For you to try this month:

Watercolour:

• David Bellamy takes you thrtough the process of glazing, to bring drama to your watercolour paintings
• Create a sunny doorway using a variety of watercolour techniques with Paula Henchell
• Becky Samuelson shows how to mprove your watercolour skills to paint effective landscapes

Oil:

• Follow Richard Holland as he completes his painting of a waterfall in oil, in part two of his painting project
• Understand shape and tone to paint simple garden subjects in oil with Kevin Flood

Acrylic:

• Tim Fisher uses acrylics in the first part of his new series, in which he paints a local scene using a different medium each month
• Learn to use acrylics in the style of watercolour, oil, gouache, impasto and as glazes to paint skies with Linda Birch

Plus:

• Steve Strode advises on sketching, from choosing a sketchbook and drawing media, to filling the books
• How to present, price and sell your paintings successfully with Elena Parashko
• Two urban sketchers offer confidence-boosting technical advice to Tony Underhill
• In part 8 of his series on colour, Steve Strode looks at the use of blue
• Anne Kerr completes her series on framing for the amateur painter

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

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