Basic watercolor palette colors

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Meet the Minimalist Paint Set — Exploring Overland

Watercolor Palettes are what I would consider the top three essentials for watercolor supplies. But what watercolor palette is best for you? And how do you go about choosing one?

For the first week of my 52 week challenge I decided to go back to basics. I wasn’t really sure where to begin so I started by breaking in my new watercolor sketchbook with a sketch of some s…

A limited palette of watercolors does not have to be limiting! Yes… I’m kind of pleased with myself for that sentence! But it’s true. You’ll be happy to know you don’t need that luxury box set of 80 colors to get fabulous mixing results with watercolors. However, it does take a little bit of care

John Singer Sargent, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Recently I went to see the John Singer Sargent Watercolors show at the M...

Well, one week wasn’t enough to get my palette in order. I thought about titling this post something different like “Staying sane while charting your watercolor choices” or “…

If you are new to watercolor start with the Watercolor Basics,then learn more with Watercolor Techniques.If you have been painting for a while and know the basics and techniques try some of the fun Watercolor Tips. Watercolor Lessons are easy to follow.

Watercolor Brush Techniques

Practice these basic brushstrokes to grow in your watercolor skills and technique.

Here's a sneak preview...it should be up sometime this week! This will be the sign-up button on my web page... There's a video demonstrating this one... You can get by with only a few colors... We look at various ways to pre-tint pages... A beautiful fall day at Powell Gardens prompted this demo... Another demo video... From my older public Strathmore video, showing colored ink... A freebie ballpoint pen works just fine... Water-soluble ink can be FUN and exciting! Toned paper can give you…

What is a Good Basic Watercolor Set for Beginners-4

If you're looking for guidance on how to choose colors for a new watercolor palette, and want to learn set up tips, this one's for you!

10 watercolor tips from artist Jane Blundell for choosing and mixing colors and pigments for your palette

Creative Watercolor by Ana Victoria Colderon

Create watercolor swatches to help you to see exactly what your paints look like on paper, and size them to fit in your palette box so you can take them with you on the go!