Learn how to create dynamic, original abstract art using easy techniques and nothing more than watercolour paints and a few pens.
Let your creativity loose and start making art, without getting bogged down in detail or accuracy - just allow yourself to experiment, have fun, be present and play with colour, shape and texture to your heart's content.
In this unique step-by-step book, you'll discover watercolour techniques, tips and tricks to create your own vibrant art, letting the natural watercolour flow to help form your composition and inspire further mixed media embellishment.
Through a variety of projects, including simple shapes, abstract botanicals, and expressive landscapes, you'll learn easy techniques to combine colour, texture, and contrast in exciting ways, and how to add gorgeous embellishments using gel pens and metallic paints to make your abstract pieces shine.
About Kate Rebecca Leach
Kate Rebecca Leach is the talented artist behind Essoldo Design (@essoldodesign). She started making art while on furlough during the first COVID lockdown, 20 years after studying textile design at university, and has quickly amassed over 200,000 engaged online followers. She has sold around 3000 prints and original artworks on Etsy and has licensed and sold her art in over 35 countries worldwide. She is a fabric designer for Windham Fabrics and the author of the best-selling Creative Abstract Watercolor (David & Charles). She lives in Hertfordshire, UK.
