The ULTIMATE Watercolor Palette Setup
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- čas přidán 7. 07. 2024
- Today's video is all about building the perfect watercolor palette and in this video I take you with me as I set up my own workhorse palette. This is my "perfect" palette setup with all of my favorite colors from all of my favorite brands. I take you through the warm colors, the cool colors and exactly how and why I position the colors where I do. So if you're on the market for a new watercolor palette or just browsing to get some ideas to further customize your workflow, get comfy and let's jump right in!
Xo,
Margot
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:56 The Palette
02:46 Warm Colors
09:35 Neutrals
11:47 Cool Colors
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WATERCOLORs & PALETTE MENTIONED
Palette : amzn.to/46kGogc
Lemon Yellow : bit.ly/3NDEU7y
Nickel Azo Yellow : bit.ly/372jrnU
Winsor Yellow Deep : bit.ly/35wJvYc
Aussie Red Gold : bit.ly/3LrdRdS
Winsor Orange (Red) : bit.ly/3JXBWIW
Permanent Red : bit.ly/3tVaMgd
Winsor Red Deep : bit.ly/3IP4UcE
Venetian Red : bit.ly/3K9e4C0
Quinacridone Magenta : bit.ly/3qSIvVz
Permanent Mauve : bit.ly/3iRDzfj
Bright Rose : bit.ly/3DpxEHM
Opera Pink : bit.ly/3uKOBZq
Potter's Pink : bit.ly/3wT5zXZ
Rose Doré : bit.ly/3iT85Wc
Sepia : bit.ly/3tUnyvg
Yellow Ochre : bit.ly/3wTzwYi
Burnt Sienna : bit.ly/3NE5AVK
Burnt Umber : bit.ly/3uEaWrs
Payne's Gray : bit.ly/372AoPc
Indigo : bit.ly/373c9R9
Imperial Purple : bit.ly/3tU7hqg
Dioxazine Violet : bit.ly/3LuXJb9
Moonglow : bit.ly/3tU4a1w
Daniel Smith Lunar Blue : bit.ly/3tTB5Dl
Prussian Blue : bit.ly/38aY2tj
French Ultramarine : bit.ly/3NBPH2b
Winsor Blue (Green) : bit.ly/3uLeVCI
Cerulean Blue : bit.ly/38jcboz
Phtalo Turquoise : bit.ly/3tT6t58
Permanent Sap Green : bit.ly/3LN6n5h
Dark Sap Green : bit.ly/3IXyvke
Cascade Green : bit.ly/3tW0LPQ
Winsor Green (Yellow) : bit.ly/3JZ8eTY
Olive Green : bit.ly/3tTBuFR
Undersea Green : bit.ly/3wOTvap
VIDEOS TO GET STARTED
My Favorite Watercolor Colors : • My Favorite Watercolor...
Getting Started with Watercolors : • How to paint with WATE...
How to find Inspiration : • 5 TIPS for finding Art...
Color Theory for Beginners : • A crash course in Colo...
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PLACES TO FIND ME
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Website : pointebrushnyc.com/
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Contact me : pointebrushnyc.com/pages/contact
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ABOUT ME
Hi! My name is Margot and I am a professional artist and graphic designer. My parents like to joke that I was born with a paintbrush in hand. I started my career after graduating from the renown Parsons School of Design in New York City and spent over 15 years creating and designing for many of the world's top Fortune 500 brands and companies. My painting journey started as a side project and a creative outlet for me to step away from the computer, go back to my "roots" in fine art and to hone my skills as an illustrator and painter. I started posting some of my work on instagram and the rest is history. My work is inspired by all the things that I am passionate about. Ballet, travel, graphic design, color and finding a world of beauty in all facets of everyday life. I hope you’ll join me in this CZcams journey as I take you through all the tips, tricks and trade secrets I’ve gathered throughout the years. I hope I can teach you some of what I know, help you discover your creative voice and I hope you enjoy this Channel!
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Thanks for the recommendation for WN Rose Dore from your favorites video that you reference! My daughter recently gave me a mother's day "bouquet" of half pans (after she did some sneaky spying on my paint wishlist notes - lol) that included this color and I am loving it!
Margot! You watercolor goddess!😍 I hope you’re still keeping up with your channel for those of us joining 2 years after the fact and throwing down $200+ to create your “Ultimate Watercolor Palette” alongside of you! What I’m dying to know is, do you have a playlist on your channel of tutorials specifically using this palette so we can have some guided instruction on what makes it so “ultimate” and awesome!? Pleaaaase say you dooooo 😂❤🙏🏻
I own that same pallet. I like separate mixing areas so used hot glue to add in some that line up to the existing areas. I did split up warm and cool colors side by side. Thanks for the lesson.
I use a similar hack in my palette but with clear bathroom caulk. One of the artists I follow suggested it and it works great!
The metal palette looks really nice! Thanks for finding it! I had not seen it before.
I keep my watercolours in whole pans with magnets so I can select and compile specific colours for each painting. However, I do have a specific set of paints I always use and this palette looks like the perfect home for them! 🤗😍
Thank u for explaining the reasons behind each colour choice, it was really helpful for me, thanks!!!
Oh my gosh this was so informative. Especially loved your description of the colors and how you use them. Thank you SO much!
Thank so much for this video! Full of excellent information!
So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! 🙏❤️
Oh nooooo! Now i want to buy new colors!! Thanks for the tips. Really interesting!!
Love the idea of using that enamel plate.
That's a lot of colors to pull together in a balanced way, and great job! I'll refer to this video more than a few times when it's time for me to do the same. I've put together several travel palettes over the years but not one like this.
Hi Margot I'm so glad I found your channel, you definitely have your own creative style. Would love to see your creations using this palette😍 your work really inspires me to do more watercolour painting. Keep up the great work, Margot. Greetings from Ireland.
Thank you so much Cathy! That means so much and I really hope you continue to explore your creativity and continue painting! If any questions ever pop up, don’t hesitate to let me know! I would love to help in any way I can ❤️
Yes, please a video of brands! What’s your opinion of schmincke?
Thank you for this enthusiastic review. I just started watching you & have been inspired. I also watch & enjoy Kristie Rice. I just bought her set of paints & brushes after watching you paint with them. They are currently available & I had no trouble finding them for purchase.
Hi, Margot! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your videos. Your knowledge of watercolors is so appreciated; especially to someone who's just become interested in them. Thank you for the wonderful videos. Just became a subscriber and am looking forward to the beauty and knowledge you share. Thanks again! Helen
She does a phenomenal job and is my favorite on YT! Always full of delightful energy, personality, and skill, she is a treasure!
I've been painting with watercolors all my life, it's definitely my favorite medium, and the one I get the best results with.
However, only recently I've started to get more serious about it, and wanting to sell my work.
The "OCD tendencies" you talked of having are incredibly helpful to observe for someone like me! I am the exact opposite of organized. Maybe it's the ADHD but I am impatient, messy, impulsive, don't really plan...
My working style is just pure chaos, and whatever I've learned along the way is just memorization after observing what creates nice results as I pretty randomly mix paints to see what happens.
It's super interesting, inspiring and even kinda odd to see how the more organized artists, such as you, work 😄
This was so helpful!
I'm so glad! Thank you for watching!!
Love your color selection ( except for the fugitive pinks)thanks for sharing.iblook forward to more videos
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! 🙏
You gave great reasons for why you like each color, what they remind you of, and what instance you would use them. Ive seen this style palette before and like it well enough, but I think it would take up too much of my space. Maybe I need a bigger desk? 😂 I would really love to see all these colors swatched out because quite a few of these are very different from typical palette basics. Ive only used small amounts of Senneliers paints. I found some to be more subtle or less pigmented than other brands. It would be great to hear your opinion of them. Sorry Ive thrown quite a bit of ideas at you. 😁 Thank you for this great palette set up video. 😊😍
Thank you Tracy 🙏 Love this and love your ideas and suggestions!! And you’re in luck, because I’m wrapping up a video of me swatching all these colors right now 😉😉 Sennelier is very much hit or miss for me too. I’ve been underwhelmed with most of their selections to be quite honest, but a video comparing brands is another great idea I’ll do soon! Thanks for watching!!
Nice video. I recently bought this same palette but with only 30 wells, and will be filling it with colors soon. Interesting idea in your video to spread out the colors with a brush after squeezing them into their pan slots. Some artists suggest putting a dab of color at the top (higher part) of each slot and then when painting add water and bring the color down into the slanted lower part of the slot. I may try that with my new palette. Cheers! :)
Thanks for watching! I find that spreading the paints out on the first application and getting a thinner broader spread at the beginning makes them juicier and easier to pick up the next time around. Don't know if there's scientific evidence to back that or not lol but it sure feels like it to me when I'm working. Good luck with your new palette!
I was looking for a larger palette, so thank you for this. You had several colors I have not tried yet! Have you tried Sennelier's Greenish Umber? It's one of my favorite greens. It compliments Sap Green and Olive Green very well.
Margot, I've been watching several palettes setups. Your explanations are very thorough. Question about the palette design. When the palette is folded, one side with paint wells folds over the other half. When you've been painting, as in outdoors, then the wet wells on one side will spill over onto the other half when this is folded. If the paint in the upper half is dry, well of course this is not likely to happen...although some paint colors rarely get hard and will flow even if a bit moist. This design looks OK but only for the studio. Comments? Thanks for considering.
Hi Mike, Thank you so much for your message and for watching! Your observations are correct. This is the palette that I use in the studio and I don't take this on the road with me. If I'm doing en plein air work or traveling, I usually resort to half-pan style palettes which are the gold standard for travel based palettes in my opinion. No matter how great of a surface a palette is, it's pretty typical for tube paint to crack or come off in transit which drives me crazy lol. I'll be doing some reviews of Sennelier and Daniel Smith half pan palettes in the coming months but those are what I usually reach for when I'm on the go. Thanks for your thoughtful question and hope this helps!
One suggestion I have is, squeeze tube from bottom.
I've watched this video twice; I always learn from seeing other artists' color choices. Many overlaps between your favorites and mine, including brand choices, that's reassuring! Here are a couple of favorites you might consider: Bordeaux by Daniel Smith & Aqua Green, Windsor & Newton. Enjoy your channel: most helpful and inspiring. Thanks.
So glad this video gave you confidence in your colors! I truly believe that there is no way you can mess up with your choices, so whether we share the same preferences (or not) rest assured, you’re golden 👍 And thank you for those suggestions! I will definitely check them out!!
Thanks ever so much for sharing your talents and knowledge. I just "found" your videos. Thank you for explaining your choices! It would be great if you could also mention the pigment number of a paint, even though each brand has a different version of the same.
Welcome and nice to meet you!! That’s a great insight. Since I don’t want to alienate and freak out a lot of painting newbies I have with technical info, I might start adding all that info to the description area. It’s important though so I think you’re absolutely right with needing to call it out!
I really enjoy your colour selection 🤩 the video was wonderful 💛✨ maybe try to use the gummed brushes that are used for model making and clay things for spreading the paint? I couldn't help but worry over how much paint that watercolour brush wasted while spreading the colours, maybe that would be a better solution for your method ☺️🥰
That’s a great idea! I agree with you that it’s hard to see so much paint go to waste! I’ll look into that 👍
Aww I was hoping you would swatch it out ☹️🤍
There’s a second video with the swatching! 🥰
Hullo Margot, I have just seen a video of yours in my recommended section of my CZcams channels, 2nd video, but first comment. I am enjoying watching this palette set-up you have plenty of ideas that are certainly worth exploring! I avoid Dan Smith and W&N as they are just not worth the money to buy them! Perhaps you are located in Europe? I know W&N are very affordable over there. I have been just astonished by DaVinci Paints of California and they have almost pushed every other brand from my studio palette and I have purchased several different Artists curated palettes that they sell. Denise Soden’s are truly breathtaking and I simply cannot say enough wonderful things about her palettes and paint choices! I hope to see more of your content. Thank you for sharing your expertise and knowledge with us. Please take care, be safe and enjoy your day!
Fugitive colors can easily be held light fast with is a UV spray
Oh interesting. I’ve never tried that! Does it alter/darken colors like fixative does on pastels?
I loved this video. I’m just surprised that you don’t like Sennelier much. I love their rose Opéra, the jaune clair, vert anglais, vert de vessie and the pourpre quinachridone. I would love to know for each of these colors you prefer in other brands, just because I love to explore and you just made me discover the W&N deep red. I have been looking for this kind of red for a while and I’m never satisfied. On the other hand because I’m in California and sennelier is super expensive, I have been looking for another rose opéra with no luck. Please, let me know what you think and keep posting your videos! Thanks
Thanks for the beautiful video. One question please. How long do you let them dry before you use them? Thanks.
Love the palette. A couple of questions, how do you label your colors in the palette and. Does this palette bead up in the beginning? If so, how do you remedy that?
Thank you so much for the beautiful yet not intimidating detail in your videos. I have started having problems with my asthma with my favorite acrylic brand so until I figure a new brand out, I am dabbling in water color. What do you find the difference between gauche and watercolor? Is it opacities and texture?
I'm sorry to hear about your asthma issues. I can imagine and having kids in my workspace I totally understand wanting to keep noxious fumes at bay. If we can all live a little longer, we can have more time to create our gorgeous art right? I left a reply on another comment but in case you didn't get it, here's a link to a video I made about gouache vs watercolor. Hope it helps! > czcams.com/video/Ixm5T7s74ig/video.html
Please do a video on brands! Pretty please!!!🙌
Thanks for your comments! What do you have in mind? Brands compared? Any specific brands! I’m always on the lookout for good video ideas so I appreciate the input 👍
Hi, Margot! Thank you for this great video! I, too, love this metal/enamel palette-- but I constantly have the issue of the some of the paints drying out and falling out when you close the palette... so I just leave it open, and place paper over it to keep the dust out. Any tips- I notice you place the paint all over the well, and noticed you may be painting it up the sides... is that a tactic to keep them from drying and falling out? Otherwise, I'm considering reducing my colors (don't want to) and getting one that has wells only on one side. Any thoughts?
Why not use a palette knife instead of wasting paint with the brush?
I misplaced my palette knife 😉 I rarely use it and couldn’t find it 😂
I usually use a toothpick so I can get paint in the corners. I am really pleased to see someone using Aussie Red Gold, which is a big favorite of mine. Good for painting koi.
I never thought of that… but then again, I haven’t started filling mine yet, 😅
I live on Lake Huron in Ontario. Watercolour brands are limited and I have always used Winsor and Newton. I am curious about other brands and how they would work with W&N. There are many art supply stores in Toronto that I can visit that I’m sure would carry other brands. Any help or recommendations would be sincerely appreciated. Cheers! Mark
I didnt know anything about how a metal pallette is better, I have a plastic one and I find it wont keep my watercolors in good condition, so perhaps I need a metal one!! ty for the info and I love your color choices!!
Hi Becky! Before you throw out your plastic palette, if you have any gesso on hand, you could try coating the whole interior of your palette in that and you'll see that the paints grip it a lot better. I have another video about it and it's a great way to revive a less than ideal palette :)
@@Pointebrush ty that's a great idea and thanks!
I got a similar palette, wondering how do you keep the color on the other side from falling down when u close the palette… especially paint like MGraham.
Great question! I make sure to spread out the M Graham extremely thinly on this one. The majority of my M Graham lives in the fridge. As for the rest, they all stay put but with that said, this is not a travel palette. It’s for studio use so it doesn’t get tossed around much.
I’m surprised you didn’t use Qor Quin Magenta. I really love Qor because there’s almost no color shift with their paints.
Ahaha.... I had 3 foldable plastic palettes.... And the paints stick well to them... Specially if you use pro watercolor paints☺️
I’m a huge advocate for trusting your instincts and going for whatever works for you! Sounds like plastic palettes are a good fit for you which is great! Thanks for watching! ❤️
Is there a big difference between the Daniel Smith Potter's Pink and the Winsor & Newton? They have the same pigment.
I have the DS and wonder if I should get the W&N.
There are a couple other colors that I have in DS with the same pigment. Same question.
Thank you so much!
Yes! In my opinion, the DS is more “brown” whereas the WN is pinker and more transparent. I personally like the WN better. Even though the pigments are the “same”, there can be a fair amount of variance in hue and properties based on the provenance of the pigment and the way it was formulated in the paint. Hope that helps!
@@Pointebrush Good to know. Thank you!
@@ssadvweld1 you’re welcome! I would also check out Roman Szmal’s version which is really gorgeous. I have it searched in one of my videos about Roman Szmal
Hullo Margot, I am watching a second time and just wanted to say that I have better luck putting a bead of paint at the back or base of the well and draw some of the color towards the front of the well so it sticks very well. I avoid the fugitive colors but I love painting flowers so I have found DaVinci’s Quinacridrone Fuchsia a lovely bright pink Thioindigo violet is another well used color in my palette these paints are not fugitives and I have no reservations about the permanence of my paintings! Ok I will not bother you in the comments of this video again. Thanks again!
You are never bothering me @mjpete27. Thank you again for sharing and leaving such a thoughtfully written comment 🙏
Azzz-Oh!
You say tom-ay-to, I saw tom-ahh-to 😜 j/k Thanks for the tip! 👍
This pallet seams to really bead up. And when closed, if travel is needed how does the top function to prevent dripping onto the bottom part? Does the amount of drying out effect your choice of Windsor & Newton to use this pallet.
Hi Suzanne! I don't find this palette to bead up all that much compared to a lot of other plastic and enamel ones. If that's a concern, there's a trick of applying glue from a glue stick all over your palette and wiping it off with a paper towel that eliminates any extra wax or grease that builds up during the manufacturing process. You can also use a magic eraser to get similar results and avoid all beading. I skipped this step here because it doesn't really bother me (although I find beading to be a huge pain in plastic palettes which I avoid like the plague lol). I also don't necessarily recommend these types of palettes for serious travel as I haven't yet found a palette to which watercolors adhere completely in transit. If a travel palette is what you're looking for, I would opt for a half pan palette from W&N or Daniel Smith to really eliminate the chance of your watercolor popping off. Hope that helps and let me know if you have any questions about anything else :)
ps. My palette never affects my choice of paint. In terms of decision making, paints and colors always come first no matter what ;)
Thank you for your time. I do use my pallet to travel and use one by Mijello that works well. I agree that paint choice is the most important.
Tommy Lee Jones.. lol... ; ) One of my favorite actors..
Legendary!! And now maybe you’ll think of him next time you pick up an opera rose 😉 😂
I reccomend putting a little bit of honey in the paint. It makes more paint inside the palette and it prevents cracking in the palette
That’s interesting! I’ll try it but out of curiosity, has your honey ever grown moldy inside your palette? I’m sure it depends on the humidity levels in your climate.
@@Pointebrush No ma"am
@@Pointebrush Hi Margo! It is rare for mould to grow. It does happen, for sure, but it is very, very rare. Remember that your paints probably already have strong preservatives. Any mould won’t be from the honey, but from the water in the paint. Honey absorbs water from the atmosphere, thereby stopping the paint from completely drying. It is that water that will kickstart mould growth. You should worry more about insects; they looove honey. From experience, I know that ants hate cinnamon. OMG, I’ve never seen ants huddle in a corner before to keep away from cinnamon water (cinnamon boiled in water); and they were the big kind of ants… so much for size. Anyway, you could try placing a cinnamon stick inside your palette. Alternatively, add a drop or two of essential oil to a piece of cotton and keep it in the palette (caution: essential oils attack plastic so keep the drops in the middle of the cotton so that it does not touch the palette if you have a plastic one). Obviously, cinnamon essential oil is good, but search online for information on other oils that ward off insects. Having said that, people with allergies might want to keep away from spices and essential oils.
As for adding honey to your paints, you really don’t need much honey, two tiny drop on the tip of a toothpick for a half pan is enough. The paint will still harden but it will activate quickly. If your paint dries rock-hard and does not reactivate then add more honey using the toothpick. You will need to experiment to find what works for you and your weather. Use as little honey as you need; otherwise, your paint will be sticky after it dries on the paper.
Hope this helps!
FWIW - You can rub white toothpaste over a plastic palette to roughen up the surface and then your paint will stick.
Is this palette made of enamel on inside or metal? It only had 56% likes on review? What are the benefits from this $30 palette? Thanks Margot❤ I love you videos and you’re my inspiration🩰🌸🩷
Is there a reason why you wouldnt squeeze more out of the tube and into the palette? Just curious. Thank you so much for sharing your experience!!
That's a great question! Honestly, it's probably because I use so little paint. What I put on in this video literally lasts me months so I don't feel the need to squeeze a ton onto my palette and prefer to keep the bulk of my tube watercolor fresher. There's also the added benefit of being a tad more flexible if for some reason I change my mind about a color on my pan, I wouldn't be wasting a lot if I wanted to change the color on a whim 😉 Thanks for the question and for watching!!
I wonder why you use a wet paintbrush to butter the paint into place. I would think a palate knife would be better since it won't absorb so much paint and kind of waste it. You probably have a reason. I'm just curious.
I’m so embarrassed to say but… laziness 😂 I lost my palette knife, ran out of toothpicks and couldn’t be bothered 🙈
@@Pointebrush Well, no shade. I'm sure you can afford more paint. As someone getting started, you can imagine, it feels like every drop is precious. 😅
Can you do a gouache palette setup for arteza gouache
I’ve actually never tried Arteza gouache before. How is it??
@@Pointebrush it is a very good. I tried the 24 set of gouache, I loved it so much .i requested the 60 set for my birthday.
The palette recommended is made of aluminum, NOT porcelain, according to the Amazon description..
It’s aluminium but the inside is coated with enamel 👍
Noooo I was kind of cringing at using the brush to spread the colors out lol. I wouldn’t used a toothpick or something. Or palette knife
I love that palette. It’s huge 😳
Hahahaha oh Stephen, I'm so sorry I gave you PTSD with that 😂 Truth be told, it was just lazy me not being able to find my palette knife or wanting to go hunt down a toothpick or old credit card 😉