For you to try this month:

Watercolour:

• Judith Milne shows how to paint botanical studies of bluebells and how to paint them in a woodland scene
• Learn brush control and paint a simple landscape from a photogrpah with Becky Samuelson
• Follow Colin Steed to paint Tower Bridge in twilight in the second part of his painting project
• Wendy Tait shows how to combine three photographs to paint a fresh and loose rose bush

Acrylic:

• Mark Daniel Nelson shows how to paint a glass jar step-by-step
• Tony Paul takes a look at Jackson's Artist Acrylic in his series looking at modern acrylic manufacturing

Pastel:

• For this month's painting project, Bob Elcock shows how to translate a landscape ink sketch into a pastel pencil painting
• In part two of her series on painting children's portraits, Carole Massey uses pastel pencil, pastel, soft pastel, acrylic and watercolour to create a likeness

Oil:

• How to mix rich clean oil colours to paint spring landscapes with Christine Pybus

Plus:

• David Paskett shows how to have fun painting and drawing with an iPad or tablet
• Discover how to use red successfully with Steve Strode
• Find unusual ways to arrange and paint still lifes with Wendy Jelbert
• Follow Takumasa Ono to further your skills painting in a traditional Japanese style using ink
• Make your own bespoke frames with Ann Kerr

And:

• Reader's letters
• Things to do this month
• Reviews of the latest practical art books and DVDs
• Art club news, profiles and exhibition listings
• Exhibitions from around the UK
• Coloured pencil close-ups from the PaintersOnline gallery

All this and much more in the June issue of Leisure Painter - click here to purchase.