Watercolor swatches

Color swatches created with the thirteen of the fourteen color palette in my Winsor & Newton Cotman Compact watercolor set. A great exercise for getting to know your colors and just some of the possibilities. This was created in a...

I loooooooove my chart :D

Image via Wildfield Paper Co. Hi friends. How are you all holding up? Hopefully everyone is safe and quarantining at home, and during these uncertain times I know some of us are looking to the arts to help us de-stress and pass the time at home. So for those of you looking for online art […]

quinacridone swatches Leti

Painting swatches is an excellent way to compare and get to know the characteristics of your paint. I wanted to learn how to make watercolor swatches in a way that would be a useful reference guide when I’m painting. I’ve seen lots of examples of these, but they all seem to be slightly different. I

There are a variety of different ways to swatch your colors, which I cover in this post. In this post, I am going to go over how to combine a few of those swatches into what I call a Combination Swatch. It contains a lot of information about each color, and is wonderful fun to create. What Is A Combination Swatch?

Welcome to this month's Traveler's Journal feature! Today it's all about organization and using your Traveler's Journals to help you do that. I did some browsing on the internet and found some great inspiration: {fabric swatch book - source unknown}...

For the past few months, I’ve been working on building a 24-color watercolor palette for myself, and after a few adjustments, I’ve consistently been using the current 24-colors for the past few months. The colors have met my needs pretty well and I’ve been enjoying them quite a bit. Before I share

Hello fellow artists! I have taught many classes, both in person and online, on many subjects. We have gone trough the basics of watercolor, how to create textu. ..