Masterclass:

• Ross Paterson shares his wet-in-wet watercolour technique for on location and studio work

In Conversation:

• David Smith explains why he varies the medium he uses according to the weather

Practical painting and drawing:

• Andy Lee shares tips for light-filled watercolours
• For his final acrylic challenge, Glyn Macey invites you to paint a woodland scene
• Add graphite to your drawing materials with Robert Dutton
• Hazel Soan begins a new three-part series on 'less is more' in watercolour
• Follow a glazing exercise with Martin Kinnear in the final part of his series on oil painting
• Paul Talbot-Greaves sets the final exercise of his six-part series on acrylics
• Tips for loosening up, whatever medium you choose, from Paul Riley
• Max Hale tries out Jackson's own-brand brushes
• Painting on a white ground for luminosity with Barry Freeman
• Marc Alexander demonstrates his technique for using gold leaf in an oil painting
• Paint quick, loose watercolours of flowers and gardens with Winston Oh
• F is for flowers in the A-Z of colours with Julie Collins
• Protect your work from copyright infringement with advice from Katherine Tyrrell

Plus:

• Your views
• The Art World
• Exhibitions
• Opportunities
• Art shop directory
• Art Box

All this and much more in the June issue of The Artist - out on April 22, click here to purchase