Tag: Daniel Smith
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Watercolour ground tests part 2 the results!
My previous post Watercolour ground tests – part 1 sets out the conditions for the tests that I did. After painting I actually did another test to see if I could lift the watercolour off and was able to in all. This was from the ultramarine blue which is easy to lift. Conclusions 1 layer…
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Bible journalling case art tool kit case set up
Just bought a new case from Temu hoping it would be a suitable replacement for my DIY art tool case. Art tool cases or any A5 folio or compendiums cover with zips are hard to find online. I’ve been searching for ages for something close to the My first plein air kit Watercolour travel kits…
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Watercolour ground
My watercolour ground just arrived today. My daughter and I have been getting into bible journalling colouring books lately as it’s a fun meditative mindful activity and the bible does say to meditate on the word of God the day and night. I prefer to use watercolour to colour (faster and more vibrant) and my…
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Nitro world games
We went to the Nitro World games last year and it was a good opportunity to test out my Plein air painting kit. It was quite a long show and was very exciting to see all the tricks there but often between there’s a lot of waiting and preliminary entries so you are already sitting…
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Comparing masking tape vs kraft tape on different surfaces
Being a novice I read a lot of different articles and came across some artists preferring to stretch the paper before you use it, some use masking tape, others use kraft tape. I bought some kraft tape and my husband had found some scotch tape. I also wanted to use a lightweight compact surface to…
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Daniel Smith Watercolour sticks
My first experience with using watercolour tubes was not great. I bought a cheap paint set thinking I could use them in the studio and also be able to refill my old paint palette. Well my first mistake was buying cheap paint. I filled them up and then when it dried it cracked! I did…
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Sunrise over the everglades
Beautiful spot painting Plein air. Sunrise wasn’t as great as the year before different camping spot but the weather held up and was lovely to see he wild life wake up and test out the new arrangement for my kit. Trying to finish my A5 Strathmore watercolour journal. I don’t like the paper as much…
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My first big painting!
This is my first large watercolour painting of a Ken Duncan photo from WA Kimberley’s from his Chasing the light series. I was trying out using sheet paper I didn’t have a board big enough so used masking tape to a new canvas board still in its wrapping. I didn’t stretch the paper and should…
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Learning to paint in watercolour from books
For the past year (2022) I’ve been learning to paint with watercolour and remember hearing about how in art school they learn to paint by copying the masters. I have been on the hunt for some nice paintings to decorate my home with that are beautiful, calming and inspiring. I tried one or two YouTube…
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Camping therapy – switching is hard work
This was painted when we were camping it was pouring with rain so we had some time hanging out in the tent. I used a water soluble graphite pencil to sketch then painted on my A5 Strathmore watercolour journal using Daniel Smith watercolours. My daughter has cerebral palsy and is non verbal and was playing…
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