Leisure Painter 2025-08 & The Artist

Leisure Painter 2025-08 & The Artist is the August 2025 issue of the practical art magazine for artists. This digital PDF edition contains the complete 116-page issue and is available as an instant download after purchase.

Published by artists for artists since 1931, this issue focuses on experimentation and playful painting for summer. It covers watercolour, oils, gouache, pastels, acrylics and coloured pencil, with demonstrations from leading practising artists.

Book Overview

This combined issue of Leisure Painter and The Artist brings together practical tutorials, exhibition news, art club reports and artist profiles. The August edition encourages readers to paint outdoors and to try techniques that add texture, movement and light to their work.

Featured contributors include David Webb, Naomi Jenkin, Julie King, Hazel Money, Helen Carter, Tony Underhill, Colin Joyce, Ali Hargreaves, Richard Holland, Valerie Pirlot, Catherine Beale and Sarah Edmonds.

What You’ll Discover Inside

• David Webb’s six-step approach to working from reference photos, including tonal and colour sketches for a Somerset landscape.
• Soft-pastel techniques for painting breaking waves and capturing the energy of the sea with Naomi Jenkin.
• Transparent watercolour and wet-on-dry methods for painting delicate flower arrangements with Julie King.
• Acrylic texture experiments using bubble wrap, newspaper, a painting knife and brushes with Hazel Money.
• Colin Joyce’s quick watercolour methods for making dramatic skies the main subject of a painting.
• Oil painting demonstrations, including Valerie Pirlot’s alla prima portraits and Richard Holland’s plein air summer landscape.

Why This Book Matters

Leisure Painter & The Artist has supported artists for nearly a century, with practical guidance written by working painters. The August 2025 issue encourages creative risk-taking and outdoor sketching, and it connects readers to current exhibitions, art events and new materials.

It is a useful resource for amateur and intermediate artists who want to build skills across a variety of media.

Book Details

Device Compatibility

This is a digital download, so there is no physical shipping. Your file is available immediately after purchase and can be accessed through your account or download link.

The PDF works with popular reading apps on Kindle devices, tablets, desktop computers and mobile phones. It is designed for screen-based reading on compatible software.

FAQ

How soon will I receive access? Access is provided immediately after purchase. You can download the PDF at once.

Will a physical magazine be shipped? No. This purchase is a digital edition only; no print copy will be sent.

Which devices are supported? The PDF can be read on most modern tablets, phones, computers and reading apps that support PDF files.

Download your copy today and enjoy practical painting lessons from the comfort of your own home.