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WATERCOLOUR TECHNIQUES & COLOUR MIXING

ENTER!Our open competition

(pages 8-9) PLUS

£1,000worth of art materials

to be won see page 10

www.painters-online.co.uk April 2014 £3.90

Portrait demo: thesight-size technique

Use mixed media to add interest to your work

PLUS DAVID FORSTER’S LANDSCAPES l TALKING PASTELS l HOW TO LOOSEN UP l JEAN HAINES’ WATERCOLOUR CHALLENGE l GEOFF HUNT’S WATERCOLOUR DIARY

Dark colours: Hazel Soan’s secretsfor success

T H E P R A C T I C A L M A G A Z I N E F O R A R T I S T S B Y A R T I S T S – S I N C E 1 9 3 1

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