For you this month:

• Follow Alison Nicholls and paint an African elephant in watercolour for this month's painting project
• Journey through ancient building and treasures using subtle watercolour techniques with David Bellamy
• Make a tonal sketch from a photograph with Paul Clark's painting project
• Create a vibrant collage of vegetables in just five stages with Hazel Jarvis
• Practise traditional oil painting techniques to create detailed interior scenes with Paul Minter
• Stephen Coates shares colour-mixing advice for painting a simple summer landscape
• Experiment with different papers as you develop your drawing skills with Elena Parashko
• Steve Strode explains the benefits of working with a limited palette
• Find your own style of drawing with ink with top tips from Anthony Nield
• Focus on boats and reflections as you work from a photograph with Murray Ince
• Create a 1930s-style poster using gouache with Andy Walker
• Follow Lucy Swinburne to capture a rottweiler puppy with pastel pencils
• Brian Smith concludes his exploration of watercolour with a critique of student's work

And:

• Things to do this month
• Reader's letters
• Exhibitions
• Reviews of the latest practical art books
• Latest news and listings from UK art clubs
• Paintings from the PaintersOnline gallery

All this and more in the August issue of Leisure Painter - out on June 17, click here to purchase your copy.