For you to try this month:

Oil:

• Pamela Kay shows how to tackle and paint masses of garden flowers in oil
• How to add figures to your landscapes by Tony Parsons
• Steve Strode produces four sparkling studies using Cobra Water Mixable Oils

Watercolour:

• Paint a peacock step-by-step using wet-in-wet watercolour with Alison Fennell

Acrylic:

• Colin Steed brings two disappointing watercolours back to life using acrylics

Coloured Pencil:

• Linda Hampson introduces three pansies for you to draw using coloured pencil for this month's painting project
• Tips and techniques for drawing animals with Linda Birch

Plus:

• Carol Massey shows how to paint the shapes and patterns we see in water
• What to pack and where to go - plein-air painting advice from David Webb
• Lorna Gasperi shows how to capture landscapes using the vivid colours of gouache
• How to use cool blues with Tony Paul
• Produce many sketches from just one scene with Judith Milne
• Try something different with Yukki Yaura's Japanese ink painting techniques

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 summer issue of Leisure Painter - out on June 17, click here to purchase your copy!