Features:

• Brian Henderson uses enhanced light and contrasting textures in his acrylic realist compositions, as Caroline Saunders discovers
• Patrick Cullen, Tobit Roche and Tim Scott Bolton share their experiences of painting in the Himalayas
• Discover the importance of collaborations with Sarah Edmonds
• Mike Barr looks at an important part of painting - signatures

Practical painting and drawing:

• Make a tonal study of the head in the first of a new three-part series with Adele Wagstaff
• Brian Smith advises on how to achieve effects such as atmosphere, by adjusting your pigment levels
• Explore the English costaline for inspiration with Steve Hall
• Use glazing techniques with Julie Collins to add depth to a still life painting of tulips
• Discover hard, soft and broken edges with Paul Talbot-Greaves
• Carl Knibb reveals his process for painting portraits
• Connect with nature as Ann Blockley explores woodlands and trees
• Take your work in new directions as Robert Dutton explores spray painting techniques
• Amanda Hyatt shares her experience of choosing and using watercolour paper
• Peter Burgess begins a series of three articles about picture framing

Plus:

• The Art World
• Your views
• Exhibitions
• Opportunities
• This month's PaintersOnline Editor's Choice Award

All this and more in the October issue of The Artist, out on September 3 - click here to purchase your copy.