All these beautiful colors
A couple months ago I signed up for an online watercolor pencil class (six sessions) taught by Cathy (Kate) Johnson. I have many of her books, including one that we use in my watercolor class here in town. Finally the class started! The first week's homework is to investigate the colors in our sets and see how they work. I have somehow manage to accumulate FIVE sets of watercolor pencils and completed the homework with the three smallest sets. Different manufacturers use different amounts of pigment and different colors and give identical colors different names -- how confusing! But now I have some very vague idea as to what I own. Next lesson - how to use them.
That's the only way to see what you have. I do this on every set of painting media I get. The latest on the Derwent Aquatone pencils. I keep a 3 ring notebook with all my colors in them. Have them in document protectors for safe keeping. It simply titled Color Samples!
ReplyDeleteHi Donn -- I've never done this before but I can see the value of it. Thank you for writing! - Barbara
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