Artists Magazine

Readers learn painting and drawing firsthand from other artists through written instruction and reproduction, guiding them step-by-step through the creative process. The magazine shows readers a wide variety of creative options, teaching the fundamentals of art making, presenting techniques in different painting and drawing media.

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On the Road From Mandalay

Adventures in Assemblage • Explore new realms of art-making with found bits, collected pieces and pasted pictures.

WE ASKED...

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MULTIMEDIA • Follow HELEN OH’s step-by-step demonstration for painting in oil over egg tempera.

BUYER BEWARE

TUSCAN PITCHERS IN OIL OVER EGG TEMPERA

An Essential Guide to Thumbnails • Every painting is its own journey with sometimes unexpected and delightful outcomes. To find direction, JEANNE ROSIER SMITH uses thumbnail sketches.

DEMO: USING THUMBNAILS AS GPS

How to Outfit Your Drawing Area • ERWIN P. LEWANDOWSKI knows a well-equipped space enhances the creative experience.

PRACTICAL TIPS

Truly Composed • Separate fact from fiction when designing your composition.

Compositions

WOMEN CELEBRATING WOMEN • Meet 10 women artists whose talents and pioneering spirits continue to inspire and influence today.

MEET THE PANEL

THE GRANDEUR OF THE EARTH • John Crump, in love with the natural splendor of his New Zealand homeland, considers himself a painter of paradise.

TOOLKIT

10 COMPOSITION TIPS

PERSONAL PREFERENCES

A WORLD IN PERIL • AMY CASEY works in acrylic on paper or panel to create riveting imagery of a threatened planet.

THE ARTIST’S MATERIALS

THE Things Around Us • Eleanor Crow’s color-rich portraits and still lifes explore the possibilities of light and form found in ordinary moments and common objects.

10 TIPS FOR EMERGING ARTISTS

BIG CITY, SMALL SHOPS

Celebrating a Renaissance Master’s Life, 500 Years After His Death • “The Credit Suisse Exhibition: Raphael,” originally planned for 2020 at the National Gallery in London, is one of the first retrospectives to examine the entirety of Raphael’s multidisciplined career.

Go Sketch! • FIVE ARTISTS EXPLAIN WHAT URBAN SKETCHING MEANS TO THEM AND WHY THEY ADVOCATE IT FOR EVERYONE—INCLUDING YOU.

Advice From Top Urban Sketchers

art news • Keeping you in the know

Outfit

Join Forces • Strengthen your chances of securing a grant by collaborating with an institution. (PART TWO OF A TWO-PART SERIES)

DO NOW

Resources to inspire + build skills

Lasting impression