Art materials, Colour, Pigment Spotlight, Reviews and Tests

Did I mention how much I like Daniel Smith Moonglow?

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?

Art Tutorials, Gardens, News 2021, Painting, Shopping, Top Tips

12 tips for painting vibrant yellow flowers – Downloadable PDF in my Etsy shop (and other blackbird news)

Hi everyone, I made a PDF to go with the video I uploaded a few days ago. If you are collecting my PDF tutorials to print them and build the course folder, you might want to get this one. Please click here for the link. If you are a Patreon subscriber on the Lavender level,… Continue reading 12 tips for painting vibrant yellow flowers – Downloadable PDF in my Etsy shop (and other blackbird news)

Art materials, News 2021, Shopping

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

Art Tutorials, News 2020, YouTube Channel

Holly video tutorial

Greetings! Just in time for Christmas, I uploaded a Holly video tutorial on my YouTube channel Atelier Sandrine Maugy. I also made a longer, paint-along version, which is made of four episodes with a running total of 1 h 42 minutes. This is a lot of footage to edit, which is why the video is… Continue reading Holly video tutorial

News 2020, Shopping

Unexpected design in the shopping area

Good sunny afternoon! If you read my blog, you all know that I love watching the antics of the birds in my garden. You probably also know that I love working wet-on-wet with watercolours. You might even have noticed that I am in love with a Daniel Smith colour called Moonglow. You might not know… Continue reading Unexpected design in the shopping area