Watercolour Palette

I have been trying out some new watercolour tube paints recently as a change from the half pans. The final empty spot in the Meeden porcelein palette was filled just the other day with Gamboge Hue.

Colours in the Palette

Burnt Sienna Winsor and Newton Cotman Watercolour	Light Red Winsor and Newton Cotman Watercolour	Cadmium Red Hue Winsor and Newton Cotman Watercolour	Raw Sienna Winsor and Newton Cotman Watercolour
Cobalt Blue Hue Winsor and Newton Cotman Watercolour	Payne’s Grey Winsor and Newton Cotman Watercolour	Permanent Rose Winsor and Newton Cotman Watercolour	Naples Yellow Winsor and Newton Professional Watercolour
Ultramarine Winsor and Newton Cotman Watercolour	Cerulean Blue Hue Winsor and Newton Cotman Watercolour	Gamboge Hue Winsor and Newton Cotman Watercolour	Lemon Yellow Hue Winsor and Newton Cotman Watercolour

Palette is a MEEDEN 12-Well Ceramic Paint Palette with Cover.

Thoughts

I have been watching a few of Oliver Pyle’s landscape painting videos on his YouTube Channel in an effort to improve my sky washes. Particularly trying to avoid green skies when going for a light yellow horizon. I found the suggested mixes of Cobalt Blue, Raw Sienna, and the Light Red or Cadmium Red Hue gave some really nice blends, as well as really textured clouds. So I definitely recommend watching those videos. The Permanent Rose and Naples Yellow combinations give some fantastic sunset shades too.

The Gamboge Hue is a brilliant addition to the palette though. The greens it gives are a great addition to those produced by the Lemon Yellow though tending more to a landscape in the golden light of early morning or late evening just as the sun hits that really warm light.