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.

From the editor

INTRODUCING

Sketchbook • TIPS • ADVICE • EXHIBITIONS • NEWS • REVIEWS

3 ISSUES FOR £5 • From oils to watercolours and portraits to abstracts, Artists & Illustrators delivers a refreshing blend of creative inspiration and practical advice.

THE DIARY • Open calls, prizes and artist opportunities

Exhibitions • THE BEST ART SHOWS TO VISIT FROM THIS MONTH ONWARDS

WIN Over £1,200 worth of creative pen markers • A total of 10 winners will each receive a set of POSCA art materials worth £129.99

We present… • Drawn to painting people, this artist looks for the story sitting beneath the surface

Ben Taffinder • This oil artist, who has a view of the sea from his studio, tells Sarah Edghill how he creates his landscapes

Joe Francis Dowden • This esteemed watercolour artist feels fortunate that his work has enabled him to travel the world and pass on his skills to others

Scarlett Clark • From being painted by her freind David Hockney to showing her work on endangered animals to David Attenborough, SCARLETT CLARK is living the dream life of any young artist. She takes a break from her busy schedule to reflect with Alfie Hoyle on her remarkable journey so far

Rebecca Holton • With a solo show currently running and a stack of recent awards under her belt, we find out how REBECCA HOLTON approaches her practice

THE BRITISH ART PRIZE 2026

Wonder woman • Wonder Contemporary Aboriginal Australian artist KAYLENE WHISKEY’s work is an art party where the guest list includes humour, music, dancing - and maybe Dolly, Woman or Tina. Fancy joining in? Read on

The great outdoors • There was a time when MARTIN JEFFREY WRIGHT felt completely lost with his art practice. Then, one simple comment changed everything. Niki Browes asks more

Step-by-step studio • Keep creating what you love. Results don’t happen overnight. JULIA RIGBY tells you how, as long as you have a passion for what you’re doing, people will eventually begin to notice

Purrr-fect pastels • Even though she doesn’t own a cat herself, LARA SCOULLER shows why she thinks they’re the ideal models for pastel artists

The summer house • Landscapes as a source of inspiration for painting were never ALISON C. BOARD’s first love, but they have grown in importance for her over time. In an exclusive extract from her new book, she shows you how she created a serene scene in Scotland

Pimms o’clock • Oil artist, LUCY ANN O’DONNELL, shows how to develop depth through layering as she recreates the ingredients for the most British of drinks

Hear me roar • In an exclusive, edited extract from her new book, Taking The Fear Out of Watercolour, HAZEL SOAN shows you how to paint a majestic lion

Night vision • Former British Art Prize winner DIANE GRIFFITHS demonstrates how to use unexpected colour to create a nightscape in acrylic

Silver linings • YONG WANG shows how to build a complex figurative watercolour through layered washes and controlled detail

The Art Index • CLUBS • WORKSHOPS • PRODUCTS • ADVICE

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Art and about • The UK is home to a brilliant bunch of artists,...