Features:

• Peter Graham explains why he prefers a palette of vibrant colours in Masterclass this month
• Caroline Sauders talks to Richard Combes about his realist oil paintings of neglected places
• Julian Halsby reviews the must-see Paul Nash exhibition at Tate Britain
• Charles Williams shares his thoughts on frames and framing
• Cost effective ideas for artists - Katherine Tyrrell provides an essential guide to VAT

Practical painting and drawing:

• Follow Halima Washington-Dixon's method for painting impasto still lifes in oil
• Francesco Fontana paints watercolours using the alla seconda method
• In the last of her series on primaries, Soraya French discusses the variety of blues available for artists
• How to achieve fine texture and detail in wildlife drawings using just one graphite pencil with Jamie Boots
• Try Amsterdam Acrylic Paints in spray and tube form with Robert Dutton
• Paint a self-portrait in oil using palette knives with Benjamin Hope
• Jo Quigley shows how to acheive originality when painting wildlife in acrylics
• Ann Witheridge explains the importance of gesture in the third of her six-part series on figure painting
• How to make grey skies interesting with Winston Oh
• Giovanni Civardi's essential guide to sketching figures
• K is for keep it simple in Julie Collins' A - Z of colour series

Plus:

• Your views
• The Art World
• Exhibitions
• Opportunities

All this and much more in the October issue of The Artist, out on September 9 - click here to purchase your copy including your FREE 24-page guide to art courses and holidays 2016/17.