Learn to paint cute animals and wildlife in this free-and-easy approach to watercolour. Artist Natalia Skatula has a beautiful, whimsical style that will charm you through 12 simple step-by-step projects and over 100 worked examples. Beginning with an overview on materials and equipment, Natalia then covers the general techniques needed to achieve the paintings, along with her top-10 personal tips for success.
Projects include a majestic whale, an adorable sloth, elephants, pandas, dogs, llamas, bears, foxes, rabbits and more, with a range of presentation ideas to inspire you to put your finished work on display or gift it. The gallery of examples that follows includes plants, cats, beetles, birds, sealife, jungle creatures and fruits, giving you a treasure trove of references for your painting.
About Natalia Skatula
Natalia Skatula is a freelance illustrator and artist whose work is inspired by nature and the everyday. She studied Fine Art at Philipps University, Marlburg, where she gained insight into various painting techniques but fell in love with watercolour. Since graduation she has worked freelance while developing her own illustrated stationery range through her Etsy shop, Nataskalia. This is her first book. You can find her on Instagram @nataskalia.
Leisure Painter
Freelance illustrator and artist, Natalia Skatula, is inspire by the natural world in her new book, Watercolor Wild and Free she shows us how to paint animals and wildlife in watercolour using simple techniques. 12 step-by-step projects are included from elephants and dogs, to llamas and rabbits as well as Natalia's top-ten personal tips for success and a gallery of examples that provide references for future paintings. The book finishes with ideas on how to present your work for display or as a gift.
