Colour swatches sketchbook

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...

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I'm starting a new series of paintings. At the beginning I find it very helpful to have a basic colour palette to work from. It just takes away some of the decision making during the painting process if I have a few premixed colours to choose from. Over the course of painting a series the colour palette will evolve as I add other colours into the mix and adjust my premixed colours.Find colour inspirationWhen I’m developing a colour palette I look at my mood board to find inspiration. I…

🙌 Just finished filming a LONG exclusive video for Patreon members where I share ALL the pigments and brands of watercolours I currently use in my palette. As an bonus Patrons can also watch the process video for painting the actual palette (no I didn’t clean it up specially) So make sure you sign up to my Patreon to watch as it’ll be ready by Friday (or before) . . . Although I was annoyed I smudged some of the swatches it’s a lesson in patience - I should have left that page to dry before…

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