally Bulgin about his life and career as a professional artist that he runs alongside his roofing business

SHAPE, COLOUR, ACTION! • Caroline Saunders talks to The Artist prize winner, Valérie Pirlot about her fresh and spontaneous alla prima style, letting light take centre stage

The colour GREEN • Martin Taylor encourages you to ‘mix, taste and enjoy’ the colour green. Here he describes how he finds his perfect summer greens

The Presidents’ Exhibition • President of the Royal Watercolour Society, Charles Williams, takes a closer look at the role of the RWS and RE — their aims, ambitions and mission in today’s world

Soft transitions and small details • Amber Tyldesley reviews the new polyester canvases from ACF Canvases

Summer light • Robert Brindley uses gouache to capture summer light and atmosphere and shares tips on making the right tonal and colour choices

In the footsteps of Tunnicliffe • Becky Thorley-Fox continues her three-part series painting plein-air through the seasons inspired by the artist and illustrator, Charles Tunnicliffe – this time...