OMG never saw little froggies that tiny!!

I use a palette exactly like the one u show here. It’s called a Loxley, & only cost a few ££. I’ve used it for years - in the UK, in Scotland, in Canada & in the Caribbean, for plain air work, without it coming apart in any way. It’s tougher than it looks & has a great arrangement of mixing spaces & paint wells & is so very lightweight for travel. I prefer it to any of the other palettes I have, whether plastic or the heavier (very expensive) metal ones, which I tend to reserve for studio work. I simply love the Loxley for outdoor work.

I truly LOVE your wonderful and helpful videos. Sarah!

Great watercolor video. Thank you Sarah!

I just painted this scene from the screen using the actual photo of the scene, here in South Australia! Thanks Sarah. 😀It is 36C today so am stuck indoors.🤪 I love painting water-landscapes because of the reflection of light, more than landscapes.

I love these palettes. I had one for my student grade paints and then bought another when I upgraded to artist grade paints. They look big but they’re light and super low profile. I always travel with it, it’s really the only one I use.

I really enjoyed watching you paint.

Beautiful as always😍

Great class! Thanks for sharing!

I have 4 of these. Love them!

I really like the palette colors choices. I am going to have to get some to add to my palette 🎨. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Subscribed..loved your plain air expeditions 🙂

Those common palettes are great. I have one made from sturdy feeling plastic.

Excellent video! Thanks for talking about water and pigment control, brushes, etc. Here I go, more practicing LOL! 🌺

I truly enjoyed your video. Appreciate the tip on Seawhite watercolor sketchbook

Very cool. Love your videos. I bought your tree lesson. You're a great teacher.

Beautiful 😊💖

Very nice. I had trouble looking sideways. I like this book very much. Jeanne

Yep i do pen and light wash and find the seawhite journals ideal. But for watercolour this one looks fantastic and cheap too!.I have the 225 gram version with 20 sheets for a fiver which is also good as long as i have bull dog clips with set up.

This was q very inspiring video. I have never painted plein air, but after watching q couple of your videos, and seriously enjoying them, I have the urge to make a kit like yours and get outdoors! Your painting came out beautifully, per usual, I always love your landscapes!

Enjoyed watching this video the process of your set up was great thanks for showing us that you dont need alot of money to just enjoy your art.....mikelle art mom👩‍🎨✍🎨

Hey Sara, I am a huge fan of your work and online classes since a year or so. Love your palette, even though you updated it :) I am watching this video and paused by the color chart. I have many colors from brands you use. Your researches helped me a lot to choose my brands and colors and also how to find my own palette. On this particular palette of yours, I would exchange M. Graham Blue with Daniel Smith opera rose (bc I love to paint flowers), DS Hansa Yellowfins with DS New Gamboge and Schmincke Yellow ochre with Schminke Vanadium. This bright yellow gives me some neonish greens or neonish oranges and I love these mixes. BTW: Have you ever tried Roman Szmal watercolors? It is a polish brand with gorgeous colors for landscape, mostly single pigmented. They dry in a different consistency or touch than the other brands I also use (Schmincke, Daniel Smith, Holbein, Winsor&Newton). And they work great with colored pencil on top. In addition they are very affordable on Jacksons´ Art, especially on promotion. Another question, I can't hold back: I would love to hear your opinion on maimeri blu watercolors from Italy. Did you try them out? Keep being you. I really enjoy following your artistic journey. Lovely regards from Germany :)

I have 7 of these palettes. They don't break either. Mine flew out of my bag, hit the wall and then the slate tiles...No worries, stayed in one piece. I think they are from Reno Art. I have one in my bag at all times.

Heh I have Schmincke's Potter's Pink and Perylene Violet in my travel palette as well. I also love their Perylene Green - it neutralizes into a perfect black when mixed with Perylene Violet and is a great mixer. Loved the idea of pouring water straight onto the palette, placing and holding water containers has always been an issue. Main reason I can't take this type of palette out on the field, I usually use metal ones and place water containers using magnets or just use the Portable painter palette that fits snugly around my knee with its water containers on. Your method of using half of the palette for water makes a lot of sense for this setup!

Great!!!

We use the same mechanical pencil! I love those!! :) :)

Enjoyed the discussions the Gouache tips and the sketch books . Like the painters tape. Must buy a roll or two. Thank you for the lessons and tips... Jane King rainy Washington State in October

That new sketchbook looks good value for money Sarah. I will have to check it out.

Clingwrap might help with the leaks.

People really overthink the plein air thing. If it's not too big you can bring it. If it's too big just find something smaller. There's really no special equipment you need. You can probably use what you already have unless it's some huge heavy porcelain palette.

Very helpful video. I’m working on a new plein air palette and not sure what new colours to add to it and switch around. I will definitely e getting perylene violet.

Sarah, I love this one. I have been watching it over and over -- so much good info. Could you please explain how you made the tiny delicate border around the painting after the tape was removed? I think it is a gorgeous little piece.

Hi Sarah. Great tranquil location you have chosen for your lovely demo. Leslie Fehling's website shows how she applies velcro strips to the underside of the paint palette and to her base board (they join together) so nothing can fall off whilst she paints outdoors. Cheers, Crystal

Thank you for sharing this. Beautiful pic. I did one plain air painting - it was wonderful and felt so good to do, though my skill level is no where near as good as yours. You’ve inspired me to get out there and do some more. I’d like to keep my art supplies in the car, so it would be easy to just stop and paint on the fly. Do you think paints would hold up? Maybe palette paints? (It is hot and humid in the summer here.)

Have to add my thumbs up for that palette! Cheap in price but not in use! One of my first ones and I will not part with it despite having a variety of different ones of different materials that I also use (which I paid a lot more for).

I love your color selection. I will be saving up to buy the colors I don't own yet.

I found this video by searching Plein Air Watercolor Palette. I have one of those palettes and filled both sides. One day ,I opened it after months and the paints on the top side fell out. So now I only have paint on one side. I experienced the leaking paints also .

Hi Sarah!please can you do a video for mixing greens with gouache? It's very tricky😂

Dude I love those palettes. I purchased a great many of them for a dollar a piece at hobby lobby. They've held up to a great deal of abuse and break in quickly.. No girl you won't break it. I gave one to each kid from ages 2-16. Not over of them have been broken yet and I've even got the kids asking to paint. Which is wonderful because they sit quietly and compete for the best art.

Good %

I went looking for this sketchbook and couldn't find it anywhere. The incredible value for what you get is probably why it's not for sale anymore. :(

Thanks for an informative video. I am looking into watercolour sketchbooks and stumbled upon your video. In Midlands the A4 isfor around £17-21. Do you know if its cellulose or part cotton paper?

Hi Sarah, I cannot find the name of your green by Daniel Smith in catalog of pigment choices. Could you possibly tell me again what it is. I do watercolor and have many Daniel Smith pigments, but am going to explore plain air painting and thought you green looked good, Thank You in advance.

can you make a video on using watercolors with white gouache ?

Hi! Very interesting video. Could you give the reference of your white pen please? You have used it to write on the watercolor and it seems to have a good flow. Thank you very much

Just wondering what that first brush was? Chinese? And what size?

It looks like Jackson's no longer carries the Seawhite Plein Air sketchbooks, which is a bummer since I'm in the US & ordering from Jackson's is surprisingly easy here. LOL - I need to use what I have first!

Are you able to say the weight gsm of the sketchbook as the plein air comes in two weights. Awesome looking book and great video.

Could you please post a link for this sketchbook? 😊

it is a good idea to clean a plastic palette before use with something like soft scrub or a paste of baking soda and rinsing well

Is there a palette offered for us lefties?

Hello Sarah💜 Please can you leave the link of the seawhite sketchbook? I hope it's not from amazon😂😂 because it does not deliver to my country.

Hi! New subscriber and an admirer of your talent here. I have a question concerning Plein air... you see, I am not a proper artist,I grab my paints or whatever takes my fancy on a whim( meaning,no consistent practice and a burning desire for cutting corners whenever it's possible.Guilty. And it doesn't really matter,if nobody sees,what I am up to. Which is lucky in most cases, let's be honest! So, yes...Plein air... going outside...where PEOPLE are...even if 5 seconds ago there wasn't a living soul around you...then PUFF ! Suddenly, they are all around you, some trying not to look( thank you!),others...standing behind you, pretending, they are not looking- and you ( I mean,I) are in the middle of particularly nasty bit of sketch, conscious of THEM, staring at your ...well...failing attempt at a (put whatever I was aspiring to depict in my sketch book) . And I see in their eyes disappointment and even can hear " imposter"... through my mind ears. I did it twice. 😄 Afraid, I have not guts to do it again, which is a bummer, everybody knows, there's nothing better,than drawing from life. Help? Please? Any suggestions? Thank you ❤️ for your wonderful art and your videos, best wishes sent your way!

Omg I'm so terrified of frogs. I don't know why. I know it's irrational but omg so gross.