Through the latest first cohort of my Journey Sketching course I obtained many questions on my watercolour palette. So, it’s time to do an replace!
The earlier ‘Present Palette’ article contained all the small print (with quite a few updates), however a couple of issues had been tweaked, so it was time for a brand new structure sketch.
What’s in my palette?
DS Lavender PW6, PV15, PB29 (or DS Buff Titanium PW6)
WN Naples Yellow PW 6, PBr 24
DS Hansa Yellow Mild PY3
DS Hansa Yellow Medium PY97
DS Clear Pyrrol Orange PO71
DS Quinacridone Rose PV19
DS Indanthrone Blue PB60
DS Cobalt Blue PB28
SCH French Ultramarine PB29
DS Cerulean Blue Chromium PB36
DS Manganese Blue Hue PB15
Blended Inexperienced (a pre-mix of SCH French Ultramarine and DS Hansa Yellow Medium)
WN Cobalt Turquoise Mild PG50
DS Quinacridone Gold PO49 (authentic)
WN Potters Pink PR233
DS Monte Amiata Pure Sienna PBr7
DS Quinacridone Burnt Scarlet PR206
DS Clear Purple Oxide PR101
DS Van Dyck Brown PBr7
Steels Gray (a pre-mix of WN Cobalt Deep Blue, DS Quin Burnt Orange and DS Quin Rose)
Notes:
Word 1: DS = Daniel Smith, WN = Winsor Newton, SCH = Schmincke
Word 2: I’m itemizing them as I consider them – proper column first after which left column (as I’m a leftie) – so I apologise if this listing doesn’t relate to the best way you’re most likely studying the above picture!
Word 3: Cobalt paints have toxicity points so please ensure you are conscious of this. Take a look at this nice part on the Handprint web site concerning the subject.
Word 4: I periodically swap out Lavender for Buff Titanium – neither paint is crucial to my palette. Discover out why I don’t want Buff right here.
Extra Colors
Over the previous 5 years, I’ve added a couple of extra colors to my palette (DS Hansa Yellow Mild, DS Manganese Blue Hue, and DS Quinacridone Burnt Scarlet), primarily as a result of I need quite a lot of pigment sorts in my palette.
- Since splitting Hansa Yellow Medium into two half pans (one for greens, one for oranges—see right here for extra), I made a decision to swap one in all them for Hansa Yellow Mild. I haven’t determined whether or not it is a everlasting change, nevertheless it is smart.
- Why DS Manganese Blue Hue? See extra right here.
- Why DS Quinacridone Burnt Scarlet? See extra right here.
My pre-mixed colors
To attain these pre-mixed colors, I squeeze a bit of of every color in a pan after which stir with a toothpick or skewer. The precise ratio varies every time (and I’m okay with that).
Steels Gray: Largely WN Cobalt Deep Blue with a bit of DS Quin Burnt Orange and a contact of DS Quin Rose. I’m aiming for a greyish blue with a touch of heat – an excessive amount of QBO and the combo is brown, an excessive amount of QR and the combo is purple. Word: You will get an identical combine with any Burnt Sienna color and any Ultramarine (you do not want to make use of CDB or QBO). See extra about Metal’s Gray right here.
Blended Inexperienced: This combine is roughly 50:50 of SCH French Ultramarine and DS Hansa Yellow Medium (generally 40:60 and different instances 60:40 as proven within the above photograph). I used to make use of DS Sap Inexperienced, however this combine is SO a lot better!
Extra particulars about my color decisions
For more information on why I’ve chosen these specific colors please take a look at my Colors In my Palette sequence. It can reply all of your questions!
Watercolour Tin
I’m utilizing a 12 half-pan metallic tin with two mixing areas. This model is made by the Australian model Derivan however Schmincke additionally make a model.
It’s the good dimension for me, small however with loads of room for paint and mixing. I choose a tin with 3 mixing wells within the lid.
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Additional Studying
Different articles to take a look at:
An archive of my earlier ‘present palettes’ may be discovered right here.
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PS: This text took a very long time to place collectively (regardless that I used to be modifying the final model), so I now know why it took me 4 years to replace! 🙂 It feels good to have executed it now and it was fascinating to understand that the structure of my palette had modified a bit since 2020.
PPS. This text is now simply accessed by clicking on the palette within the weblog sidebar.
