Leisure Painter

Inspired by watercolour

Learning objectives

■ The convenience and versality of watercolour
■ Top tips for painting with watercolour

MIKE'S TOP TIPS

If you are just beginning to paint with watercolour, it's important to keep the light areas clean and to avoid muddying the paint with too much mixing.
Always think of connecting images on the painting so the viewer's eye can flow around the painting.
Above all, enjoy yourself. It really doesn't matter how the painting turns out; it is the process that is the best bit.

The older I become, the more I realise an artist sees the world slightly differently to other people. My wife, for

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