Features:

• Masterclass with Tim Rose, who explains how St Paul's Cathedral is a continuous source of material for his watercolour paintings
• Caroline Saunders talks to Scottish colourist Cara McKinnon Crawford
• Read, read, read! More motivational tips from Adebanji Alade
• Lachlan Goudie shares his tips for getting your work noticed in painting competitions
• A reflection on the 300 year history of The Royal Society of British Artists by president James Horton

Practical painting and drawing:

• Philip Tyler starts a six-part series on improving your figure drawing
• Wildlife artist Chris Rose suggests ways of adding interest and surprising the viewer
• Advice from James Hobbs on how to join a sketchcrawl club and the benefits you will reap
• Glyn Macey challenges you to paint the London skyline in the style of JMW Turner
• Follow Graham Brace to paint oysterctachers in mixed media
• How to paint seated figures in oils with Adele Wagstaff
• Why getting stuck in the middle of a painting can be productive with Charles Williams
• Judi Whitton shares advice on avoiding symmetry in your design
• Liz Seward shares her love of Caran d'Ache Luminance 6901 pencils
• Develop a complex oil painting froma variety of reference material with James Horton
• Q is for Quinacridone colours in Julie Collins' A - Z of colour series
• Jake Winke advises on the best equipment to buy when starting out in watercolour

Plus:

• Your views
• The Art World
• Exhibitions
• Opportunities
• Books

All this and more in the April issue of The Artist, out on February 24 - click here to purchase your copy.