For you to try this month:

Watercolour:

• Understanding tone and colour with Jem Bowden
• Follow Julie King to paint delicate flowers using a variety of watercolour techniques

Plus:

• Estelle Robinson introduces a photograph of a dog for you to paint in pastel in part one of this month's painting project
• How to loosen up your brushwork and paint with confidence with Christine Pybus
• Pamela Kay reports on Caran d'Ache Studio Gouache
• Paint a winter landscape with figures using acrylics, by following a demonstration from Charles Evans
• Prepare to draw animals from life with sketchbook advice from Liz Chaderton
• Mike Rollins shares the materials and techniques he uses to create drama and narrative in his paintings
• Be inspired by Ann Mortimer to keep a sketchbook garden journal
• Steve Strode starts a new series on acrylics with a look at the basic materials and techniques needed to get you started
• Anne Kerr continues her pen and ink series looking at how to draw wall, gates and fences
• Learn coloured pencil mark making, layering and blending with Judith Heilbronn Crown
• Tips and techniques for sketching from Linda Birch
• Tim Pond shows how to make your own study sheets as you draw animals
• Take your paints on the road with help from Sarah Wimperis
• See the work of Croydon Art Society, our Art Club of the Year 2018

And:

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

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