This is a selection of colours I thought would be convenient for watercolour sketching on location in Western Australia. My goal was to provide plenty of colours that could be used straight out of the pan for common subjects (trees, buildings, the sky), while also having options to mix most other colours. Red Bright, primary … Read more
I made a custom watercolour palette for a friend using my tube paints. They requested transparent and non-granulating, so this is a little information about my choices (not all paints fit the request). I concentrated on single pigments but included a couple of convenience mixes. All of these should be lightfast. Paints with a * … Read more
I became interested in watercolour painting back in 2018 – at first, it was just to make pretty backgrounds for greeting cards, but YouTube kept recommending beginner’s watercolour tutorials at me and I soon started considering making art with them. My first set of “watercolours” was a set of Viviva Colorsheets (actually dyes, not pigment-based … Read more
Recently I purchased the very cute Eraldo Explorer’s Watercolour Palette from Riot Art & Craft. It’s really cute, but I had no need for the paints that came with it as I have an ever-growing collection of tube watercolours. I bought it with the intention of replacing the paints with my own. Two problems with … Read more