@Wowwwzaaa for the very reason I speak to and demo in this video-to avoid creating opacity in a color you are wishing to tint. Titanium white (PW6) is the most opaque of all paints, so mixing it with any color immediately creates a pastel-like version of the original color. Sometimes that’s what you-covering power and the softness of pastels-but sometimes not, especially when working with transparent colors! It’s likely why it’s call “Mixing White” in some acrylic paint brands, to help folks understand its purpose. For watercolor, mixing white (a less opaque white) is typically called Chinese White. In both cases, the pigment code you want to look for a mixing white is PW4. Hope the difference & purpose is clearer for you-mixing white, unlike titanium, is rarely used on its own:)

@aquanox4438 Really? I hadn’t heard that about Koh-i-noor acquiring Rotring! Hopefully that will help with availability? Rotring are so hard to find for most folks, me included! I take very good care of mine as i love them SO much-their lines are so satisfying! My Rotring, my Pentel Bush pen, and my Sailor Fude nib fountain pen make up my go to family of drawing tools:)

Thanks for the suggestion! I will keep that in mind for a future video:)

I will keep that in mind for future videos! Some folks love background music, some need silence. Can’t please everyone with every video, so I try to offer a little of each type! Thank you for watching and for the suggestion:)

Glad to hear it! Thank you for watching!🌟

@gunsmokeandghouls , I have had no trouble using Rotrings on watercolor paper (haven’t felt the need to use them on really loose fibrous paper like construction paper). But, I am very attentive to my nibs-cleaning them periodically as I work if I see any fiber collecting on the nibs. I love the line they create on the paper I love, so it is worth the effort for me. I also have a “light touch” according to those who’ve watch me draw, so perhaps with a heavier hand there’d be a bit of a problem there. And I mention those things in this video-with care and attention, these pens are awesome on watercolor paper.

Making a “parent color” (that’s the term I gave to this practice) is something I love to do when working on a painting! Thanks for bringing up that option:) And, I know all about mold growth in moist palettes (learned that one the hard way😝), but that coloration in this video is residual staining from previous painting sessions-I use sta-wet palette paper for as long as possible before letting it dry out and then using it for collage fodder or to cover a handmade sketchbook. Maximizing my materials is a big focus for me-art supplies are so expensive!🤑

Absolutely:)

Ha! You’re most welcome😄

They really are such fun to create with! I love having all the colors🤓

Thank you for watching despite my nervous gestures-I appreciate it! And thank you for sharing your experience-I will keep that in mind as I prep myself to film new work:)

@@HaveColorWillTravel I totally understand that nervous gesture 🤗 I think you did great. I did not pick up any nervousness at all, and I enjoyed your video. I dabble a bit it colored pencils, and a bit in watercolor, so this video intrigued me 😊 I have subscribed because you said that you have many art supplies, so I imagine you have many fun things in store here on your channel ❤️ Greetings from Norway

Thanks for subscribing, and yes, all kinds art & the supplies to make all kinds of art are my passion, so when I have time, I love sharing about what I’ve learned or am learning!🤓

Good morning:) On the Rotring I have (sizes .2 to .6), each cap is labeled at the top with its size identifier, which suggests that they are not interchangeable. But I looked carefully at a .3 and .5, and to my eye the inside is the same rubberized inner barrier on each, so my best guess that with sizes that are relatively close to each other, the caps might be interchangeable. BUT that is just a guess, so keep that in mind! Thanks for the interesting question-I’d never examine their caps closely before!🤓

Thank you!

Really? Are you outside of the U.S.? Here in the states, our major art retailers still sell them, though 1.4 I’ve never seen-that sounds like amazing size to work with!!

They do make may favorite lines also! But I agree-their design is fragile. I opt to use my Rotrings exclusively in my studio space-they don’t travel with me or get put in anything but the case they came in because I just don’t trust the design to hold up to the rough and tumble-ness of life. I’m even super gentle when twisting their caps off and on for the exact reason you mentioned-the threads don’t seemed designed for anything but the lightest touch. Frustrating, yes, but still LOVE the lines I can get, so they are still my faves!

How kind of you to say-thank you!

Thanks-glad you found it helpful:)

Watercolor crayons are a bit tricky, and my suspicion is that it is due to their waxy nature. If you were sketching with a super light touch AND coming back to these lines fairly quickly with your paint or water, it *might* not give you any trouble. But in my experience, even having to set aside a piece of work for a day (which, let’s be real, often has to happen), the crayon lines set into the paper or canvas in what I find to be an unhelpful way. Watercolor pencils (at least the ones I use in this video) don’t have that issue. Long answer to say be careful with watercolor crayons when it comes to creating under drawings🙃

I was unfamiliar with that product until your comment had me searching for info on it-it is incredibly expensive! For me, a pencil extender helps my colored pencils have longer life, and art supply I use for extended periods of time-I don’t see something like Makers Cabinet’s Ferrule helping me there as its extender is considerably heavier than the Derwent (much more economical) version and would definitely create hand fatigue. But I’m happy to know if its existence-thank you for that!

Makers Cabinet’s Ferrule is more of an improvment, for sketching and writing, because weight adds control and the thicker grip, also imrpoves the thin grip that graphite pencils usually have. For colored pencils, what you use is far more ideal! so you shouldn't care about it as much as I do! I mean I hope so, because it's expensive. You can literally get a full set of Artist great color pencils, with the money it costs!@@HaveColorWillTravel

Gosh, I really don’t know! I have yet to need to replace a blade in any of my T’gaals (I have multiple stashed in convenient art-ing spots). The only sharpener I have that comes with blade replacements is the KUM long point (in this video), which I’m almost feeling needs replacing, but haven’t yet. I am not a heavy sharpener-I use a point in a pencil, rotating frequently, until I’m forced to stop working and sharpen-which is probably why I don’t have a good answer to your question.🙃 Looking at my T’Gaal though, it seems near impossible to change out the blade without damaging the sharpener as a whole😕

Thanks, I thought it looked like a difficult angle. I've ordered one anyway, I seem to be acquiring a large collection of sharpeners!

Honestly, I like having a variety of sharpeners, and I think it makes sense- -I have a variety of pencils, and each kind works best with a specific sharpener. As far as I’ve found, there isn’t one sharpener to rule them all.🤓

They haven’t given me those troubles (I have six pens) EXCEPT with their white Rotring ink, which hasn’t performed well at all, imo. In fact, I’m gearing up to clean a .02 pen of the white Rotring ink mess-I’m done trying to make it work! Black Rotring ink in my other five pens has been trouble free though, but I store them horizontally and only draw with them in the studio, never traveling with them.

​@@HaveColorWillTraveldang, i actually wanted Rotring pens specifically to use with their white ink. Have you found a white ink that works? Thinking about trying the Koh-I-Noor white ink, but it's probably similar to the Rotring white ink.

I haven’t yet:( After that clogging experience I have leaned on dip pens for creating with white ink-not as streamlined, to be sure, BUT no clogs!

Glad you found it useful-thanks for watching!

Yup! It’s a super fun process anyone can do!💌

That makes me so happy to know! Glad you enjoyed watching the process!💚

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Thank you so much!💚

Thanks! I’m glad you watched and enjoyed it:)

Awesome-glad you found it useful! Having both really expands one’s palette, I think:)

Glad you found it helpful-thanks for watching!

Glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching:)

Everything old comes around again…except ancient tech, so where else to use it but in art?!?🤓

The outer cover is not floppy, but the actual magnetic disc inside is floppy.

Exactly! Hence the name:) I still remember the sound of flipping through them to find a specific disk🤓

I do, and that frustrates me, but I try to go with the flow and have multiple works going at the same time:)

@@HaveColorWillTravel me too

Thanks for watching:)

Thanks!🤓

😂not to worry-you gotta see ‘em to believe ‘em😹

Welcome:)

Thank you so much for those kind words and for watching!💚🌈💚

My absolute pleasure! So glad you found the video helpful! Another magic mixing color is Titanium Buff or Buff Titanium (brand names vary), which I will be discussing here soon:) Thanks so much for watching!💚

Sweet! You will not regret the effort, I promise (although do allow for the time-it is not a rush-able process). As far as paper, full disclosure-I love Canson products. I chose this spiral pad because A. Was slightly higher grade than their XL, and B. Was still reasonably priced. I honestly have not found myself fond of everyone’s fave (Arch), so opted for leaning on a brand I enjoy for this resource. For this project I think it’s perfect-it shows granulation well and lifts easily. Would I work on it for a stand alone piece? Depends on what I was going for. It does not hold water long, BUT for this project that was a benefit, especially when having to wait for layers to dry to test a paint’s layering and opacity characteristics. So, short answer-yes, I like it; yes, I would recommend it, BUT only if your painting goals met its limitations, if that makes sense. I definitely prefer it over Strathmore 400 series, which is supposed to be comparable. All Strathmore’s watercolor paper levels have been disappointing imo.

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Glad to hear this video was helpful! Happy painting:)

Thank you so much!

Glad you liked it! Turned out better than I expected:)🤓

Awesome! So glad you enjoyed it-I always hope folks will be inspired to make creations of their own from my videos:) Thanks for watching!!💚

Absolutely! And you’re correct-a plastic surface works better than a ceramic plate, ie. watercolor palette, I find. I save the lids of yogurt containers for this reason! These little markers are super versatile:)

Patience is SO hard in life, but even more so with art! When one sits down to be creative the last thing we want to do is wait!🙃 I’m notoriously impatient with watercolor, so how I plan for my impatience is to prep multiples of what I’m trying to do-notice how many bookmark patterns I had in the end? Six! While one was drying I got to keep painting by getting started on the next one:) Still, all needed to dry for a full day to really have the effect, BUT since I had done six instead of one my inner child (that’s always where I feel my impatience comes from) felt satisfied at pausing at the appropriate time. Thanks for watching, and I hope you have fun looking for your own patterns in watercolor!💚

@@HaveColorWillTravel Cool tip! Looking forward to doing this.😃

It’s super interesting, right?! Salt drags the water towards it, absorbing it (just how salty food makes one thirsty, salt sucks up the water on wet watercolor paper), which is one reason why adding salt to wet watercolor paper & pigment makes patterns. The other thing is that salt interacts with different pigments uniquely, so some colors have very dramatic effects while other colors have minimal effects. What type and quality of paper you use also affects the patterning of this technique. The possibilities with this technique are truly infinite and fascinating, I think!🤓

So true! I did glue each square in unique ways to maximize pattern diversity, and I may even write some drawing options (ie. Use left hand, draw without looking, hold writing utensil sideways) to add even more complexity. Anything to distract my overwhelmed brain with simple directives is a win win. Thanks for the suggestion!🤓

Same!! Those hikers hand warmers were awesome, but ugh the waste! And I wouldn’t use them if it wasn’t actually winter (I have Raynaud’s issues regardless of seasons) because I only needed the heat for a minute or two and it felt so wasteful😜 So glad to have been gifted this little gadget, and my doc’s glad I have it too😉

Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words💚

Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words💞 Glad to hear the idea resonated with you! And, I love knowing I’m not the only one tearing open bills in search of new patterns!😍 I’m still collecting them, so…hmm, what’s next?!?🤓