I put all my new paint onto swatch cards so I can compare colors between brands. Swatch cards also allow you to compare your stash with other colors you’re jonesing to purchase! These swatches help you to stop duplication of colors. Who wants to waste money buying paint you won’t be using for a year?…
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Why You Need Pigment Information!
Pigment information about watercolors help make the artist better at their job. Your job is to bring your vision to life on paper. When you learn all about your paints, you’ll paint better. You’ll also SAVE MONEY. We all want to save money, right? We all want to be good artists, right? Ya. We agree….
How I Use Specific Watercolors
I use some watercolors in very specific ways. They aren’t just in my palette because they help me paint a subject in certain colors. These colors are workhorses in my palette. Let me explain. I go through Pure Yellow, Brilliant Opera Rose, Neutral Tint and Payne’s Blue Grey faster than any other watercolors in my…
Today It’s All About The Paper!
If you’ve read my blog for any length of time, you know I’m a fan girl for Hahnemühle paper. I started out using Arches and loved it. I couldn’t imagine loving any paper as much as I did Arches. Then I was asked if I would like to try out Hahnemühle paper. I’m so glad…
Plein Air Painting With Hahnemühle Postcards
Many of you take your watercolors out into the field. By field I mean coffee shops, parks, and other fun places to go and paint. The activity is called Plein Air painting. It makes for such a fun little adventure to go somewhere else other than the four walls of your studio and throw paint…