I probably did... Moonglow is a ready-made grey by Daniel Smith. I am not generally fond of ready-made greys because they are often made of a black pigment mixed with something else to soften the colour. Moonglow is different: the grey is obtained not by using a black as a base, but by mixing three… Continue reading Did I mention how much I like Daniel Smith Moonglow?
Category: Art materials
Testing and reviewing Daniel Smith MAYAN YELLOW
Hello everyone, it's been a while! I have been working on my next book, writing articles for Artists & Illustrators Magazine, working for my Patreon site and also working on a massively exciting project with Fabriano... I love their papers, I like their ethics and the people I am in touch with at Fabriano are… Continue reading Testing and reviewing Daniel Smith MAYAN YELLOW
My top 3 synthetic, cruelty-free, vegan-friendly watercolour brushes – Review
I am asked a lot about what my favourite brushes are, even more so now that I am running some online classes. So I made this video reviewing my top 3. The first one is the ProArte Prolene Plus Series 007. This is my go-to brush and I can do everything with it, from soaking… Continue reading My top 3 synthetic, cruelty-free, vegan-friendly watercolour brushes – Review
My favourite colours in my Etsy shop
Hello everyone! I finally got round to it, after talking about it for a long time, I listed some of my little mobile shop I take to courses in my online Etsy shop. This means that you can now get my favourite colours in small quantities rather than shelling out for big 15ml tubes before… Continue reading My favourite colours in my Etsy shop
Reds for painting poppies – Video tutorial
Layering different reds to get the right colour (This example is painted using Daniel Smith colours) Would you like to paint a poppy but you are not sure which reds to use? Then this video tutorial should help... Depending on the colour of your poppy, from bright scarlet to deep crimson, these four reds in… Continue reading Reds for painting poppies – Video tutorial