Creative Abstract Watercolor: The beginner’s guide to expressive and imaginative painting

Learn how to create dynamic, original abstract art using easy techniques and nothing more than watercolor 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 watercolor techniques, tips and tricks to create your own vibrant art, letting the natural watercolor flow to help form your composition and inspire further mixed media embellishment.
Author Kate Rebecca Leach of Essoldo Design has amassed a huge following online for her beautiful abstract artworks. In her debut book, she generously shares her techniques so that even complete beginners will be able to pick up a brush and create stunning works of art.
Through a variety of projects, including simple shapes, abstract botanicals, and expressive landscapes, you’ll learn easy techniques to combine color, texture, and contrast in exciting ways, and how to add gorgeous embellishments using gel pens and metallics to make your abstract pieces shine.
Using this book, you’ll be able to create art that you’ll be proud to display in your home, gift to friends and family and develop your own portfolio, while having a lot of creative fun in the process.

From the Publisher

Loose Stripes

Stripes are one of my favorite patterns to paint. I love letting the paint lead the way and often get the best results from “happy accidents”, where colors merge and bleed to create exciting shapes and new tones.

Concentric Circles

These simple concentric circles are easy to paint and fun to embellish. I always fall into a calm state when working on this style of painting – the repeat circles are so relaxing to create, it almost feels like mindfulness.

Soothing Scallops

This fun project allows you to focus on colors, textures, and embellishments without the need to consider composition or form. The shape is simple, yet these overlapping curves are the perfect basis for a dynamic effect.

Stylized Flowers

Flowers can be tricky to paint, so instead, turn basic watercolor circles into abstract blooms! This approach is simple and effective and by varying the size and colors of the circles you can create anything from large, lush bouquets to delicate floral beauties.

Organic Trees

Nature is a constant source of inspiration, from its organic forms to seasonal colors. This is a good introduction to using basic circles and oval shapes, but feel free to experiment with other shapes and watch your confidence (and forest!) grow.

Striped Seascape

This is the first project in the book that uses masking fluid to mask off the pebbles and paint loose waves over that area. Retaining the white space allows the brighter, warmer pebble colors to pop through the vivid blues and greens of the sea.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ David & Charles
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 19, 2024
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 120 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1446310566
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1446310564
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.75 x 10.75 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #8,702 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #14 in Watercolor Painting
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