For you to try this month:

Watercolour:

• How to paint sea, sand, ripples, waves and reflections in watercolour with Becky Samuelson
• Alison Fennell shows how to control your watercolour washes
• How to buy, organise and use a basic watercolour palette with Tony Hogan

Oil:

• Learn how to simplify and paint a flower in oil with Kevin Flood
• Elena Parashko shows how to use colour and tone to convey depth in the landscape

Pastel:

• Tim Fisher uses pastels to paint scenes of local interest in part 3 of his series
• Jane Ward shares a variety of pastel painting techniques to paint evocative landscapes

Other media:

• Paint three colourful figures in acrylic with Adrienne Parker
• Learn mark-making techniques to draw a bird of prey in water-soluble pencils with Trudy Friend
• Anthony Nield introduces the materials and techniques to produce a detailed pen and ink drawing
• Enhance your portrait painting skills by creating caricatures with Tony Paul

Plus:

• Becky Samuelson tests a range of affordable brushes for all media
• How to mix and use violet in your paintings with Steve Strode
• Linda Matthews offers advice and tips to the outdoor painter
• See this year's winning paintings in this year's Leisure Painter Open Art Competition, with comments from the painters and judges

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
• Paintings from the PaintersOnline gallery

All this and much more in the bumper 76-page September issue of Leisure Painter - click here to purchase