![]() To paint each square I loaded up my brush with color, then dipped it in clean water, tapped a little of the water off and painted the whole square. The colors on the diagonal are the pure colors, without being mixed with others. I tried to paint each square so that it was darker at the top left and then faded as it went down, but that didn’t always work out hahah! Some colors have a mind of their own, like the pyrrol scarlet. ![]() I used Arches cold press paper for my chart, and you can see the texture of the paper in the scan. The scan and the photos really don’t do these colors justice! You’ve gotta see them in real life. It’s been cloudy and moody here today so I scanned it in so that you could see the colors better - just click to see it larger: Daniel Smith Essentials set of six, 5 ml tubes (Click here to see it larger.) Here’s a color chart with just some of the possibilities of those 6 colors - of course by adding more water or paint you can get even more variations! ![]() I got my set 2 years ago for Christmas and I learned so much by using it. I’ve been getting several questions from you all asking me about recommendations for a good set of watercolors to get started with - so I’m working on a series of posts for you, starting with the Daniel Smith Essentials set of 6 (Find it on Amazon or Ellen Hutson): ![]()
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