For you to try this month:

Watercolour:

• Enhance your watercolour landscapes with David Bellamy using decorative Japanese papers
• Learn to capture flowers in watercolour in 90 minutes with Arnold Lowrey
• Stephen Coates discusses how to use a limited watercolour palette
• Paint a scene from the famous garden at Hidcote step-by-step with Gwen Scott
• Build your watercolour repertoire with Charles Evans as you paint boats, buildings, water and foliage
• Tony Paul offers a brief history of Daler-Rowney and tests four of its watercolour papers

Pastel:

• Bob Elcock completes his white tiger using pastel pencils in the second part of his painting project
• Follow Emma Colbert as she paints characterful pet and wildlife portraits in soft pastel

Plus:

• Make sense of summer greens and learn how to add figures to your landscapes with Linda Birch
• British fashion illustrator, Hayden Williams reports on a new set of Brushmarkers from Winsor & Newton
• Tony Paul discusses three popular warm blues and suggests colour mixes
• Make the most of a variety of media to paint water in the landscape with Carole Massey

And:

• Reader's letters
• Things to do this month
• Reviews of the latest practical art books
• Art club news, profiles and exhibition listings
• Exhibitions from around the UK
• Paintings from the PaintersOnline gallery

All this and much more in the July issue of Leisure Painter - out on May 20, click here to purchase your copy!