Daniel Smith: From Mineral To Watercolour Paint
I was impressed past times merely about Daniel Smith watercolours I saw concluding Friday. Today you lot tin dismiss savor them too!
As someone who has studied geology inwards the past times I'm intrigued past times merely about of the minerals they're using. I dearest the names of the minerals.
What's also impressive is the score of information you lot acquire almost each private color on the Daniel Smith website. Each color gets an private page with:
Enjoy!
The mineral rocks are used inwards making watercolours. Above these are:
One of the things which construct Daniel Smith watercolours distinctive is that they are pigment in addition to paste arabic in addition to that's it. One of the things I learned on Fri is that 1 of the reasons that mixing brands tin dismiss elbow grease problems is because of the dissimilar ways paints are made past times the dissimilar manufacturers.
I commencement tried them a long fourth dimension agone in addition to was straight off impressed alongside them - in addition to I come across to a greater extent than in addition to to a greater extent than artists who are adopting these paints every bit their construct of preference.
You tin dismiss download a consummate nautical chart of all the colours they construct from their website. This also provides comprehensive information almost lightfastness AND the pigment used inwards each colour.
Many thank you lot to the Society of Botanical Artists who arranged for the presentation past times the U.K. merchandise illustration of Daniel Smith.
As someone who has studied geology inwards the past times I'm intrigued past times merely about of the minerals they're using. I dearest the names of the minerals.
What's also impressive is the score of information you lot acquire almost each private color on the Daniel Smith website. Each color gets an private page with:
- an explanation almost what makes the colour
- characteristics of the color inwards price of ASTM Lightfastness Rating, transparency, granulating in addition to staining
Enjoy!
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| Daniel Smith watercolours - tonal value sheets in addition to rocks |
- (top row) Lapis Lazuli (Lazurite), ?, Minnesota Pipestone, Hematite
- (bottom row) Rhodonite, Garnet, Sugilite, Serpentine, Malachite, Turquoise, Piemontite
Right click the epitome below to consider a much bigger moving-picture demonstrate of the rocks.
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| DS Lapis Lazuli and DS Amethyst Genuine |
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| Daniel Smith Watercolours:(top row) Black Tourmaline Genuine, Bloodstone Genuine, Hematite Violet Genuine, Mummy Bauxite, Sicklerite (Bottom row): Hematite Burnt Scarlet, Burnt Tigers Eye Genuine, Tigers Eye Genuine, Minnesota Pipestone Genuine, Hematite Genuine (top right) Jadeite genuine |
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| DS Serpentine, DS Kyanite Genuine in addition to DS Diopside Genuine |
I commencement tried them a long fourth dimension agone in addition to was straight off impressed alongside them - in addition to I come across to a greater extent than in addition to to a greater extent than artists who are adopting these paints every bit their construct of preference.
You tin dismiss download a consummate nautical chart of all the colours they construct from their website. This also provides comprehensive information almost lightfastness AND the pigment used inwards each colour.
Many thank you lot to the Society of Botanical Artists who arranged for the presentation past times the U.K. merchandise illustration of Daniel Smith.
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