Continuing the Palette Tour | Re-evaluating Beam Paints (Watercolor)

Re-evaluating Beam Paints watercolors after a few years (how was 2021 so long ago?!)
The short version:
- The smaller wells make it harder to get paint, which the process slower.
- The paint stones from the Mother Earth set are more opaque and contain larger particles that sit on the paper. Mixes with these paints become muddier.
- Similarly, some of the colors in the Spectrum 11 are PW6 mixes (Morning Peach and Robin's Egg Blue), which makes them more opaque. They also make poor mixing colors.
- Some of the paints have very low tinting strength.
Overall, these paints are beautiful on their own, but don't suit my painting style at this point, which relies on using a limited set of colors that can be mixed and layered heavily.
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[@amberbethp.8631]

Appreciate hearing your feedback on the beam paints. Really helpful.

[@briwidmerart]

I'm glad it helps 🥰

[@E4Alabbasy]

Personally the process is what matters the most, so if I was struggling I probably wouldn't like the final result 😅 so I completely understand. Hopefully your next sketchbook session will go much smoother 🥰

[@briwidmerart]

Thank you. For me, process is key. Got to pick the right tools for the right experience. I'll figure out a good use for these though. Just not today 😆

[@PaintedSpaceship]

Even if you were struggling, it still came out so good in my opinion.

[@briwidmerart]

Thank you so much 🥺

[@amberzartwork1466]

Beam really does handle different. I find with my set (I have the Spectrum 11+Mayans+a couple extras, like cub brown which is excellent for mixing darks you can't get with the Spectrum 11) the granulation is STUNNING, but because they're thicker, easier to lift paints they're not great for layering, or would be better layered on top of a more transparent colour from another brand, maybe?

[@briwidmerart]

Yeah, definitely. A couple of the colors are so light that I can't imagine using them, but the Ochre is just gorgeous on its own. I need to find times to use it without mixes to let it shine. Do you have the full-size Spectrum set? The cookie is so cute but the paint balls are so small 😅 I know the colors can be super vibrant but scale is difficult.
Seriously still my favorite silver and I need to find use for those Mayan pigments because they're so pretty and sparkly. Maybe calligraphy?