Artists & Illustrators

Artists & Illustrators is the UK’s best-selling magazine for artists and art lovers, providing advice and inspiration every month. Published for almost 25 years, each issue of Artists & Illustrators contains a colourful palette of profiles and features, together with valuable practical ideas, expert technical advice and useful product tests. Whether you favour oils or watercolours, portraits or landscapes, abstract art or botanical illustration, Artists & Illustrators brings a refreshing blend of creativity and advice every four weeks throughout the year.

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We present… • This artist brings Scotland’s coast to life with vivid, intuitive landscapes

Kim Hamburg • Lacking a separate studio of her own, this mixed media artist works wherever she can find an empty surface, shetells Sarah Edghill

HOW I MAKE IT WORK Sam Clayden • From freelance struggles to full-time success, this artist’s interesting journey proves the power of dedication

Jim Musil • Modern landscape artist, Jim Musil, tells Sarah Edghill how he developed his bold, colourful style

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Lori Mehta • This artist explores ordinary moments with a focus on light, memory and intimate human connections, finds Ramsha Vistro

A Royal Academy success story • British printmaker KATHERINE JONES visits the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition as an Academician. This honour means she can provide six works that the Academy will display as part of its annual celebration of contemporary art

Portrait power • We’re really pleased to be supporting this year’s RAW UMBER STUDIOS Paint Off again. It’s a live, free to enter portrait painting competition, and you could be one of the participants

THE BRITISH ART PRIZE 2025 • Artists & Illustrators is delighted to be back with The British Art Prize 2025. Enter today for the chance to win bigger and better prizes than ever before, have your work exhibited at two major London galleries and be featured in this magazine

The King and Art • To see some of King Charles’ art collection, formally belonging to the Queen, is a rare delight. Tuck in and visit Buckingham Palace at the same time says Amanda Hodges

STEP-BY-STEP Studio • EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO PAINT AND CREATE

Melding shapes • If you like painting highly detailed or representational artworks, but find the concentration and patience it takes hard, this feature may be for you, says

In the city • ANDREW LUCAS guides you through painting this London landmark in watercolour, showing how to balance architectural detail with mood and tone

Water baby • SEMA MARTIN wanted to challenge herself with something completely different from her usual work, so chose to draw a sea turtle, surrounded by rippling water, in coloured pencil

Palette play • Recreating the same landscape, using three different colour palettes, allows for a wide interpretation of colour and composition. Oil artist AL GURY encourages you to experiment with palettes to open up new directions in your work

Bonjour to the French Riviera • Let LAURA WALL tell you how she was inspired by her journeys in France

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Picture this • Every month, we ask an artist to tell us about a painting that’s special to them. This month, we speak to 12-year-old artist ABBY PHAM about a portrait which means a lot to her. Meet Connie

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