Features:

• Masterclass with David Bammeld, winner of The Artist Award in the Pastel Society 2017 annual exhibition
• In Conversation - Daisy Sims Hilditch talks to Susie Hodge about her traditional approach to portraiture
• Julian Halsby reviews the Modigliani exhibition at Tate Modern
• How do I approach a gallery? Mark David Hatwood offers his advice
• Charles Williams muses on self esteem

Practical painting and drawing:

• Hazel Soan explains how to see and interpret tone in the first of a new watercolour series
• Techniques for mixed-media and collage with Peter Monaghan
• Judi Whitton shows how greys can be exciting
• Follow Martin Aveling's pastel pencil demonstration of a mountain gorilla
• Iain Gardiner demonstrates a large, realistic self-portrait in oils
• Tips on colours and techniques for painting horses with Ruth Buchanan
• Sarah Manolescue describes a typical plein-air painting of a street scene
• In her series on anatomy for the artist, Adele Wagstaff takes a look hands and arms
• Patrick Cullen offers tips for using pastels as he paints an orchard scene
• How to achieve spontaneity in your acrylic paintings with Paul Gadenne
• Kevin Scully shares advice on what to take into account when booking a painting course or holiday
• How to make prints without a press with Phil Tyler

Plus:

• Your views
• The Art World
• Exhibitions
• Opportunities
• Art book reviews

All this, plus your free 16-page guide to art courses and holidays for 2018, and more in the February issue of The Artist, out on December 29 - click here to purchase your copy.