I have said it before and no doubt will say it again, but colour swatching makes me happy! I was watching
Alison Bomber from Words and Pictures on Youtube this week, as you do, and she was doing some swatching with paints she had had for a while. This reminded me that I have had the same brand (Kuretake Gansai Tambi) in a different colour palette that I hadn't swatched yet. They are a creamy watercolour which does have some opacity, but will water down to give more transparency. I have been guilty of keeping them 'for best' but actually, that is a silly idea as I bought them to use!
So I added more pages to my swatch book and had a very happy time testing the colours and adding water to them. Above you can see the results.
I have made a swatch book and all the paints/pencils, watersoluble media etc. are gradually being added to it so that I can see what colours I have and how they look. Hopefully then I will use them all a bit more!
Here they are again - a bit of colour on a very grey day!
Love the color on a gray day. It's very gray here today as well. Glad you brighten things up.
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Thanks, Sandy. I am a big fan of colour. I would be very uncomfortable in a house with neutrals on every wall (even though I know they are smart and good if you want to sell).
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Ellie
Your colour swatching always looks so beautiful & neatly done Ellie., I think mine would end up with big blobs on paper if I tried!!! I think yours makes wonderful artwork just on its own. xx
ReplyDeleteThanks, Julie. I used a stamp for the outside shapes, then drew the dashed line across the middle(-ish) to show me where to add the water from. I would have these framed up all over the house if I could - I just love them!
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Ellie