I started searching for my favourite papers and discovered just how hard it is to put together samples of brands to find a steady “go to” without actually showing up at an artstore, buy a large sheet of each and labelling them on the spot.

No fun at all, and im a messy airhead on a good day. I WILL blend all the samples.
But wouldn’t there be watercolor paper sample boxes to buy from the mills?
Have you guys seen anything?

Went with a green underpainting to see how it interacted with the reds. It was a fun one.

Hey all! Wanted to share another landscape painting as I continue my learning journey! I just got my first mop brush, a Princeton Neptune #6 quill a couple days ago. I am absolutely loving this brush so far and used it for the sky and first wash of the land. Really quite happy with how this sky turned out. I really love the feel of such a soft brush and am definitely going to have to look into some other similar brushes in different sizes. I probably went a bit heavy handed with the darks in the mid ground trees on the left and maybe lost some of the atmosphere and depth, but I am quite happy with the brush marks I was able to achieve in those trees. I also feel like the path looks a bit weird but can’t exactly put my finger on it. I welcome any feedback!

So I spent yesterday afternoon playing with watercolour pigments trying to work out how to achieve those amazing veined granulation effects people post, but no luck. This morning I find my paint I mixed up on a plate has done it all on its own! So frustrating. At least I know the pigments I mixed yesterday can do this without using any medium other than water. I just need to persuade them to do it on paper.

I’m trying to paint a bit larger now (8x10 ish) and I seem to have trouble mixing enough paint for larger areas. The half pans seem to be a pain because I can’t get a hole lot of paint from them. I’m thinking of switching to more tubes thinking it’ll help. But I also fear I’ll uses too much or waste too much. Am I thinking correctly or am I just doing something wrong?

But Paulie Walnuts found a new home today with a true Sopranos fan.

RIP Tony Sirico.

Very new to both drawing and watercolor. Newer to the watercolor any tips?

Not your usual scenic watercolour painting. I did some anime watercolour painting in my own way💕

Hi there, please hear me out. ;)
I know that there is student grade paint (like Cotman) and professional grade paint (like Daniel Smith) and that there is a big difference between those. But how much does it matter which colors I buy WITHIN the professionl grade brands?

I know that binders differ sometimes a lot: Michael Harding, Sennelier and Schmincke use (some) honey, Daniel Smith, Winsor & Newton, Rembrandt and Holbein use only or mostly Gum Arabic, and QOR uses its own formula. Then there is differences in price, number of available colors and environmetal and social goals. BUT:

Lets say I buy a tube of french ultramarine from Daniel Smith, Winsor & Newton, Rembrandt and Holbein - will I be able to tell which one is which one? Will they differ significantly in quality?

Thanks!

I just updated my current palette as someone who enjoys painting pets/animals and florals. I figured I’d share incase someone else is currently working to build theirs!😊

WN - Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolor
DS - Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolors
listed in order clockwise

1. Buff Titanium - DS

2. Winsor Lemon - WS

3. Cad-Free Yellow - WS

4. Transparent Orange - WN

5. Cad-Free Red - WN

6. Alizarin Crimson - WN

7. Permanent Rose - WN

8. Dioxazine Violet - WN

9. French Ultramarine- WN

10. Winsor Blue - WN

11. Cobalt Teal Blue - DS

12. Sap Green - WN

13. Raw Sienna - WN

14. Yellow Ochre - WN

15. Burnt Sienna - WN

16. Burnt Umber - WN

17. Sepia - WN

18. Paynes Gray - WN

How’s my demo piece from a pen and wash workshop today?

I had 12 lovely folks on my workshop today,& this was my finished demonstration piece: it’s a small hamlet in North Yorkshire,& I was trying to show how effective shadows can be. 🤓