Leisure Painter

Painting project

Learning objectives

■ First steps with line and wash
■ Experiment with different tools
■ Through a little exploration, find unexpected subjects to paint

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Always remember that whenever you are viewing a subject, either from a photograph or in real life, what you see is just there as a guide. It's all too easy to find yourself trying to copy it exactly, which can easily lead to frustration. Your own artistic interpretation is

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