International Artist

International Artist takes you inside the studios of the world’s best artists. The magazine displays practicing artists describing their approach and work process in all painting mediums.

International Artist • Issue 145 June/July 2022

Every Step of the Way

Blossoming

STILL LIFE • All the Prize Winners in our International Artist Magazine Challenge No. 129

HOW TO ENTER OUR ART COMPETITIONS

ART PRIZE CHALLENGE SERIES • A continuing series of art competitions designed to encourage the best talent working in the world today open to any painting or drawing medium.

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST CHIEF JUDGE • Portrait of Vincent

OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM • THREE INTERNATIONAL ENTRY POINTS

A Brief Introduction to FRAMING • Tips and expert advice on selecting styles that will best complement your art

Expressive Forms • Sculptor and SAS instructor Rod Zullo discusses his inspirations and artistic process

The Uses of Tracing Paper • James Gurney presents numerous scenarios in which tracing paper can be an essential resource for artists

TYPES OF TRACING PAPER

Seeking Inspiration: A Real Page Turner

JAMIE CORETH Perception and Realization

Master Showcase

Finding the Hidden Beauty

The Art of COLLABORATION • Kevin Grass breaks down the commission process, from working with clients to preliminary designs and logistics

Watercolorist Roger De Muth shows us how to make compact art boxes for carrying supplies while on the go

Pulled Into the Scene • Holly Dyrland focuses on a balance of opaque/transparent layers to intensify depth in her landscapes

Visual Poetry • Acrylic painter Lorena Kloosterboer’s symbolic still lifes are charged with energy and motion

Painterly Effects • The signature style of Jane French’s portraiture is achieved through a mix of both sharp and loose brushwork

Free Bird • The alla prima technique lends Iryna Khort a sense of unbridled expression when capturing her wildlife subjects

Spontaneous Color • John P. Smolko demonstrates his one-of-a-kind mark making in colored pencil

Against the Grain • Working gradually and meticulously, Linda Lucas Hardy creates her colored pencil art using the dry brush technique

Clean and Crisp • Liz Shippam creates sharp, realistic botanical art in watercolor by building up layers of paint

Tranquil lands

Planning for Contrast and Clarity • John Lovett shows us how to develop impactful focal points by creating sketches and balancing values

Vast skies

JEF DE CORTE • Explore the studios or plein air setups of some of the world’s best artists.

Painting With Passion • In every issue of International Artist we will feature a Painting Workshop from one of New Zealand’s best artists.

Harley Brown’s fascinating things no one else will tell you LIVING THE DREAM

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