Jessica Smith is an illustrator living in Bath, UK. She is the author of Get Up and Gouache (published by Ilex in 2021) and has over 49k Instagram followers.

Explore the pure joy of colouring pencils and markers with fifty 15-minute projects that encourage you to explore drawing in a relaxing, free and fun way. Each project can be completed in no more than six steps and will include practice pages, colour swatches and helpful hints to make light work of the artwork. With sections including Patterns, Nature, Food and Characters, you can try your hand at drawing flowers, fruit, faces and more.