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🌿 SHOW NOTES
I was a watercolor beginner five years ago, and I wish I'd known these things about color selection, lightfastness, tubes vs pans, etc.

🌿 SUGGESTED WATERCOLOR SUPPLIES

Art Whale Watercolors
--- 24 half pans: https://amzn.to/3rZRhVd
--- 48 half pans: https://amzn.to/3KwQf9I
(Student Grade // company is based in Miami, Florida; paints are made in China; pigment information is provided; pans are standard sized and can be moved around; tins are fantastic and will serve you well for a long time; these are highly pigmented, extremely easy to re-wet, and over 70% of the colors should be lightfast based on pigment numbers; the only caveat is that burnt sienna and umber are mislabled, so you'll want to switch the names when you make a swatch chart)

Blick Premier Watercolor Paper
--- https://shrsl.com/3n47v
(100% cotton, less expensive than Arches)

Canson XL Watercolor Paper
--- at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3NtgePq
--- at Blick: https://shrsl.com/3uzf8
(FSC Certified; made in France; used for all my watercolor swatching)

Daisy Ceramic Mixing Palette
--- 7" at Jackson's: https://www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/jac...
--- Variety of shapes and sizes at Jackson's: https://www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/jac...

Da Vinci Watercolors
--- Set of 12 Full Pans: https://davincipaints.com/da-vincis-w...
--- Open stock at Blick: http://shrsl.com/3ufrq
--- Open stock at Da Vinci: https://davincipaints.com/shop-da-vin...
(Artist quality paints made by a family-run company in California)

Daniel Smith Watercolors
--- at Blick: https://shrsl.com/3n47h
--- at Jackson's: https://www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/dan...
(Artist grade paints made in Seattle)

Empty Watercolor Pans
--- https://amzn.to/3U0BsqB

Isaro Open Stock Watercolors
--- at Jackson's: https://www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/isa...
(Artist grade paints made in Belgium)

MeiLiang Pretty Excellent Watercolors
--- 36 set: https://amzn.to/3WrXfsz
--- 36 regular colors plus 12 iridescent colors: https://amzn.to/3Nx6svD
(UPDATE: I no longer recommend these and would encourage you to look at Art Whale at the same price point)

Niji Watercolors By Yasutomo
--- 12 half pans or 24 half pans at Blick: http://shrsl.com/4370r
--- 12 half pans at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3qfdePp
--- 24 half pans at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3MBKc3X
(Student grade // Yasutomo is based in California, and the paints themselves are made in China)

Paul Rubens Artist Watercolors
--- 48 set: https://amzn.to/3FGMMnk
(UPDATE: about 30% of the colors are not lightfast, but I enjoy using these in my journals and planners; made in China)

QOR Watercolors
--- at Blick: https://shrsl.com/3n47n
--- Ardoise Grey (mentioned in video): https://shrsl.com/3n47r
(Artist grade paints made in New York)

Roman Szmal Watercolors
--- at Jackson's: https://www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/rom...
(Artist grade paints made in Poland; lightfast ratings are not always accurate; be sure to cross-check with Kim Crick's problem pigment list)

Schmincke Horadam Watercolors
--- half pans at Blick: http://shrsl.com/4370b
--- tubes at Blick: http://shrsl.com/4370e
--- tubes, full pans, and half pans at Jackson's: https://www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/col...
(Top of the line artist quality watercolors made in Germany; my favorite brand overall)

Van Gogh 12+3 Half Pans
--- at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3fsHRvt
--- at Jackson's: https://www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/roy...
(Student grade, made in The Netherlands; vegan)

White Nights Watercolors
--- 35 full pan set (newest set, mostly lightfast and transparent): https://amzn.to/3DXGWwK
(Artist grade paints made in Russia)

🌿 WEBSITE MENTIONED
Kim Crick - Problem Pigments List: https://www.kimcrick.com/pages/fugiti...
@KimberlyCrick

🌿 DISCLOSURES
KeyLimeInk is an affiliate of Amazon, Blick, Da Vinci, Etsy, and Jackson's. Arteza, GenCrafts, and Isaro sent watercolors for review.