I know a lot of watercolor artists who prefer to use fresh tube paint for their paintings, or who have a permanent studio palette with built in wells for their paint. I don’t, and here’s why. Hello everyone! If you've watched any of my painting tutorials, you’ll notice that I usually paint from dried pans of watercolor paint, rather than using fresh tube paint. I made this video to explain my reasons for that, as well as how I use and store all these little pans. One reason I don’t often use fresh paint, which I forgot to mention in the video, is that sometimes for me it can be difficult to thoroughly mix water into it. Inevitably I end up with random tiny little specks of concentrated tube paint floating in my mix or getting stuck in my brush, and they can create unwanted streaks when I go to put the paint on paper. I do always buy tubes of paint, but I generally squeeze them out into pans and let them harden. Usually when I get ready to paint, I will put some water into the dried pan and let it sit a bit to soften the paint. Then I can take some out onto my mixing tray and dilute it to whatever strength I need. If, during the painting, I need some stronger paint, I can just touch the tip of my brush straight into the wet pan and pick up some thicker paint there. I hope this video was helpful! Do let me know your thoughts in the comments. I read every one and try to respond personally. Have a great week! Naomi --------------- PRODUCTS MENTIONED: Crayola white Taklon round brush set Daniel Smith watercolor paints Winsor and Newton professional watercolor paints Empty plastic pans, metal tins, pipettes, and my square divided ceramic palette were all purchased on Amazon.
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