Leisure Painter September 2017
The September 2017 issue of Leisure Painter is a 72-page digital art magazine packed with practical painting projects, watercolour demonstrations, and acrylic ink techniques. This digital edition is available for instant download as a PDF, so you can begin reading and painting right away.
Whether you are new to painting or looking to refine your skills, this issue offers step-by-step tuition across watercolour, acrylic, and digital media. The magazine also includes exhibition listings, book reviews, and reader letters.
Book Overview
Leisure Painter, September 2017, is issue 564 of the UK’s best-selling learn-to-paint magazine. Published by The Artists’ Publishing Company Limited and edited by Ingrid Lyon, this edition marks the magazine’s 50th year. It contains 72 pages of features, projects, and art-world news for leisure painters and hobby artists.
The issue covers moonlit watercolour landscapes, still lifes from kitchen cupboard objects, sketching the Mersey shoreline, digital painting, acrylic inks, and loose watercolour textures for birds. Readers will also find exhibition recommendations and a product report on synthetic squirrel brushes.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- Step-by-step watercolour techniques for painting a moonlit woodland scene from a sunny photograph, with Ian Pethers.
- Ideas for painting still lifes from bottles, jars, and spoons found in the kitchen cupboard, with Rodney Kingston.
- A painting project from a photograph that focuses on the composition of a garden painting, by Julie King.
- Sketching and walking studies along the Mersey shore with Steve Strode.
- Digital art demonstrations by Tony Underhill that expand traditional painting skills.
- Acrylic ink methods for drawing, washes, and limited-palette effects, with Tim Fisher.
- Loose watercolour techniques for painting bird textures using salt and Clingfilm, by Liz Chaderton.
Why This Book Matters
Leisure Painter has supported amateur and leisure painters for five decades. This September 2017 issue continues that tradition with clear, practical instruction and encouragement to practise drawing and painting regularly.
It also serves as a record of the UK art scene at the time, with details of exhibitions, open studios, and art fairs across the country.
Book Details
| Format | |
|---|---|
| File Size | 15.2 MB |
| Pages | 72 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The Artists’ Publishing Company Limited |
| Editor | Ingrid Lyon |
| Publication Date | September 2017 |
| Volume | 51/10 |
| Issue | 564 |
| ISSN | 0024-0710 |
| Cover Price | £4.20 |
Device Compatibility
This is a digital download, so there is no physical shipping. Access is available immediately after purchase. The PDF can be read on compatible Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, and mobile devices, as well as in common PDF reading applications.
FAQ
How do I get the magazine after purchase?
You will receive instant access to the PDF download after completing your purchase.
Will a physical copy be shipped?
No. This is a digital edition, and no printed copy will be mailed to you.
What devices can I use to read it?
The PDF works with Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and standard PDF readers.
Enjoy practical painting tuition with a digital copy of Leisure Painter, September 2017. Download the issue today and start your next painting project.
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