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Create Your Perfect Watercolor Palette

Name: Create Your Perfect Watercolor Palette
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Build a Functional Watercolor Palette

Choosing colors for watercolor is genuinely hard without a framework. This intermediate class builds on color-mixing theory to give you a practical 'recipe' for setting up a palette that actually works. You'll learn how different watercolor brands differ, how your subject matter should guide color selection, and why lightfastness and staining properties matter when you're investing in paint. The class walks you through constructing your own perfect palette based on your artistic goals, not someone else's. Designed as a follow-up to a prior color-mixing class (recommended background), it bridges the gap between theory and the physical palette you'll use hundreds of times.

About this course

Choosing the perfect colors for your watercolor palette can be a difficult task! In this class, we will build on the information we learned from the last class on color mixing to construct informed and functional watercolor palettes.

In this class, we will:

Learn about different types of watercolor palettes
Briefly go over different brands of watercolor paints
Discover a basic "recipe" for setting up a new palette
Explore how an artist's subject may dictate color selection
Determine if lightfastness and staining properties will impact your color selections
Construct your own “perfect” palette based on your artistic preferences

This class is intended as an extension of my prior class, “Watercolor Mixing Based on Pigment Properties.” It is highly recommended that you have taken that class or have a good understanding of color theory and pigment knowledge before starting this one.

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