Watercolor abstract painting ideas with simple shapes, dots, modern marks, and layered blue green mixed media texture.

Colorful Abstract Painting With Gouache, Watercolor, and Gold Accents

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Today I’m playing with loose, layered abstract art using a mix of my favorite supplies. I start with Shinhan Gouache and Kissho watercolor to build soft washes and bold shapes, then I add texture and color pops with Neocolor II pastels and a Kingart gel stick. From there, I bring in shine with Kuretake gold mica in a fine line bottle, and finish with mark making and sketchy details using Faber-Castell Black Edition pencils. If you love mixed media, intuitive painting, and getting out of your head while you create, this one’s for you.

Looking for the supplies I used? I’ve listed all my favorite and most-used materials on one easy-to-update page here: https://2lilowls.com/favorite-supplies-for-mixed-media-abstract-art/

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Note: I don’t list individual supply links on every post any longer, simply because keeping up with that for each video or project took more time than I have. Instead, I’ve created one easy-to-browse page where I’ve listed all my favorite and most-used art supplies. It’s always up to date, and a great place to find what I’m working with most often.

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Abstract blue and green gouache and watercolor painting on watercolor paper beside a colorful paint palette and artist brushes.
Close-up of blue and green abstract watercolor and gouache painting with gold dots, black pencil marks, and layered mixed media textures.
Colorful abstract watercolor and gouache painting in progress beside a watercolor palette with blue, green, gold, and black mixed media details.

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