These portable watercolor sets are perfect to bring along whether you’re going to the countryside, relaxing at the beach, or walking urban landscapes. The pans and/or cubes of paint will also fall out if you bend over while holding open, or accidentally tipped it. I personally don’t have a use for the ring because I always paint just at my desk, but I’ve tried out just holding it and it works very well. Colours include Chinese White, Cobalt Blue Hue, Crimson Lake, Deep Yellow, Ivory Black, Lemon Yellow, Light Red, Prussian Blue, Vermilion Hue, Veridian Hue, Yellow Green, and Yellow Ochre.

Being of a small size means that doing any work larger then A5 will give you a headache unless you take the blocks out or continuously deposit drops of paint into a larger contain - this will quickly wear down the blocks! Out of respect for these products and all the people who have loved using them, I wanted to wait until I’d used all of them for some time so that my review would be valid, and I had examples of work done with them. Colours include Aureoline Hue, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Cadmium Red Hue, Carmine, Cerulean Blue Hue, Chinese White, Cobalt Blue Hue, Cobalt Violet Hue, Crimson Lake, Deep Madder, Emerald Green, Fluorescent Blue, Fluorescent Green, Fluorescent Magenta, Fluorescent Orange, Fluorescent Red, Fluorescent Rose, Fluorescent Violet, Fluorescent Yellow, Gamboge, Hooker Green Light, Indanthrene Blue, Indian Red, Indian Yellow, Indigo, Ivory Black, Jaune Brilliant, Lamp Black, Lemon Yellow, Light Red, Madder Lake Light, Mars Violet, Metallic Copper, Metallic Deep Gold, Metallic Light Gold, Metallic Silver, Naples Yellow, Neutral Tint, Olive Green, Payne’s Gray, Permanent Blue Green, Permanent Blue Light, Permanent Blue Red, Permanent Blue Violet, Permanent Green, Permanent Green Deep, Permanent Green Pale, Permanent Orange, Permanent Red Deep, Permanent Red Light, Permanent Yellow, Permanent Yellow Deep, Permanent Yellow Light, Phthalocyanine Green, Pink Madder, Prussian Blue, Purple, Quinacridone Rose, Raw Sienna, Raw Umber, Sap Green, Sepia, Terre Verte, Turquoise Blue, Ultramarine Deep, Ultramarine Light, Ultramarine Violet, Vandyke Brown, Vermilion Hue, Viridian Hue, and Yellow Ochre. Vary the color intensity of the orange shapes by charging in some stronger paint here and there to create a bit of variety.

This set of 18 Koi Watercolour Pocket Field Sketchbox Set by Sakura is a perfect, sleek, lightweight solution to painting on the go. And what you'll have is the fibre brush, the black cage supporting it and sponge ring and the black cap with the stalk. The combination of the two washes of gray, one on top of the other, produces a more interesting graphic appearance. The vibrant fluorescent hues are perfect for adding a pop of colour that glows beautifully under a black light. Hi I’m the Doodlewash Supply Blogger and offer reviews of various types of art supplies, watercolors, and helpful tips.

One thing about it to note- the pans and paints stay in place when the lid is closed, but they jangle around inside. In this tutorial I’m going to show you how to paint koi fish in watercolor by building up transparent layers of paint using a glazing technique. My plan is to alternate between artist grade, and other more affordable paints, and paints people might want to use for sketching or journal keeping. Compact pocket-sized box with watercolour paints with integrated support for both right- and left-handed use.I think with my goal of using my watercolors every few days and deciding to use my watercolors for the 2-year blog anniversary post, I’ve had plenty of time to form some opinions about the Koi Watercolor Sketchbox. They are waterbased and they blend quite well together and you can easily create a flat wash with no streaking lines. Colours include Silver, Light Gold, Deep Gold, Copper, Pearl Yellow, Pearl Orange, Pearl Pink, Pearl Red, Pearl Purple, Pearl Light Blue, Pearl Blue, Pearl Prussian Blue, Pearl Pale Green, Pearl Green, Pearl Green Deep, Pearl Brown, Fluorescent Yellow, Fluorescent Orange, Fluorescent Red, Fluorescent Rose, Fluorescent Magenta, Fluorescent Violet, Fluorescent Blue, Fluorescent Green. When I first started painting it took me a while to figure out which colors to use and how to organize them. The collection consists of compact, pocket-sized boxes with specially selected colours for painting ‘on the go’ and studio sets with a larger colour range.

To make them look a bit more three-dimensional, add a curved brush stroke to the underside as if this part of the eye is in shadow. Cass Art, Cass Art London and the Cass Art logo are trade marks and trade names of Art-Line Limited. Koi’s rich colour assortment offers the choice to create bold hues or soft and subtle shades with the addition of pearlescent, metallic and fluorescent watercolours.

Compact travel tin with watercolour paint, with 12 assorted colours, a compact Koi Water Brush, and sponge. There is also the Pocket plus– 24 half pans and the Deluxe with 16 half pans, a Field Box set with 12 half pans and a few other similar types of sets. Sakura’s Koi® CAC (Creative Art Colors) Watercolors are compact kits packed with unique colours and effects for one of a kind projects. Anything that removes some barriers gets bumped up in the queue, and since I've purchased this kit I've found myself watercoloring more often, and enjoying it more than before. Take the durable Koi Water Colours Field Sketch Kit into nature, metro settings or just the backyard.

They maybe abit difficult at first as you try to get used to/and experiment with the brush [it's limits] and the colours but they are lovely to use. It’s not just paint, if you’re looking for a reliable easel, canvas, medium, primer or brush – you’ll find it here too. The vibrant fluorescent hues are perfect for adding a pop of color that glows beautifully under a black light. Colours included: Chinese White, Lemon Yellow, Permanent Yellow Deep, Brilliant Yellow, Vermilion Hue, Crimson Lake, Purple, Cobalt Blue Hue, Cerulean Blue Hue, Ultramarine Deep, Prussian Blue, Viridian Hue, Permanent Green Pale, Permanent Green Deep, Yellow Ochre, Light Red, Burnt Umber and Ivory Black.This might look like a very diluted layer of paint, but remember the objective with a glazing technique is to build up transparent layers of color a bit at a time. I really like these watercolours - they’re easy to use, have amazing colour pay off, and can be used by people of all skill levels. That’s why it’s important to hold off judging a watercolor brand until you have really worked with it for at least a couple of weeks. This helps the viewer distinguish between the top level of fish and the ones that are swimming at a lower level. I love to see, and support others opening up to, and embracing their creative process with any medium or creative expression.