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  Joanna Advanced Member Username: Joanna Post Number: 176 Registered: 10-2006 |
Hi Marlene: Natural Pigments has some nice stuff at reasonable prices --I tried some of the palettes. The colors are nice, but very different from the intense colors we like today. They are nice for English style watercolors (misty moors) however. The japanned metal boxes are great. | ||
Marlene Unregistered guest |
Hi, I just bought two wonderful water color metal travel palettes from NaturalPigments.com. One is 3.75" x 2.5" x1" with a built in water container and is under $50.00, The second is 3.25" x 2.5" x 1/2"? and is a bit over $20.00. Ordered them and they came in 3 days. Both boxes have a finger ring on the back and can hold 1/2 or full pans. Both hold 8 1/2 pans but I put another row in the center where you might want to put a travel brush so mine hold 12 pans each. They are very well made. Originally loved the English box but at almost $400, it was much too expensive. The boxes I bought are gorgeous. The company is out of California. Usually buy my stuff at Cheap Joes and love everything but these boxes are wonderful. Photos are on their Web site. I am not computer savvy, so do not know how to post photos. Happy painting, Marlene | ||
Pat VW |
This site in England shows a small brass paint box for about US $200. It may have a built in water carrier. www.ludlowartsociety.org.uk/infosheets/paintboxes.html | ||
marie |
Hi Wanda, I have never seen the type of palete you describe. Handprint mentions a Craig Young palette, which may be similar to what your teacher uses, at http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/tech33.html. I have tried many types of travel palettes and have settled on two personal favorites. For traditional plein air work (i.e. - when I'm travelling by car and don't have to worry too much about weight), I prefer the Daniel Smith's metal palette with 12 whole pans, which is very solid and well-constructed although perhaps a bit heavy. I tried the Schmincke metal palettes and some other brands, and they seemed a little flimsy for my taste. When I need something really compact and lightweight to stash in a small bag on a business trip, I use one of the W&N plastic palettes. My favorite has room for 14 half pans with a fold-out mixing well. It's a clever design. I'm not sure exactly what the name is, so I'll attach a picture.  And here is a picture of the larger palette ...  | ||
WA Adams |
Thanks for the pill holder idea, what a great option. I'm going to try this! I live on Oahu, Raleigh, but I was born a Maui girl. Happy painting, all. Still interested if anyone knows where to get that fancy one my teacher has; would just like to see it . WAA | ||
Raliegh |
Hi Wanda, I'm from Lahaina. If your on my island maybe we could paint together sometime? A Hui Ho, Raliegh | ||
Linda |
Hello Wanda! Try vitamin pill holders. It is the "starving artist's way." I'm just SOO familiar with these techniques, ha ha ha! What I do is go to thrift stores (a hallmark of the starving artist) and find plastic vitamin pill holders. I even have one from the 99 cent store that holds a week's worth of vitamins for morning, noon, afternoon, and night each day. I squirt in my pigments, let dry (it takes a while), and viola - beautiful lightweight waterproof palette extraordinaire! Once one tries these, one knows how to travel. I'll not be without these, even if my art should make me rich one day! Ah, yes, I still believe it could be possible. Chaka, my dear! | ||
Wanda A. Adams |
I'm a watercolor newbie and I paint outdoors now almost every weekend. My watercolor teacher has a brass-colored metal travel palette that's about 5 by 5 inches with about 6 wells for paint and a couple of small mixing areas that he bought mail order from somewhere in Europe, I think, for $200. He's clueless about where and he's had it for a while. I'd like to find one unless there's something better out there. Has anyone used the Cotman Field Box? Or other small, lightweight, leak-proof travel palettes? I've scoured online. Ideally, I'd like something I could fill with my own paints and that would keep them from a) mixing with each other, or b) leaking onto the rest of my stuff. I'm jonesing for the box my teacher has but I suspect it's one of those the-ones-with-the-most-supplies-wins things and want to choose wisely. As we say in Hawaii, mahalo nui loa (big thanks) in advance. Wanda Adams |
