Choosing Watercolor Palettes with Flexibility in Mind

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4 жыл бұрын

I'll share pros and cons of the many watercolor palettes I've used and how I keep my palettes flexible to handle a growing collection of paint.
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@maryalgar8779 4 жыл бұрын

Visit your local thrift store and you will likely find some porcelain-type plates etc. at very reasonable prices. Really enjoyed this video Steve. Thank you.

@Winstonsmom 21 күн бұрын

Having a card for each colour is awesome… that way when you’re looking for say mars black, you can check out your cards and know right away what brand you have it in and where to look.

@TobermoryCat 4 жыл бұрын

I have a Pike palette but instead of filling the wells directly I just use the large plastic inserts that ones uses in paint tins. They would rattle around so I hold them in place using small cut lengths of soft silicone piping to slip in and fill the gap. Doing that allows me to rearrange or swap out the colours without throwing any paint away.

@jilliancrawford7577 2 жыл бұрын

It would be interesting to maybe shuffle the switch cards, pull a few without looking and make a painting based on those randomly-chosen colors!

@Waif4us 2 жыл бұрын

Go to thrift store and get ceramic plates for about $1, 2 …..

@nadinesawtell3267

Corelle plates work well and are less likely to break very easy to find single plates in thrift store or garage sales

@viviandibrell849 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, I will never feel guilty again for buying additional palettes or any art supplies! 😅 This was actually very helpful.....you always spark new ideas. Thanks!

@partialartsblackbelt8384 4 жыл бұрын

I like to take pics of my swatch binder so I always have those when I’m at an art store. Hope you get to feeling better

@oldladyfarmer7211 Жыл бұрын

Deviled egg plates make great palettes too.

@bobm185 4 жыл бұрын

I use the Mijello with 18 wells. I put my color swatch chart under the clear plastic piece that's in the cover. That's why you like the clear tray - you just haven't thought of using it that way. And you can still mix colors on it. :)

@ralphcrosby9622 2 жыл бұрын

I snuck a older plate out of my wife’s pantry. I like it - especially when I need to remix a color to match. She finally realized what I was using. She wasn’t terribly upset.

@helgaleifsdottir5191 Жыл бұрын

Please keep on sharing your wisdom. I need a workable watercolor palette, with wide wells. I live in Iceland, far away from art supplies shops. Thank you, my friend :)

@Lisapizza789 4 жыл бұрын

I never tire of art options and supplies. 😃

@suzysholar5151 4 жыл бұрын

What a great episode! Such a lot of variety, things to think of and new ideas! Thanks for sharing!!

@naturesketches126 4 жыл бұрын

Hope you feel better soon. I find watching this palette collection is very therapeutic in itself! Thank you for taking the time to make this video, very enjoyable!!

@jisuki6731 4 жыл бұрын

OMG! I walked into palette heaven! I can watch this over & over just looking at those glorious colors you got going on! And I Love the mini rolodex swatch card idea! Thank you so much for sharing the great info Steve- always a joy to watch!

@jackshields1715 4 жыл бұрын

thanks steve, as always, love all the info you give us. it really helps us newbies decide which pallet or paints to try before we spend a ton of money on stuff we thought we might like. your the best.

@Wansock 4 жыл бұрын

Get well soon! I loved the idea of the colour swatch cards!

@MDCampbell 4 жыл бұрын

At our age, Steve, "flexibility" is not a word that comes up too often! Ouch! lol! This is such an important discussion, mostly for anyone new to watercolor, but especially for those of us who are familiar as both a reminder and a refresher. Thank you for the great info and visuals, and I hope at this point you are feeling better. Stay well, my friend! ~ Mark

@timeglass777 4 жыл бұрын

Hehee. You are my inspiration! I have collected 80% of the palettes that you showed. My ceramic plates look just as dirty :) Your filing system is awesome - I wish I have the patience to do it. I typed all my watercolors, gouache and oil color in Excel spreadsheets. So far for watercolor, I have 202 different colored artist tubes, 334 artist pans, and 166 student colors. Excel file helps me to see what I have by color name, brand, pigments but doesn't show how each color looks like. I still have to go through my palettes/tubes to find them...