tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36162328853045978032024-03-05T09:13:05.722+00:00The Spin DoctorThe Spin Doctor likes spinning, crochet, knitting and weaving and drawing (charcoal, pen and ink), colouring (pen and ink, ProMarker, tinted charcoal), painting (acrylic, watercolour, gouache and very, very rarely oil), papercraft (dyes, inks, alcohol inks, die-cutting) and mixed-media. Through this website he shares projects, tips, product reviews and gives help where he can to those who need it.Rich Bodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10199319637262647296noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616232885304597803.post-63286215398880767742018-07-05T22:42:00.001+01:002018-07-05T22:42:50.177+01:00Recipe: Lavender and vanilla britakakku with stewed summer berries and rose crème chantilly <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">So I've posted on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/spindoctorart/" target="_blank">my Instagram</a> in the last week some pictures of this delicious cake that I made. <i>Britakakku</i> is a Finnish cake that is traditionally eaten at Midsummer, and I was reminded of it <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BkXy73gnWfF/?taken-by=house_of_loennberg" target="_blank">in a post</a> by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/house_of_loennberg/?hl=ur" target="_blank">Juha Lönnberg</a> - who has very pretty silverware and a very handsome cat - and I looked at various recipes and found I could adapt one of my own favourite cake base recipes for it easily enough. Quite a lot of folk seemed to like it on Instagram so I said I would post how I made it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The cake is baked under a layer of meringue which gives a wonderful pairing of textures. I decided to flavour mine with lavender and vanilla, but lemon or orange zest would work well, as would a combination of honey, lime and vanilla - I've included some flavouring options right at the bottom of this post. <b>If you want to veganise it</b>, just <a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/vegan-meringues" target="_blank">use a chickpea meringue</a> and swap butter for vegan vegetable baking spreads; for each egg yolk, <a href="https://www.mydarlingvegan.com/2016/10/replacing-eggs/" target="_blank">you can use all manner of replacements</a>; the milk can be switched for soy or oat milk. The cream filling can be switched for soya-based whipped cream alternatives. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>A note on assembly and storage - </b>if you are having a gathering where you will have people over and the whole cake will be eaten the same day or next day, assemble it in full and store in an airtight container in the fridge. If not, just keep the fruit and cream separate (both will keep in the fridge in sealed jars) and wrap the cake in foil and eat it in a deconstructed manner as I did, or assemble individual portions when needed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>BRITAKAKKU </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><u>Cake base:</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>250g unsalted butter, softened a little by leaving at room temperature for 30 mins</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>200g golden caster sugar</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>2 tsp vanilla extract</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>4 large egg yolks (see note below)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>130g plain flour ('all purpose flour' in US and Canada)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>200mL milk (use Jersey milk if you want to make it really special!) </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>4 tsp baking powder</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>2 tbsp dried lavender flowers suitable for baking</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>4 large egg whites (see note below)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>300g golden caster sugar</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Set the oven at 175°C (fan, 195</b></span><b style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">°C if not fan-assisted), 385</b><b style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">°F or gas mark 5.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Line 2 traybake tins 6" wide, 12" long and 1" deep using foil-backed baking parchment. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><u>Carefully separate your eggs</u>, putting the whites into a small ceramic, glass or metal bowl that must be completely grease-free and put it out of the way in a cupboard at room temperature for 30 mins or so whilst you prepare the cake base. Beat the yolks lightly with a fork.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>This is best done using a food mixer - I use a <a href="https://amzn.to/2lXPaw3" target="_blank">Russell Hobbs 15154</a> that I've had almost 10 years - a metal bowl is always best if you are making meringues - if you only have one bowl, clean it VERY well with dish washing liquid in between the cake and the meringue. Use the beater for the base and the whisk for the meringue.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">1) Put the butter and sugar into the bowl of the mixer and cream them together in relatively short runs of the mixer, scraping down the material from the sides and giving it a stir with a spatula at intervals - you want it soft and fluffy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">2) Add the egg yolks, vanilla extract and milk and mix until combined. If the mixture curdles, just add a bit of flour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">3) Add the flour and baking powder and mix until fully combined.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">4) By hand, fold in the lavender using a figure-8 motion with a spatula.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">5) Divide the mixture between the two traybake tins equally and don't forget to lick the bowl! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">6) After <i>thoroughly</i> cleaning the bowl and drying it completely, add the egg whites and whisk at a high speed until they form stiff peaks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">7) With the mixer on, add the sugar to the egg whites a spoon at a time so that it fully dissolves and you don't get crunchy bits left.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">8) When the mixture holds stiff peaks (you can tip the bowl upside down and it won't fall out!) and if you rub it between finger and thumb you feel no gritty sugar, it's ready!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">9) You can do this step two ways:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(a) Put the meringue into a piping bag with a 1" nozzle and pipe over ONE of the cake pans so that the cake is fully covered.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(b) Spoon it on using 2 tablespoons, starting at one edge and slowly covering the whole thing with blobs of meringue. Once covered, smooth and peak with a knife to fill any gaps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">10) Bake both trays of cake for about 30 min until a skewer dipped into each pan comes out clean. Allow to cool completely in the pans - ideally overnight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>STEWED SUMMER BERRIES</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>You could use any mix of fruit really - red currants, white currants, tayberries, loganberries and so on work really well, as do cloudberries in place of raspberries.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>220g golden caster sugar</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>220g raspberries</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>150g blueberries</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">1) Remove the green bits from the strawberries and cut each one into 4 pieces.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">2) Put the strawberries and blackberries into a saucepan with the sugar and stir a little until all of it has stuck to the damp cut fruit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">3) Heat the saucepan slowly until all of the sugar melts/dissolves into a syrup and slowly and gently poach the fruit until the strawberries pieces are glossy and soft.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">4) Increase the heat until the syrup thickens a little. Remove from the heat and stir in the blueberries. Set aside to cool completely.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">5) Stir the raspberries into the cooled mix. Store this in the fridge in a sealed jar - it keeps for a few days but can be frozen of course.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>ROSE CRÈME CHANTILLY</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>You could use orange flower water instead, which would be really nice if you use the lemon variant of the cake, of course. Make sure you use a rosewater for baking, not one for cosmetic use, and ensure it is a real one - not rose flavouring or one of the alcohol or propylene glycol based ones - Marks and Spencer in the UK do an excellent one.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>375mL double cream (in the USA, manufacturer's cream is the best alternative, followed by whipping cream - double cream is 48% fat, but these are only 40% and 36% respectively)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>4 tbsp golden caster sugar</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>2 tbsp rosewater</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">1) Put all of the ingredients into the mixer bowl and using the whisk, mix rapidly until a stiff mixture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">2) This can be piped or spooned into the cake.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>ASSEMBLEY</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">1) Take the cake without the meringue on top and spread the top with a thin layer of the liquid from the stewed fruit. Flip the meringue-topped layer and repeat on the bottom surface. Leave to dry for 30 min. This helps stop the fillings soak into the cake.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">2) Using a piping bag or a spoon, cover both cakes with cream.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">3) Using a slotted spoon, cover the non-meringue cake with pieces of cooked fruit, and add a little of the syrup.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">4) Put the two halves back together so that the meringue is on the top. EASY! Decorate the top with a few more pieces of cooked fruit and a little syrup.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>ALTERNATIVE FLAVOURINGS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Lemon (or Orange)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Use the zest of a whole lemon (orange) in the cake base instead of lavender and replace the vanilla extract with lemon (orange) juice. Flavour the cream with orange flower water. In place of the fruit, use either a good lemon curd or a marmalade - <a href="http://www.gastronomydomine.com/2009/03/31/lemon-curd/" target="_blank">my favourite fruit curd recipe is very easy to make</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Rose</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Use 2 tbsp rosewater in the cake base instead of the vanilla extract and remove the lavender. Instead of cooked fruit, spread the cake with a rose petal jam - many of which are available.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Lime, Honey and Vanilla</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Skip the lavender, add the zest of a lime. Replace the vanilla extract with lime juice. Add the seeds of a vanilla pod. Stir 1 tbsp honey (borage honey works well) to the cake mix just before adding to the tins. You can add honey to the cream in place of rosewater too, and you could replace the stewed fruit with lime curd, <a href="http://www.gastronomydomine.com/2009/03/31/lemon-curd/" target="_blank">made using my favourite recipe</a>.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"><br /></b><div class="blogger-post-footer"><CENTER><script src="//z-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/onejs?MarketPlace=US&adInstanceId=21a3d1bd-c7d3-420d-9e9d-c9a8eccd7590"></script></CENTER></div>Rich Bodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10199319637262647296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616232885304597803.post-30295357785014932482018-04-08T21:04:00.000+01:002018-04-10T20:56:12.973+01:00Prima Watercolor Confections: Pigment composition<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>UPDATED TUE 10th APRIL 2018 - Prima have given me some more information - see the comments below in <span style="color: red;">RED</span>.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">After <i>years</i> now of asking Prima what the pigment compositions of their <b>Watercolor Confections</b> watercolours are, they have provided them for me and I thought I would share them and my thoughts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I have linked to my videos reviewing these products and links through which you can buy them - sometimes there are excellent deals to be had that are so good, even if you don't like the paints, the metal palette works out cheaper than buying one - I know a few people who have used them for that! The swatch cards in the older sets were horrid glossy stock that actually made the paints look really bad but swatched on watercolour paper, they are much better so don't be fooled if you think that! Try them on a better paper :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">As you will see, all of the palettes are based around the same set of pigments, more or less, so they will all work well together across the sets. I get <b>very tired</b> of hearing people say "these aren't artist quality!" about Prima's paints - they are. Fine artists can get a bit snobby and forget that art-journalling and scrapbooking and mixed media <b>are professional artwork forms</b>, thus, these paints <b>are</b> professional artist quality, but they are not necessarily fine-art suited. I think they are lovely for use in sketchbooks and they form nice limited palettes to challenge yourself with - I take a different one with me in my bag each week to sketch whatever I come across that I enjoy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">As always with non-fine-art watercolours, PW5 Lithopone will be used to extend and opacify some colours but labelling conventions do not require it to be stated. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Anywhere I gave given a pigment without a C.I. number and in capitals <i>e.g.</i> "GOLD", it is a proprietary pigment or coated mica.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: courier new, courier, monospace;"><b>In 2018, some of the colours from the early sets were renamed, so I have given both names where this is the case. The <i>numbers</i> have not changed, just the names - the paints are still 100% the same!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>The Classics</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>This was the first set in the series and I didn't get this one for quite some time as the colours in the other sets appealed a lot more</i>. <b><span style="color: red;">I have given two sets of names here - the first name for each colour is the original name, and the second one is the 2018 onwards name.</span></b></span><br />
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<tr><th><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Number</span></th><th><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Paint Name</span></th><th><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Pigments and Notes</span></th></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">01</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Dove / White</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PW6 Titanium White</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">02</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Candy / Pinky</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR81 Rhodamine 6G</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">03</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Rouge / Red</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR112 Naphthol Red AS-D<br />PR170 Naphthol Red AS</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">04</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Carrot / Orange</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PO13 Benzidine Orange<br />PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">05</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Canary / Yellow</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">06</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Green Apple / Green </span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT<br />PG7 Phthalocyanine Green Blue Shade</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">07</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Breeze / Icy Blue</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PB15:3 Phthalocyanine Blue Green Shade<br />PG7 Phthalocyanine Green Blue Shade</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">08</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Sailor / Blue</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PB29 Ultramarine Blue</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">09</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Lavender / Purple</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PB81 Cobalt Tin Alumina Blue Spinel<br />PV23 Dioxazine Violet</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">10</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Roasted Coffee / Cocoa </span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT<br />PBk9 Bone Black</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">11</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Slate / Grey</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PW6 Titanium White<br />PBk9 Bone Black<br />PB29 Ultramarine Blue</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">12</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Dark Night / Black</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PBk9 Bone Black</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>This was the first set that I bought in the series and I like it for sketching out of doors in the summer months when you don't want to use your best paints - use cheaper ones and fill up your sketchbook! Lovely vibrant colours. </i></span><b style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"><span style="color: red;">I have given two sets of names here - the first name for each colour is the original name, and the second one is the 2018 onwards name.</span></b><br />
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<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">15</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Thunderstorm / Hurricane </span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PB29 Ultramarine Blue<br />PB27 Prussian Blue</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">16</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Avocado / Parrot</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PY42 Yellow Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT<br />PB27 Prussian Blue<br />PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">17</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Tropicana / Hibiscus</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PO13 Benzidine Orange<br />PR112 Naphthol Red AS-D</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">18</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Rainforest / Palms</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PG7 Phthalocyanine Green Blue Shade<br />PB15:3 Phthalocyanine Blue Green Shade<br />PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">19</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Red Parrot / Pitaya</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR57:1 Lithol Rubine</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">20</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">North Isle / Reef</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PV23 Dioxazine Violet</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">21</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Sunset / Pineapple</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PY83 Diarylide Yellow HR</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">22</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Lush / Sunset</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR81 Rhodamine 6G</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">23</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Wild Berry / Ocean</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PB27 Prussian Blue</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">24</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Cacao / Tiki</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT<br />PR48:4 Permanent Red 2B<br />PBk9 Bone Black</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>This was the second set I tried and I love these colours - sooo good for sketching beach scenes or anything 'earthy'. Some beautiful, deep, soulful colours herein. </i></span><b style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"><span style="color: red;">I have given two sets of names here - the first name for each colour is the original name, and the second one is the 2018 onwards name.</span></b><br />
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<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">26</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Silver Pearl / Earl Grey</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PW20 Mica<br />PBk9 Bone Black<br />PB29 Ultramarine Blue</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">27</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Praline / Pischahio Cream</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PW20 Mica<br />PY83 Diarylide Yellow HR<br />PB29 Ultramarine Blue<br />Rich Gold</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">28</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Rose Petal / Guava Meringue</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PW20 Mica<br />PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PO13 Benzidine Orange<br />Pale Gold</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">29</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Vanilla Cream / Banana Cream </span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PY6 Titanium Dioxide<br />PY42 Yellow Iron Oxide (Synthetic)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">30</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Dark Chocolate / Pecan</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR48:4 Permanent Red 2B<br />PO13 Benzidine Orange<br />PBk9 Bone Black</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">31</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Frappe / Peach Cobler</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PW6 Titanium Dioxide<br />PO13 Benzidine Orange<br />PY42 Yellow Iron Oxide (Synthetic)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">32</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Sweet Jam / Apple</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT<br />PR48:4 Permanent Red 2B</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">33</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Caramel / Pumpkin</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PY42 Yellow Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PB27 Prussian Blue</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">34</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Pistachio / Keylime</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PB27 Prussian Blue<br />PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT<br />PB15:3 Phthalocyanine Blue Green Shade</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">35</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Blue Berry / Blackberry</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PB27 Prussian Blue<br />PBk9 Bone Black<br />PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">36</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Berry Syrup / Blueberry</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PB15:3 Phthalocyanine Blue Green Shade</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>This was not a set that I enjoyed much at first as most colours are very opaque in nature and I found them a little heavy - but I've seen some beautiful lightweight use of them on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/prima_watercolor/?hl=en" target="_blank">Prima's Instagram</a> feed with lovely dilute washes - I really need to try these out again! They are jolly ice-cream colours and I think they would be really useful for cardmakers.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">37</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Brown</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PB27 Prussian Blue<br />PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">38</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Chocolate</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT<br />PR48:4 Permanent Red 2B<br />PBk9 Bone Black</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">39</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Crimson</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PO13 Benzidine Orange<br />PR112 Naphthol Red AS</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">40</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Rose </span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PO13 Benzidine Orange<br />PR112 Naphthol Red AS</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">41</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Lemonade</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PY42 Yellow Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PB27 Prussian Blue</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">42</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Citrus</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PY83 Diarylide Yellow HR</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">43</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Bumblebee</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PY3 Hansa Yellow 10G</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">44</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Sea Dream</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PB15:3 Phthalocyanine Blue Green Shade<br />PG7 Phthalocyanine Green Blue Shade</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">45</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Paradise</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PG7 Phthalocyanine Green Blue Shade<br />PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT<br />PB15:3 Phthalocyanine Blue Green Shade</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">46</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Pool Party</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PB15:3 Phthalocyanine Blue Green Shade</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">47</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Icy Sky</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PB27 Prussian Blue</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">48</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Lilac Rain</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR81 Rhodamine 6G</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>This set is full of metallics and is clearly intended to complete with the far more expensive FineTec metallic watercolours for brushed lettering. They'd be great for that or for card-making but not much use to traditional watercolourists.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">52</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Treasure</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PB27 Prussian Blue<br />GOLD</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">53</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Glaze</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT<br />PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">54</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Antique</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR27 Prussian Blue<br />GOLD</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">55</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Coppered</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PY83 Diarylide Yellow HR<br />PO13 Benzidine Orange</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">56</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Flare</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PY42 Yellow Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PR48:4 Permanent Red 2B</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">57</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Disco</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PY42 Yellow Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">58</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Goldstone</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PO13 Benzidine Orange<br />PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT<br />PB27 Prussian Blue</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">59</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Champagne</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PEARL</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">60</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Chandelier</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PEARL</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>The set that never was. It was shipped to some reviewers in 2017 after a long delay but was never released formally though I think a few people did manage to buy sets from reviewers who had been sent it. For undisclosed reasons, it was quietly pulled by Prima. If I can get the pigment info I may add it for completeness.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">61</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Venus</span></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">62</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Comet</span></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">63</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Vega</span></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">64</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Aurora </span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">65</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Nebula</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">66</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Galactic</span></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">67</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Heavenly</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">68</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Stellar</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">69</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Luna</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">70</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Big Bang</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">71</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Nova</span></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">72</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Divina</span></td><td><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Odyssey</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>This set was originally intended to be released with Celestial and then it was delayed and finally released. The colours are really interesting but I've yet to try it. Prima gave me two reds for 74 Rome - it is either made from PR57:1 and PV23 or PR170 and PV23, which I assume was a reformulation at some stage along the way.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">73</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Tokyo</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR57:1 Lithol Rubine<br />PR170 Naphthol Red AS</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">74</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Rome</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR57:1 Lithol Rubine <br />OR<br />PR170 Naphthol Red AS<br />PV23 Dioxazine Violet</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">75</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Amsterdam</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PV23 Dioxazine Violet<br />PR122 Quinacridone Red</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">76</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Maui </span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR112 Naphthol Red AS<br />PO13 Benzidine Orange</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">77</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Jordan</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PR48:4 Permanent Red 2B<br />PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT<br />PB15:3 Phthalocyanine Blue Green Shade</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">78</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Cusco</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT<br />PR48:4 Permanent Red 2B<br />PBk7 Lamp Black</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">79</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Dubai</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PR48:4 Permanent Red 2B<br />PO13 Benzidine Orange<br />PBk7 Lamp Black</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">80</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Jamaica</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PG7 Phthalocyanine Green Blue Shade<br />PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT<br />PB15:3 Phthalocyanine Blue Green Shade</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">81</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">London</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PB15:3 Phthalocyanine Blue Green Shade<br />PB27 Prussian Blue<br />PB29 Ultramarine Blue</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">82</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Inca</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PO13 Benzidine Orange</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">83</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Budapest</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR170 Naphthol Red AS<br />PO13 Benzidine Orange<br />PV23 Dioxazine Violet<br />PBk7 Lamp Black</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">84</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Calgary</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PW6 Titanium White</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Woodlands</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>One of the three sets released in early 2018 in the new packaging, this set is based around landscape colours and thus would be great for landscape sketching - though I've yet to try it myself.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">85</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Sand Ridge</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PY42 Yellow Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PBk7 Lamp Black</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">86</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Shadow</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PBk7 Lamp Black</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">87</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Cavern</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PY42 Yellow Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PBk7 Lamp Black<br />PB27 Prussian Blue</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">88</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Foxberry </span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR112 Naphthol Red AS<br />PB27 Prussian Blue</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">89</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Pond</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PG7 Phthalocyanine Green Blue Shade<br />PB15:3 Phthalocyanine Blue Green Shade</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">90</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Stream</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PB27 Prussian Blue<br />PB15:3 Phthalocyanine Blue Green Shade</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">91</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Bear</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT<br />PY42 Yellow Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PR48:4 Permanent Red 2B</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">92</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Mist</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PB27 Prussian Blue<br />PB15:3 Phthalocyanine Blue Green Shade<br />PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">93</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Greystone</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PBk7 Lamp Black<br />PY42 Yellow Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">94</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Daylight</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT<br />PB27 Prussian Blue<br />PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">95</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Redwood</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR48:4 Permanent Red 2B<br />PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PB15:3 Phthalocyanine Blue Green Shade<br />PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">96</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Deep Moss</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PB15:3 Phthalocyanine Blue Green Shade<br />PB27 Prussian Blue<br />PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Essence</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Whilst I have this set, I've yet to open it and try it. The colours are really beautiful and it could be useful for urban sketchers or cityscape painters.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">97</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Adore</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PR48:4 Permanent Red 2B<br />PBk7 Lamp Black</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">98</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Chant</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PY42 Yellow Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PB29 Ultramarine Blue</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">99</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Emotion</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PB27 Prussian Blue<br />PG7 Phthalocyanine Green Blue Shade</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">100</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Earth </span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT<br />PB27 Prussian Blue</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">101</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Namaste</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PY42 Yellow Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT<br />PB29 Ultramarine Blue</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">102</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Ponder</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PBk7 Lamp Black</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">103</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Eternity</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PB15:3 Phthalocyanine Blue Green Shade<br />PB27 Prussian Blue<br />PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">104</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Nirvana</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PB27 Prussian Blue<br />PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">105</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Unite</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT<br />PR48:4 Permanent Red 2B<br />PBk7 Lamp Black</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">106</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Awake</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR48:4 Permanent Red 2B<br />PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PB15:3 Phthalocyanine Blue Green Shade<br />PY14 Arylide Yellow AAOT</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">107</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Creation</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PB29 Ultramarine Blue<br />PB15:3 Phthalocyanine Blue Green Shade<br />PR57:1 Lithol Rubine</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">108</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Serenity</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PY3 Hansa Yellow 10G<br />PB27 Prussian Blue</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>This set is just a mix of colours from older sets put together to make a portrait set, so there is no point really in buying this if you already have all of the older sets, of course, but if you don't, this is a really useful portrait set. <span style="color: red;">Note that some of the colours (12, 14, 24 and 31) have different names in Complexion than in their original sets as the paints in those sets have been renamed in 2018, but based on the material Prima has provided, they are the same pigment composition and they do look identical - the paints have not been changed, only the name</span>.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">12</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Black</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PBk9 Bone Black</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">31</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Peach Cobbler </span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PW6 Titanium Dioxide<br />PO13 Benzidine Orange<br />PY42 Yellow Iron Oxide (Synthetic)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">41</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Lemonade</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PY42 Yellow Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PB27 Prussian Blue</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">49</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Gold</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">GOLD</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">87</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Cavern</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PY42 Yellow Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PBk7 Lamp Black<br />PB27 Prussian Blue</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">91</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Bear</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT<br />PY42 Yellow Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PR48:4 Permanent Red 2B</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">95</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Redwood</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR48:4 Permanent Red 2B<br />PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PB15:3 Phthalocyanine Blue Green Shade<br />PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">98</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Chant</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PY42 Yellow Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PB29 Ultramarine Blue</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">101</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Namaste</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PY42 Yellow Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT<br />PB29 Ultramarine Blue</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">105</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Unite</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">PR101 Red Iron Oxide (Synthetic)<br />PY14 Diarylide Yellow AAOT<br />PR48:4 Permanent Red 2B<br />PBk7 Lamp Black</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">So, I have just posted a video in which I review the wonderful (and pretty) line of brushes for acrylic and oil from Jackson's Art Supplies. They have quite a number of different brushes and I have described them all below and included a link so that you can buy them. I also use some other products in this video, which I have also linked in case you are interested. The gold taklon brush I used in this video was from the economy line by Daler and Rowney "Simply", which are cheap and cheerful and come in multipacks - so I could not give you a normalised price for them. <a href="http://amzn.to/2qYMxPU" target="_blank">The Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Brush is from her short-handled set (1" flat, 3/4" flat, 3 Round, 6 Round) by Ranger</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">In this video, I use cheap canvas panels - <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/search/?q=jackson%27s%2Bcanvas%2Bpanel&___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">my favourite are the Jackson's one, which are quite economical but amazingly good quality compared to most "own brand" products</a>. The heavy body paint I use is <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/search/?q=CRYLA%2Bpaint&___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">CRYLA - Daler and Rowney's professional brand</a>. The <a href="http://amzn.to/2CX2vLU" target="_blank">fluid acrylic is by DecoArt Media</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>To compare the brushes in terms of price and use, I've done a little table for you! <u>You can buy these brushes</u> using the links in the table to view each line OR you can scroll down where most of the lines have got sets you can buy very economically (many with free shipping!) - there are some really great deals INCLUDING a set that contains 1 of each of the Jackson's brushes (except for Onyx).</b></span><br />
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<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">No</span></td><td><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/search/?q=jackson%27s%2Bshiro&___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Shiro White Hog</a></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Unboiled white hog bristle</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">£4.70<i>b</i></span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Stiff and very high quality. Brief bleaching.</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">No</span></td><td><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/search/?q=jackson%27s%2Bblack%2Bhog&___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Black Hog</a></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Black hog bristle</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">£5.20<i>c</i></span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Softer than white hog but stiffer than black sable(<i>e</i>).</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Yes</b></span></td><td><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/search/?q=jackson%27s%2Bonyx&___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Onyx</a></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Stiff mixed synthetic</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">£5.20<i>a</i></span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Short handled, stiff, well suited to both fluid and heavy-body paints.</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Yes</b></span></td><td><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/search/?q=jackson%27s%2Bshinku&___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Shinku</a></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Red soft synthetic</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">£6.20<i>b</i></span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Has good spring. Softer than hog.</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Yes</b></span></td><td><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/search/?q=jackson%27s%2Bakoya&___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Akoya</a></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Stiff white synthetic</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">£6.20<i>b</i></span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Developed as a "vegan hog" and really delivers. Stiff.</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Yes</b></span></td><td><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/search/?q=jackson%27s%2Bprocryl&___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Procryl</a></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Acrylic</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">£6.30<i>d</i></span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Springy and absorbent so can be used for v fluid washes.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">No</span></td><td><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/search/?q=cryla%2Bbrushes&___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">CRYLA</a></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Medium stiffness synthetic</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">£9.50<i>c</i></span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Synthetic. The professional acrylic brush by Daler and Rowney.</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">No</span></td><td><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/search/?q=monarch%2Bbrushes&___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Monarch</a></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Faux mongoose</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">£12.15<i>c</i></span></td><td><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Stiffer than sable but softer than hog. Good snap. Winsor and Newton</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The prices given are for a 6 flat (about 1/2" or 1.25cm wide) where available but not every brand sells every shape of brush, so the full details are:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>a</i> <i>- price for a 1/2" flat.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>b - price for a 6 bright.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>c - price for a 6 flat.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>d - price for a 6 long flat.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>e - "black sable" really means polecat ("fitch") hair.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>PLEASE NOTE Jackson's offer FREE international shipping for any brush-only orders valued at £20 or more which is an absolute bargain! You can buy any of the brushes mentioned here using the links below</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-oil-acrylic-brush-hair-comparison-set-set-of-5-no-6-flat-brushes?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Jackson's Oil and Acrylic Comparison Set</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>[£23.00 or US$31.59 or EUR25.90 - this set is eligible for free international shipping as long as you don't buy any non-brush products in your order]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This is a great idea - a set of 5 number 6 flat brushes in <b>Black hog, Shiro white hog, Shinku, Akoya and Procryl</b>, which is a great way to test out all of the different fibres (except for <b>Onyx</b>) economically and given you get free shipping, what's not to love? I think this would also make a great gift. <b>Not suitable for vegans (contains hog). If you want to compare different brush shapes rather than fibres, try the Procryl set (scroll down a little).</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-shiro-professional-hog-bristle-hair-brush-set-of-5-4-round-1-6-bright-4-filbert?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Jackson's Shiro White Hog Set of 5 Brushes</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>[£15.00 or US$20.60 or EUR16.89]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I was really impressed with the quality of the white hog brushes especially when you consider the price - these are professional quality brushes at the price you might usually pay for student grade ones. This set contains 5 <b>Shiro</b> white hog brushes: a <b>4 Round</b>, <b>1 Bright</b>, <b>6 Bright</b>, <b>2 Filbert</b> and <b>8 Filbert</b>. This would again be a great gift for an oil or acrylic artist of any level, or just a good way to try out this line. If you buy them with the set below, you can get a really good flavour of the Shiro line AND get free shipping anywhere worldwide! </span><b style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Not suitable for vegans (contains hog). If you are looking for a vegan alternative, look at the "Akoya" line (below).</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-shiro-professional-hog-bristle-hair-brush-set-of-7?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Jackson's Shiro White Hog Set of 7 Brushes</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>[£39.00 or US$53.54 or EUR43.91 - </b></span><b style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">this set is eligible for free international shipping as long as you don't buy any non-brush products in your order</b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">As I said in the blurb for the above set, the quality of Shiro for the price is fantastic. This set contains 7 <b>Shiro</b> white hog brushes: <b>1 Round</b>, <b>6 Round</b>, <b>12 Round</b>, <b>4 Bright</b>, <b>10 Bright</b>, <b>6 Filbert</b> and <b>12 Filbert</b> - which makes it a REALLY useful and "complete" or well-rounded set in my view! Coupling it with the set above would leave you with a totally perfect set for any artist from beginner to pro in terms of just about all the useful brush sizes and shapes.<b> Not suitable for vegans (contains hog). If you are looking for a vegan alternative, look at the "Akoya" line (below).</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-black-hog-bristle-brush-set-of-4-2-6-round-6-flat-8-filbert?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Jackson's Black Hog Set of 4 Brushes</a></b></span><br />
<b style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">[£15.00 or US$20.60 or EUR16.89]</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This is a little less stiff than white hog and this set has 4 <b>Black Hog</b> brushes: 2 Round, 6 Round, 6 Flat, 8 Filbert. Coupling it with the below set </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">would leave you with a totally perfect set for any artist from beginner to pro in terms of just about all the useful brush sizes and shapes.</span><b style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> Not suitable for vegans (contains hog). If you are looking for a vegan alternative, look at the "Onyx" or "Procryl" lines (below).</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-black-hog-bristle-brush-set-of-7?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Jackson's Black Hog Set of 7 Brushes</a></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>[£39.00 or US$53.54 or EUR43.91 - </b></span><b style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">this set is eligible for free international shipping as long as you don't buy any non-brush products in your order</b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Per the above set, this is a softer bristle than white hog and this set contains 7 <b>Black Hog</b> brushes: <b>2 Round, 4 Round, 10 Round, 4 Flat, 10 Flat, 6 Filbert, 10 Filbert </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">they are worth almost £55 (US$75.50, EUR61.88) if bought individually! </span><b style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Not suitable for vegans (contains hog). If you are looking for a vegan alternative, look at the "Onyx" or "Procryl" lines (below).</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-shinku-red-synthetic-bristle-hair-brush-set-of-4-0-6-round-8-bright-4-filbert?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Jackson's Shinku Red Synthetic Set of 4 Brushes</a></b></span><br />
<b style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">[£15.00 or US$20.60 or EUR16.89]</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">T</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">hese are a very nice red synthetic with a lot of snap to them and the very glossy fibre means the brushes glide through the paint and gives you work a very smooth and clean look. This set contains 4 </span><b style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Shinku</b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> red synthetic brushes: <b>0 Round, 6 Round, 8 Bright, 4 Filbert</b>. <b>100% vegan friendly!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-shinku-red-synthetic-bristle-hair-brush-set-of-9?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Jackson's Shinku Red Synthetic Set of 9 Brushes</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">These are a very nice red synthetic with a lot of snap to them and the very glossy fibre means the brushes glide through the paint and gives you work a very smooth and clean look. This set contains 9 <b>Shinku</b> red synthetic brushes: <b>0 Round, 2 Round, 6 Round, 10 Round, 4 Bright, 8 Bright, 12 Bright, 2 Filbert, 10 Filbert</b> - this is a pretty complete selection of brushes and they are worth almost £55 (US$75.50, EUR61.88) if bought individually! <b>100% vegan friendly!</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-akoya-white-synthetic-bristle-hair-brush-set-of-4-2-6-round-6-bright-4-filbert?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Jackson's Akoya White Synthetic Bristle Set of 4 Brushes</a></b></span><br />
<b style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">[£15.00 or US$20.60 or EUR16.89]</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">A perfect vegan alternative to white hog! This set contains 4 </span><b style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Akoya</b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> white synthetic bristle brushes: <b>2 Round, 6 Round, 6 Bright, 4 Filbert</b>, which is a nice selection to get started with, or you can buy the larger set (below) if you want a bit more flexibility - but this would make a nice gift for a student of oil or acrylic painting, particularly a vegan student or anyone else just trying to avoid using hog. <b>100% vegan friendly!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-akoya-white-synthetic-bristle-hair-brush-set-of-6?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Jackson's Akoya White Synthetic Bristle Set of 6 Brushes</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>[£39.00 or US$53.54 or EUR43.91 - </b></span><b style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">this set is eligible for free international shipping as long as you don't buy any non-brush products in your order</b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">A perfect vegan alternative to white hog! This set contains 6 <b>Akoya</b> white synthetic bristle brushes: <b>0 Round, 6 Round, 4 Bright, 12 Bright, 4 Filbert, 10 Filbert</b> - a really useful selection and a perfect gift too! <b>100% vegan friendly!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-oil-acrylic-brush-shape-comparison-set-set-of-4-procryl-brushes?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Jackson's Procryl Set of 4 Brushes</a></b></span><br />
<b style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">[£23.50 or US$32.27 or EUR26.46 - this set is eligible for free international shipping as long as you don't buy any non-brush products in your order]</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This is another great value set, again with free shipping as an option. This contains 4 <b>Procryl</b> brushes: a <b>6 Bright</b>, <b>6 Filbert</b>, <b>6 Long Flat</b> and <b>6 Round</b>. Again, a great way to try a new fibre out. <b>100% vegan friendly.</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">It was a wonderful surprise to receive an entire pack of the Lutea range (worth almost £300/EUR340/US$400) when I asked to review it, and honestly, they were a pleasure to review, and I've not been able to put them down! I was a little dubious at first - I'd actually bought 3 colours out of curiosity already, but I thought the palette of the whole range might be a little limiting - I actually found out that this is a REALLY versatile palette. Ok sure, there's no true warm red, warm yellow or warm blue, but the net effect of that is that all mixes are lovely and muted and soft and even though very few of the paints share any pigments, they're all "of a type" in hue and colour depth. I can see a lot of use for painting works at sunset or in subdued light, for example, which makes colours mute slightly, or for etherial dreamscapes and fantasy works. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The <a href="http://www.lutea.be/" target="_blank">Lutea watercolours</a> are made by Anne-Sylvie Godeau in Belgium and they are <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/search/?q=lutea&___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">available from Jackson's in the UK</a>, who have international shipping at good prices. The palette is as follows - I talk in the accompanying video about how the paints are made and what plants they are from, so please consult it for more details. Whilst Lutea takes its name from the Latin feminine adjective <i>lutea</i>, meaning "the colour of saffron" (<i>e.g</i>. one could wear a <i>stola lutea</i> (saffron coloured women's gown) or <i>calceus luteus</i> (saffron coloured shoe) - the adjective changes gender to match what it describes), there is no saffron-derived paint - but you can make a similar hue with the Yellow and the Orange mixed together, of course ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Prices are for Jackson's and are for 9mL tubes - I've heard some people talk about these paints as "overpriced" but actually, if you look at the price per 5mL (standard watercolour size), you're looking at £9.50 to £12.78, which is well within the price ranges of Winsor and Newton Series 4 colours as well as Daniel Smith and Qor! Personally, for what they are and the effort required to produce them, and given that they use handmade pigments made in-house by a small company not a giant pigment house, I think the prices are actually really reasonable for a high-quality high-end paint.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/lutea-extra-fine-plant-based-watercolour-9ml-pink-madder?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank"><b>Pink</b></a> <b>- Madder Lake </b>(NR9 Madder Lake) [£19.50]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/lutea-extra-fine-plant-based-watercolour-9ml-red-madder?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Red </a>- Madder Lake </b>(NR9 Madder Lake) [£17.10]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/lutea-extra-fine-plant-based-watercolour-9ml-carmine-cochineal?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Carmine</a></b> <b>- Cochineal Lake</b> (NR4 Cochineal) [£23.00]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/lutea-extra-fine-natural-watercolour-paint-9ml-violet-logwood?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Violet</a></b> <b>- Logwood Lake</b> (NBk1 Logwood Lake) [£19.50]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/lutea-extra-fine-natural-watercolour-paint-9ml-blue-indigo?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Blue</a></b> <b>- Indigo</b> (NB1 Indigo) [£21.50] [£23.00]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/lutea-extra-fine-plant-based-watercolour-9ml-grey-strawberry?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Grey</a></b> <b>- Strawberry Lake</b> (N/A) [£23.00]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/lutea-extra-fine-plant-based-watercolour-9ml-brown-walnut?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank"><b>Brown</b></a> <b>- Walnut Lake </b>(NBr7 Juglone) [£23.00]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/lutea-extra-fine-plant-based-watercolour-9ml-dark-green-meadowsweet?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Dark Green</a></b> <b>- Meadowsweet Lake</b> (N/A) [£17.10]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/lutea-extra-fine-plant-based-watercolour-9ml-light-green-meadowsweet-indigo?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Light Green</a></b> <b>- Meadowsweet Lake</b> (N/A) + Indigo (NB1 Indigo) [£17.10]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/lutea-extra-fine-plant-based-watercolour-9ml-yellow-goldenrod?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Yellow</a></b> <b>- Goldenrod Lake</b> (N/A) [£21.50]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/lutea-extra-fine-natural-watercolour-paint-9ml-dark-orange-thyme?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Dark Orange</a></b> <b>- Thyme Lake</b> (N/A) [£19.50]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/lutea-extra-fine-plant-based-watercolour-9ml-orange-cosmos?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Orange</a></b> <b>- Cosmos Lake </b>(N/A) [£21.50]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The lightfastness ratings are all fairly good - relating to 50-100 years of normal display in most of the paints - I mentioned Violet was one of the lower ones in my video but some of the others are also a little low too. That said, for most painters, our work isn't going to be hung for 500 years so why worry? Quite honestly, it's a bit arrogant to assume you're so important that 100 vs 500 years really matters!</span><br />
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<table><caption><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Lightfastness ratings of Lutea watercolours as determined by <i>Green'ing International</i>, Loire Les Marais, France. The Blue Wool Scale goes from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent) but these paints were not tested for levels 7 and 8, hence those rated 6 I have listed here as "greater than or equal to 6" as further tests may show their lightfastness is even higher). I have also included the equivalent ratings on the ATSM Scale, which goes from I (Excellent) to V (Poor), along with how long such ratings correlate to normal display conditions - NOT based on direct summer sunlight, but normal display conditions</b></span></caption><caption><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><br /></b></span></caption>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Pink</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">≥ 6</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">50-100+ years
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">≥ 6</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">≥ 6</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">III</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">In this video I mention that these paints are particularly suited to a number of types of painter, and that I would spell out which colours are particularly useful for each group to just get started without needing to buy all the colours:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Landscape artists</b> - Dark Green, Light Green, Blue, Brown, Grey, Yellow, Dark Orange</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Seascape artists</b> - Blue, Grey, Dark Orange, Light Green</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Botanical artists</b> - Red, Pink, Violet, Carmine, Light Green, Yellow</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Portrait artists</b> - Dark Orange, Brown, Grey, Yellow, Pink (and Zinc White Gouache - see below)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-icon-brush-set-b700-8-702-1-2-777-2?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Jackson's "Icon" Sable-Synthetic Brushes</a> </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>[£16.50]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I have done a video about these brushes, I love them. I used the 1/2" flat and the 8 round in this video, which you can buy as a set.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/golden-gac-100-236ml?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Golden Acrylic Medium GAC-100</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>[£11.60 for 236mL bottle - I show the larger size in this video]</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This is what I used to show that you can make acrylic glazes with these paints easily. It's a really useful medium for acrylic painting and one of a range that Golden produces.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/winsor-newton-designer-gouache-paint-14ml-zinc-white?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Winsor and Newton Designers' Gouache - Zinc White</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>[£3.80 for 14mL tube]</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This is what I used to show that these paints could be opacified with gouache - you can make awesome flesh tones with Zinc White gouache, Orange from this range and then use the Brown and Grey to add shading and shadow. I like the W&N Gouache a lot - it re-wets easily if you want to dry it down (add a drop of glycerine to each half pan so that it doesn't crack when dry) and it goes a very long way!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="http://amzn.to/2iOXEE8" target="_blank">Colourworks BRUSHO - Black</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>[£4.26 for 15g jar]</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I used this to add texture and interest to a wash - it's a powdered watercolour that is a lot of fun to use.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/winsor-newton-watercolour-medium-75ml-gum-arabic?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Winsor and Newton Gum Arabic</a> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>[£5.60 for 75mL] </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This is really useful for making washes smoother and it makes the colours seem more vibrant. It's the vehicle used in most paint brands - some use Gum Senegal (aka Senegalese Gum Arabic or Kordofan Gum Arabic) instead, and Qor by Golden uses Aquazol, which I've explained previously. If you think about oil painting, adding extra linseed oil (the vehicle of oil paints) into your paints gives you longer drying times, more time to work the paint, a glossy finish and a more vibrant, transparent colour - Gum Arabic added to watercolours does exactly the same thing, and I found it worked beautifully with these watercolours by Jackson's - both the pans and the tubes.
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/winsor-newton-watercolour-medium-75ml-ox-gall-liquid?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Winsor and Newton Ox Gall</a> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>[£5.60 for 75mL]</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I used Daler and Rowney's ox gall in the video but to be honest, I prefer the W&N one for both quality and price. </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Ox gall is a combination of bile salts from cattle bile obtained from </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">abattoir</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> waste - deoxycholate and so on - and they act as a surfactant to reduce the surface tension and promote better wetting of the pigment grains - just like soap would do when washing the dishes really. If you paint on some high-end papers such as</span><b style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"> <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/search/?q=arches&___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank"><i>Arches</i> by Canson</a> </b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">or</span><b style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"> <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/search/?q=millford&___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank"><i>Millford</i> by St Cuthbert's Mill</a> </b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">that have really very hard sizing, a touch of ox gall in your water can help to wet the paper without the water beading up - of all watercolour mediums, this and Gum Arabic (below) are the most useful. Ox gall is usually sold as a solution in a bottle which can be a bit inconvenient, but i</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">f you would prefer a solid ox gall that you can keep in your palette, you can also get that - I use it </span><i style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">en plein air</i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> a lot and these Schmincke pans of it last AGES and smell of lavender, which is nice! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/schmincke-horadam-watercolour-half-pan-onetz-ox-gall-medium?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Half-Pan Schmincke Onetz</a> [£3.20]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/schmincke-horadam-watercolour-full-pan-onetz-ox-gall-medium?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Full-Pan Schmincke Onetz</a> [£4.80]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">If you would prefer a vegan alternative, there is<b> <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/golden-qor-watercolour-synthetic-ox-gall-59ml?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">one sold under the Qor brand by Golden</a> [£9.60]</b>, which is particularly popular.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/bockingford-block-10x14in-300gsm-12-sheets-not?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Bockingford Cold Press 140lb paper</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>[£11.10 for 10" by 14" 12 sheet pad]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This is a great "every day" paper - it's chemical pulp (wood) so not too expensive and it's quite hard wearing - this is the paper I tell all beginners to move to as soon as they can and then once used to it, move on to a cotton paper - but even though I use a 100% cotton paper for actual works, I use Bockingford for day to day use, sketching, studies and warm-ups as well as <i>en plein air</i> work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/daler-rowney-langton-prestige-watercolour-glued-10x14-not?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">The Langton Prestige Cold Press 140lb 100% cotton paper</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>[£16.80 for 10" by 12" 12 sheet pad]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This is one of the more economical 100% cotton papers and it's good for beginners and every day use - I think it makes for a lovely sketchbook if you bind the paper sheets into a nice binding and give it as a gift or use it for all paintings around one theme. It's quite hard wearing but the sizing is not very hard so lifting isn't always easy - though it's hard-wearing enough to handle a scrubber brush.</span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer"><CENTER><script src="//z-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/onejs?MarketPlace=US&adInstanceId=21a3d1bd-c7d3-420d-9e9d-c9a8eccd7590"></script></CENTER></div>Rich Bodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10199319637262647296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616232885304597803.post-27912824950103904212017-12-08T17:10:00.001+00:002017-12-08T17:10:44.692+00:00Christmas 2017 Gifts For Watercolourists<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Buying for an artist isn't always easy, and with Christmas 2017 coming up and every shop in the market selling things at amazing discounts, I wanted to pull together some ideas for gifts for watercolour painters - most are items I have reviewed in the past 12 months but others are "old faithful" high quality products. Rather than day-to-day supplies like general paper blocks <i>etc</i>, I've focussed on things someone may not own or even consider so they can get a bit of a surprise with their gifts!</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-artist-watercolour-full-pan-set-of-12?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Jackson's Artist Watercolours - Set of 12 full pans</span></b></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>(£47.70 or EUR54.21 or US$63.78)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I've reviewed this set recently and absolutely love it. Normally priced at £53, it is current discounted. <a href="https://youtu.be/dBhNO7k5cAk" target="_blank">You can watch my review of it here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/daniel-smith-watercolour-paint-primatek-set-5ml-set-of-6?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Daniel Smith <i>PrimaTek</i> Watercolours - Set of 6 tubes</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>(£31.50 or EUR34.66 or US$40.78)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This is a set of 6 paints formulated from finely ground natural minerals - Rhodonite, Amethyst, Jadeite, Piemontite, Hematite and Mayan Blue (a mix of copal, indigo and clay). They're a lot of fun and quite different to most watercolours as they have extreme granulation, for example. The set normally sells for £40.90. <a href="https://youtu.be/Nc5IMWwt-ss" target="_blank">You can watch my review of the Primatek colours here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/golden-qor-watercolour-introductory-set-of-12-colours-5ml-tubes?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Golden <i>Qor</i> Watercolours - Introductory Set of 12 tubes</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>(£43.20 or EUR49.09 or US$57.76)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The Qor watercolours from Golden are unusual in that they use an artificial binder <i>in lieu</i> of gum arabic, and have very strong flow. They are particularly popular at the moment, and as well as open stock, a number of sets are available, of which this is probably the most useful as a gift. With an RRP of almost £59.96, this is an excellent price point! <a href="https://youtu.be/Qp20CXWha7k" target="_blank">You can watch my review of the 24-set that contains all of the colours in this set here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/kuretake-gansai-tambi-japanese-watercolour-12-colour-large-pan-set?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Kuretake <i>Gansai Tambi</i> Japanese Watercolours Set of 12 large pans</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>(£15.48 or EUR17.60 or US$20.69)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">These Eastern watercolours (stickier and more opaque than Western ones - very good on rice paper and for sumi-e) are very popular with card makers and this set of 12 very large pans is a good way to try them out. With an RRP of £20.06.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Lutea Extra Fine Watercolours - Individual 9mL Tubes</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The <i>Lutea</i> brand are entirely made from flower pigments and are exceptionally beautiful and may be a nice, unusual gift for an experienced watercolourist. The colours that may make the best gifts are as follows as they would make a nice primary triad, plus an unusual deep violet as a bonus feature. All are rated 5-6 on the blue wool scale (1-8, 8 being best) for lightfastness, which is around 3 on the I-IV scale many manufacturers use.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/lutea-extra-fine-natural-watercolour-paint-9ml-violet-logwood?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Violet (Logwood, NBk3 and NBk4)</a> £19.50 or EUR22.16 or US$26.06</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/lutea-extra-fine-plant-based-watercolour-9ml-red-madder?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Red (Madder, NR9)</a> £17.10 or EUR19.45 or US$22.86</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/lutea-extra-fine-natural-watercolour-paint-9ml-blue-indigo?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Blue (Indigo, NB1)</a> £21.50 or EUR24.44 or US$28.74</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/lutea-extra-fine-plant-based-watercolour-9ml-yellow-goldenrod?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Yellow (Goldenrod, N/A)</a> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">£21.50 or EUR24.44 or US$28.74</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/schmincke-horadam-watercolour-metal-set-12-half-pans-76414?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Schmincke <i>Horadam</i> - Set of 12 half pans</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>(£58.00 or EUR65.93 or US$77.52)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">These are beautiful fine-quality paints from Germany and are amongst the best watercolours in the world. This little palette contains Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Yellow Light, Permanent Carmine, Cadmium Red Light, Prussian Blue, Finest Ultramarine, Phthalo Green, Permanent Green Olive, Yellow Ochre, English Venetian Red, Sepia Brown and Ivory Black, along with a little travel brush and a swatch card. They have very high pigment loads and are actually good value - they have an RRP of £68.35. <a href="https://youtu.be/9QPVDXDfDUU" target="_blank">You can watch my review of this little palette here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/st-petersburg-white-nights-watercolour-new-12-pan-set?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Nevskaya Palitra <i>White Nights</i> - Set of 12 full pans</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>(£15.60 or EUR17.70 or US$20.80)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">White Nights paints are of very fine quality and are perfect for beginners and experienced painters as they are artist-quality but very economical. They are comparable in flow, colour and fine quality to Schmincke in many ways but they are far more economical. This set of 12 full pans has an RRP of £25.95. <a href="https://youtu.be/IVUcG4QqNCo" target="_blank">You can watch my review of some White Nights colours here.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-kolinsky-sable-brush-set-set-of-3?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Jackson's Kolinsky watercolour brushes - set of 3</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Really best suited to the more advanced painter, or the novice who is wanting to move upwards. Kolinsky is the <i>non plus ultra </i>of natural fibre watercolour brushes, and this set from Jackson's is nicely presented in modern, classy packaging and comprises the following range of sizes which are particularly useful for those painting fine detail such as in botanical paintings:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Round Size 5</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Round Size 7</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-icon-brush-set-b700-8-702-1-2-777-2?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Jackson's Icon sable-synthetic watercolour brushes - set of 3</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Suitable for beginners or advanced painters alike. These brushes blend sable with a pored-synthetic that gives the brushes snap and strength so they're not as delicate/fragile as pure kolinsky or sable can be, so they are better suited to beginners who haven't quite got to grips with brushwork yet. This is a lovely versatile set, with a good sized quill (pointed mop) for washes and loose work, a round for precision and a lovely flat that is SO good for glazing! <a href="https://youtu.be/mheT9JE-ok4" target="_blank">You can watch my review of this set here</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Round Size 8</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Quill Size 2 (aka Pointed Wash)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Flat </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">1/2"</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-speciality-brush-set-set-of-1030?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Jackson's Speciality badger/squirrel watercolour brushes - set of 3</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">These brushes might be nice for a very experienced painter as they're the kinds of morphologies that you can get away without but once you have them, they make such a difference! They are specifically designed for painting foliage and in landscape painting but they're also useful for seascapes and in abstract work. The fan and comb are both made from badger hair, which is very stiff and excellent for making tight little marks when used vertically. The dagger is made of squirrel hair, which will paint lovely long lines and hold a long of paint - it's a sign-writing brush <i>sensu stricto</i>, and it's super-useful for painting fences, blades of grass and anything you'd normally use a rigger for - this is even sharper:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Stippler Fan, Medium</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Foliage Comb, 1/2"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Dagger, 3/8"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-raven-synthetic-brush-mop-size-6?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Jackson's Raven watercolour quill (pointed mop) - VEGAN FRIENDLY!</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>(£17.20 or EUR19.58 or US$23.01)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This is a totally vegan brush - the fibre is a synthetic designed to mimic squirrel hair so it will hold a lot of water - it's also a WHOPPING brush at 1.6cm in diameter, and, being a quill (pointed mop), there is no glue, oh, and the 'quill' is plastic. It's a lovely huge brush and would help loosening up and painting in a more expressive style, and is suitable for all levels of painter.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">It comes in many sizes, but I'm recommending as a gift:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/saunders-waterford-7-5x11-inch-spiral-fat-pad-not-25s?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Saunders Waterford Cold Press 7.5" by 11.0" 25 sheet spiral pad of 140lb</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>(£17.40 or EUR19.80 or US$23.28)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Saunders Waterford is a beautiful 100% cotton paper that the Royal Watercolour Society has approved. It is internally sized with gelatine and surface sized, so your colours will look vibrant and washes will stay wet for longer. It's a robust paper that you can scrub on with lifting brushes without causing any damage. <a href="https://youtu.be/Lxrems9xu9I" target="_blank">I've reviewed this paper previously and shown what it's capable of</a> and I recommend this as my personal favourite paper. I personally use the Rough finish in the 300lb weight, but I think the Cold Press finish is better for most artists as Rough isn't for everyone, so that's what I've picked out in this useful spiral bound book that could be used as a journal or for working on paintings all on one specific theme. Perfect for advanced painters as well as novices that have already moved onto cotton papers - I'd not suggest this for someone not yet used to cotton in the context of being a good gift. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Continuing from <a href="http://www.the-spin-doctor.co.uk/2017/11/product-review-jacksons-artist.html" target="_blank">my review of Jackson's Artist Watercolours that I posted yesterday</a>, I have also reviewed two sets of Jackson's Watercolour Brushes from two of their brush lines as follows - I've linked to all of the sets and open stock down below the jump in the "Buy These Products" section, and I've also linked to all the other products used in the video - the paints and paper <i>etc</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-studio-synthetic-brush-set-set-of-3?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">The Studio line</a></b> - intended for students, lower price point, cheaper handles, 100% synthetic, vegan-friendly and come in 4 different variety packs and come as Rounds, Flats, Riggers, Pointed Rounds and One-Strokes (Long Flats). They asked me to review their Set Of 3.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-icon-brush-set-b700-8-702-1-2-777-2?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c">The Icon line</a> </b>- professional quality, higher price point, very nicely balanced satin-finish handles, synthetic-sable mix using a pitted synthetic that holds more water than a standard one. Sold as a Set of 3 (which I reviewed), which I guess is designed to give you a feel of the line and to be a useful set of sizes, but are mostly sold as open stock and come as Rounds, Flats, Quills (I would call them Pointed Mops or Pointed Washes, but some folk call them Quills!) and Mottlers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I was highly impressed with both lines and I've summarised my views a little but down below in the "Buy These Products" section of this post - but you can watch the video to see how they compare with other brands - I compared them with - I've missed out the super-economy craft sable brushes that I tried out:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/pro-arte-brush-wallet-set-polar-2-4-6-8-rnd-3-8-flat?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c">ProArte Polar White</a>, <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/search/?q=aquafine%20mop&fq%5Bcategory%5D=Daler%20Rowney%20%3A%20Aquafine&fq%5Bcategory_id%5D=1357&___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c">Aquafine Goat Mops</a>, <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/search/?q=aquafine%20sable&fq%5Bcategory%5D=Brushes&fq%5Bcategory_id%5D=1045&___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c">Aquafine Sable</a>, <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/brushes/brushes/brand/winsor-+-newton/to-use-with/watercolour/sub-brand/w+n---series-7?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c">Winsor and Newton Series 7 Kolinsky</a>, <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/search/?fq%5Bbrand%5D=Pro%2BArte%2B%3A%2BProlene&fq%5Bmanufacturer%5D=Pro%2BArte&q=prolene&___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c">ProArte Prolene</a>, <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/search/?fq%5Bbrand%5D=Pro%2BArte%2B%3A%2BProlene%2BPlus&fq%5Bmanufacturer%5D=Pro%2BArte&q=prolene&___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c">ProArte ProlenePlus</a>, <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/search/?q=proarte%20renaissance%20squir&fq%5Bcategory%5D=Brushes&fq%5Bcategory_id%5D=1045&___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c">ProArte Renaissance Squirrel</a> and Daler and Rowney Graduate line in various fibres, plus probably some others I can't remember right now, but if you saw something in the video and want to buy it, leave a comment below! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Bottom line</b> - I felt both were great and that the Studio line was perfect for beginners and was more or less as good as Prolene, but as they don't hold a lot of water compared to Prolene or other brands, and they are very economical, they are really beginner-friendly. I do think a beginner should start with something that they can learn the basics with, without needing to worry about water-control too much just yet. The Icon line was comparable with 100% sable brushes or ProlenePlus brushes and the round and quill came to really sharp points. I could see a use for both lines in my own work and the Studio brushes would be great for me for lifting, for glazing when I want to work quite dry and when I just need a brush I don't need to worry too much about damaging as the cost is so low!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Jackson's "Studio" Watercolour Brushes</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">These are excellent student-grade brushes and are perfect for beginners through to novices or just folk who want an extra set of cheaper brushes that they can brutalise without too much worry about replacement costs. They're 100% synthetic and have painted wooden handles with a gloss finish. <b>THESE BRUSHES ARE VEGAN FRIENDLY</b>. In the accompanying video, I reviewed the Set of 3.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-studio-synthetic-brush-set-set-of-3?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Set of 3</a> - 8 Round, 10 Round, 1/2" Flat [Jackson's: £5.50 or US$7.32]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-studio-synthetic-brush-set-set-of-4?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Set of 4</a> - 2 Round, 4 Round, 6 Round, 4 Rigger [Jackson's: £3.30 or US$4.39]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-studio-synthetic-brush-set-small-set-of-8?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Set of 8</a> - 0 Round, 6 Round, 12 Round, 1 Rigger, 1/2" Flat, 1" Flat, 1 1/2" Flat and a black nylon brush case [Jackson's: £13.25 or US$17.63]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-studio-synthetic-brush-set-large-set-of-14?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Set of 14</a> - 000 Round, 2 Round, 4 Round, 6 Round, 10 Round, 16 Round, 24 Round, 0 Rigger, 2 Rigger, 4 Rigger, 1/2" Flat, 1" Flat, 2" Flat and a black nylon brush case [Jackson's: £29.50 or US$39.24]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><u>In open stock you can buy</u>:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-studio-synthetic-watercolour-brushes-503-505-506?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Pointed Rounds</a>, <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-studio-synthetic-watercolour-brushes-503-505-506?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">One-Strokes (Long Flats)</a> and <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-studio-synthetic-watercolour-brushes-503-505-506?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Riggers</a>, <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/search/?limit=60&q=jackson%27s%2Bstudio%2Bwatercolour%2Bbrushes&___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Flats and Rounds</a>, starting at as little as £1.05 (US$1.40).</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Jackson's "Icon" Watercolour Brushes</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">These are excellent professional-grade brushes and are very good value. They are a mix of synthetic and sable - the synthetic has been treated to cover it in microscopic pits so that it holds even more water/paint, and it has very good control and snap. They have handles with a satin finish. <b>THESE BRUSHES ARE <u>NOT</u> SUITABLE FOR VEGANS</b>. In the accompanying video, I reviewed the Set of 3.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-icon-brush-set-b700-8-702-1-2-777-2?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Set of 3</a> - 8 Round, 2 Quill (Pointed Mop), 1/2" Flat [Jackson's: £13.20 or US$17.56]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><u>In open stock you can buy</u>:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-icon-sable-synthetic-brushes-700-702-777?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Pointed Rounds</a> - Size 2 to 12, starting at £2.28 or US$3.03.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-icon-sable-synthetic-brushes-700-702-777?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">One Strokes (Long Flats)</a> - 3mm to 25mm, starting at £2.72 or US$3.62.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-icon-sable-synthetic-brushes-700-702-777?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Quills (pointed mops)</a> - Size 0000000000 (10/0) to 6, starting at £3.76 or US$5.00.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-icon-sable-synthetic-brushes-700-702-777?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Mottlers</a> - 25mm to 75mm, starting at £7.44 or US$9.90.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/bockingford-glued-pad-8-2x11-8in-a4-300gsm-12-sheets-rough/?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Bockingford 140lb A4 (roughly 12"×8") Rough Watercolour Gummed Paper Pad. 12 sheets.</a> [Jackson's: £8.00 or US$10.65]</b> This is the paper I use in this video, and it's my go-to day-to-day paper. Bockingford is made by St Cuthbert's Mill - the same people who brought us Saunders Waterford and Millford watercolour papers - and it is a chemical pulp (wood) paper that is pretty hard wearing and you can do a lot worse than it - it's a great paper for a beginner wanting to step upwards but who's not ready for cotton papers just yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Winsor and Newton French Ultramarine Watercolour Paint - PB29 Ultramarine Blue.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The ceramic Large Pan that I was using in this video is from a line that has been discontinued, but you can buy the exact same paint in a range of sizes - it is one of my favourite Ultramarines - it has a huge pigment load and a pan or tube will last you a very long time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/winsor-newton-professional-watercolour-paint-half-pan-french-ultramarine?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c">Half-pan</a> [Jackson's: £5.10 or US$6.79]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/winsor-newton-professional-watercolour-full-pan-french-ultramarine?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c">Full-pan</a> [Jackson's: £6.40 or US$8.52]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/winsor-newton-professional-watercolour-5ml-french-ultramarine?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c">5mL tube</a> [Jackson's: £5.10 </b></span><b style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">or US$6.79</b><b style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">]</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/winsor-newton-professional-watercolour-14ml-french-ultramarine?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c">14mL tube</a> [Jackson's: £10.10 or US$13.44]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/winsor-newton-professional-watercolour-37ml-tube-french-ultramarine?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c">37mL tube</a> [Jackson's: £17.80 or US$23.69]</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Daniel Smith Moonglow</b> - <b>PB29 Ultramarine Blue, PG17 Hydrated Chromic Oxide, PR177 Anthraquinone Red.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This is a lovely effects-paint that looks violet, grey or black depending on how much you use, but with plenty of water it splits into pink, green and blue to varying degrees. It comes in two tube sizes and as a Paint Stick, which can be used just like a pan or can be used dry on the paper somewhat like a pastel.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/daniel-smith-watercolour-paint-5ml-moonglow?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">5mL</a> [Jackson's: £6.80 or US$9.05]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/daniel-smith-watercolour-paint-15ml-moonglow-series-2?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">15mL</a> [Jackson's: £12.80 or US$17.03]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/daniel-smith-watercolour-paint-sticks-moonglow?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Watercolour Paint Stick</a> [Jackson's: £10.90 or US$14.50]</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>ProArte Brushes - these are the main brush types that I use for comparison in this video - alongside Dalon, Series 007 and a myriad of cheaper brands - but these are the major ones.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Prolene </b>- these are cheaper on the whole and hold less pigment than ProlenePlus and don't come to as sharp a point in terms of Rounds, but are really useful for wetting one's paper or for washes <i>etc</i>. </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">You know which you have as the ferrule is always silver for Prolene.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">They come in Rounds, One-Strokes (long flats), Swords, Riggers and Fans. The bristles are soft and flexible, without much snap. </span><b style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/brushes/brushes/brand/pro-arte/to-use-with/watercolour/sub-brand/pro-arte---prolene/show/60?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">You can buy the full Prolene line over at Jackson's</a>, individually or in sets - brushes start at £1.52 for a Size 0000 Round (aka 4/0 Round). THESE BRUSHES ARE VEGAN-FRIENDLY.</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>ProlenePlus</b> - these are higher quality and hold more pigment than Prolene and come to a sharper point. They also have beautiful faux-teak varnished handles. You know which you have as the ferrule is always gold for ProlenePlus. They come in Rounds, One-Strokes (long flats) and Filberts, including retractable travel brushes. The bristles are firm and have good snap. <b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/brushes/brushes/brand/pro-arte/to-use-with/watercolour/sub-brand/pro-arte---prolene-plus/sort-by/price/sort-direction/asc/show/60?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">You can buy the full ProlenePlus line over at Jackson's</a> individually or in sets - brushes start at £1.76 for a Size 0000 Round (aka 4/0 Round).</b> </span><b style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">THESE BRUSHES ARE VEGAN-FRIENDLY.</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Renaissance Squirrel </b>- these are 100% black squirrel hair and are thus <u style="font-weight: bold;">not</u> vegan-friendly! They reach a very sharp point and hold a lot of paint or water on the belly, so you can get a lot of mileage before you need to re-load. <b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/search/?dir=asc&order=price&q=ProArte%2BSquirrel%2Bmop&___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">You can buy sizes 000 (aka 3/0) to 8 from Jackson's</a> but the line does go up to a size 20. Brushes start at £5.04 for a Size 000 (3/0).</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>STOP PRESS! I should add that Jackson's could well have a Black Friday sale of some kind this very week - well, I'm assuming so, since most companies seem to have one, anyway, so I've front loaded this post with all of the procurement info so that you don't need to dig! These paints would make an amazing Christmas gift so don't forget to shop whilst the Black Friday sales are still on! You can <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-artist-watercolour-full-pan-set-of-12?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">buy the palette with 12 full-pans</a> (£45.05) and/or <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-artists-watercolour?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">pick up individual pans</a> to use alone or with the palette. I do recommend <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-artist-watercolour-full-pan-phthalocyanine-blue?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">adding a full pan of Phthalocyanine Blue</a> as a better cool blue that the more mid-tone Cobalt Blue, and if you're anything like me, you'll want to <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-artist-watercolour-full-pan-burnt-sienna?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">get a Burnt Sienna</a> whilst you're at it!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>If you want to give this set to someone under 16 or so, or who is pregnant or breastfeeding, or you're just not confident painting with heavy-metal containing paints and want some options, I would recommend you just buy 3 extra paints as non-toxic alternatives:</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Swap Cadmium Yellow Light for <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-artist-watercolour-full-pan-jacksons-yellow-light?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Jackson's Yellow Light</a> (£2.81 - PY154 Benzimidazolone Yellow 154)</b></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Swap Cadmium Red Light for <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-artist-watercolour-full-pan-bright-red?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Bright Red</a> (£2.98 - PR254 Pyrrole Red and PO43 Perinone Orange)</b></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Swap Cobalt Blue for <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-artist-watercolour-full-pan-phthalocyanine-blue?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Phthalocyanine Blue</a> (£2.81 - PB15 Phthalocyanine Blue)</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>See the end of this post for sundries like Ox Gall pans you can add to your palette to give you stronger flow exactly where and when you need it!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>This is an amazing set, but if you want to make it even better, you can add a few colours for not much money at all. In the video, I suggested some extra colours you might want to add - there is space for 2 more, but you can probably remove the black and fit 3 full pans or 6 half pans (you would have to pour the latter from tubes) in, and I would suggest adding:</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Burnt Sienna <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-artist-watercolour-full-pan-burnt-sienna?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Pan</a> £2.81 <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-artist-watercolour-21ml-burnt-sienna" target="_blank">Tube</a> £4.85 </b>(PBk7 Brown Iron Oxide)</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Phthalocyanine Blue <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-artist-watercolour-full-pan-phthalocyanine-blue?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Pan</a> £2.81 <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-artist-watercolour-21ml-phthalocyanine-blue?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Tube</a></b> <b>£4.85</b> (PB15 Phthalocyanine Blue)</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Cobalt Violet Deep Hue <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-artist-watercolour-full-pan-cobalt-violet-deep-hue?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Pan</a> £2.98 <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-artist-watercolour-21ml-cobalt-violet-deep-hue?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Tube</a> £5.53 </b>(PR122 Quinacridone Red PV16 Manganese Violet)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">It's not very often that I'm genuinely bowled over by the quality of a product, but today is one of those days! A few weeks back I contacted Jackson's in the UK to see if they would let me review their Artist Watercolours. I explained that I really like to review a Cool Red, Warm Red, Cool Yellow, Warm Yellow, Cool Blue, Warm Blue, Yellow Ochre and Burnt Sienna, as those 8 colours are what I think all beginners should start out with, and I like to be able to recommend paints to beginners, of course.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Julie at Jackson's <b>very kindly</b> sent me one of their 12-full-pan palettes, and she noted it had a Venetian Red instead of my preferred Burnt Sienna, so she also sent me a 21mL tube of Burnt Sienna so I could see the colour and try out their tube paints at the same time - great plan. I have also been sent 3 types of brush but they will follow in later videos.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><u>The palette contains full pans of</u>:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-artist-watercolour-full-pan-lemon-yellow?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Lemon Yellow</a></b> (PY3 Hansa Yellow 10G)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-artist-watercolour-full-pan-cadmium-yellow-light?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Cadmium Yellow Light</a></b> (PY35 Cadmium zinc sulfide)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-artist-watercolour-paint-full-pan-carmine?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Carmine</a> </b>(PV19 Quinacridone Violet)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-artist-watercolour-full-pan-cadmium-red-light?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Cadmium Red Light</a></b> (PR108 Cadmium selenosulfide)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-artist-watercolour-full-pan-cobalt-blue?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Cobalt Blue</a> </b>(PB28 Cobalt aluminium blue spinel)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-artist-watercolour-full-pan-french-ultramarine?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">French Ultramarine</a></b> (PB29 Ultramarine Blue)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-artist-watercolour-full-pan-phthalocyanine-green-deep?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Phthalo Green Deep</a></b> (PG7 Phthalocyanine Green BS + PB15 Phthalocyanine Blue)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-artist-watercolour-full-pan-permanent-sap-green?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Permanent Sap Green</a></b> (PB29 Ultramarine Blue + PY153 Nickel Dioxime Yellow)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-artist-watercolour-full-pan-yellow-ochre?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Yellow Ochre</a> </b>(PY43 Yellow Iron Oxide [Natural])</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-artist-watercolour-full-pan-venetian-red?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Venetian Red</a> </b>(PR101 Red Iron Oxide [Synthetic] + PY43 Yellow Iron Oxide [Natural])</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-artist-watercolour-full-pan-burnt-umber?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Burnt Umber</a></b> (PBr7 Brown Iron Oxide)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-artist-watercolour-full-pan-ivory-black?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Ivory Black</a></b> (PBk9 Bone Black)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>And they also gave me a 21-mL tube of:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-artist-watercolour-21ml-burnt-sienna?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Burnt Sienna</a></b> (PBr7 Brown Iron Oxide)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The price point for the palette set of 12 full-pans complete with a really high-quality metal palette (with mixing surfaces that don't make your paint bead up too much!) AND <a href="https://treesforlife.org.uk/plant-trees/" target="_blank">a tree planted in the Highlands of Scotland by Trees For Life</a> is £53.00 [US$70.61] but they have been reduced to £45.05 [US$60.00] recently. Now given those palettes are £12 or so on Amazon UK, you're looking at a price per full-pan of somewhere around £3.40 [US$4.53] at full price or £2.75 [US$3.66] at the discounted price - pretty hard to beat for a professional watercolour, right?! Not many companies make a charitable donation on a purchase, and I really admire Jackson's for taking the lead with that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Most "own brand" paints are not that great - very generic, very chalky or gloopy and not fun at all. Jackson's Artist Watercolours are the polar opposite - to look at, they resemble the extruded pans of Winsor and Newton, but in use they lift as easily from the pan as Schmincke and have very similar levels of flow as Schmincke Horadam and Daniel Smith - y<a href="https://youtu.be/dBhNO7k5cAk" target="_blank">ou can see for yourself in my YouTube review video</a>, where I go into a lot of detail about them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">If you're interested in the adjunct products I used in this video, they are:</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/langton-10x7-spiral-pad-rough-140lb-300gsm-12s-blue-cover?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Daler and Rowney The Langton Watercolour Paper 140lb Rough Spiral Bound Pad</a>. [Jackson's: £7.60] </b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This is a good quality chemical pulp paper - I use it for videos and for warm-ups and sketches - it's well made and a good option particularly for beginners who want to experience a professional paper. If you prefer a cotton paper, Daler and Rowney sell that too, and it really is a very nice paper and quite economical.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/daler-rowney-langton-prestige-watercolour-glued-7x10-rough?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Daler and Rowney The Langton Prestige Watercolour Paper 140lb Rough Spiral Bound Pad</a>. [Jackson's: £9.60]</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/pro-arte-prolene-round-synthetic-watercolour-brush-series-007-size-12?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">ProArte 12 Round Prolene Plus Watercolour Brush</a> [Jackson's: £8.16] </b>Prolene Plus is my favourite synthetic brush fibre that I have found. It is based on Prolene, a form of polypropylene used worldwide as a surgical suturing thread, with a mix of different fibre thicknesses and so on to make these brushes superior to the standard Prolene line also by ProArte - they are very economical and I could not recommend them more strongly if you want a good synthetic brush. They're also <i>very pretty</i>, which is never a bad thing, right?! <b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/search/?q=prolene%2Bplus&___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">You can view the full range here</a></b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/winsor-newton-watercolour-medium-75ml-ox-gall-liquid?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Winsor and Newton Ox Gall</a> 75mL [Jackson's: £5.60]</b> I used Daler and Rowney in the video but to be honest, I prefer the W&N one for both quality and price. </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Ox gall is a combination of bile salts from cattle bile obtained from </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">abattoir</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> waste - deoxycholate and so on - and they act as a surfactant to reduce the surface tension and promote better wetting of the pigment grains - just like soap would do when washing the dishes really. If you paint on some high-end papers such as</span><b style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"> <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/search/?q=arches&___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank"><i>Arches</i> by Canson</a> </b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">or</span><b style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"> <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/search/?q=millford&___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank"><i>Millford</i> by St Cuthbert's Mill</a> </b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">that have really very hard sizing, a touch of ox gall in your water can help to wet the paper without the water beading up - of all watercolour mediums, this and Gum Arabic (below) are the most useful. Ox gall is usually sold as a solution in a bottle which can be a bit inconvenient, but i</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">f you would prefer a solid ox gall that you can keep in your palette, you can also get that - I use it </span><i style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">en plein air</i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> a lot and these Schmincke pans of it last AGES and smell of lavender, which is nice! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/schmincke-horadam-watercolour-half-pan-onetz-ox-gall-medium?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Half-Pan Schmincke Onetz</a> [Jackson's: £3.20]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/schmincke-horadam-watercolour-full-pan-onetz-ox-gall-medium?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Full-Pan Schmincke Onetz</a> [Jackson's: £4.80]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">If you would prefer a vegan alternative, there is<b> <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/golden-qor-watercolour-synthetic-ox-gall-59ml?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">one sold under the Qor brand by Golden</a> [Jackson's: £9.60]</b>, which is particularly popular.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/winsor-newton-watercolour-medium-75ml-gum-arabic?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Winsor and Newton Gum Arabic</a> </b>75mL </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[Jackson's: £5.60] This is really useful for making washes smoother and it makes the colours seem more vibrant. It's the vehicle used in most paint brands - some use Gum Senegal (aka Senegalese Gum Arabic or Kordofan Gum Arabic) instead, and Qor by Golden uses Aquazol, which I've explained previously. If you think about oil painting, adding extra linseed oil (the vehicle of oil paints) into your paints gives you longer drying times, more time to work the paint, a glossy finish and a more vibrant, transparent colour - Gum Arabic added to watercolours does exactly the same thing, and I found it worked beautifully with these watercolours by Jackson's - both the pans and the tubes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Let me just give you a bit of an idea of how very economical they are:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">F<i>or comparison - here are the RRPs of some major brands in full-pans of professional quality paint based on PR122 Quinacridone Red or PV19 Quinacridone Violet - both are similar in cost as raw pigments. Those indicated with "*" don't sell full pans, so I've doubled the price of a half-pan to give an approximation.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Winsor and Newton - Quinacridone Magenta [PR122] £9.25 [US$12.24]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Jackson's - Quinacridone Purple [PR122] £4.00 [US$5.29]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>*Maimeriblu - Rose Lake [PV19] £16.54 [US$21.90]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>*Old Holland - Magenta [PR122] £18.22 [US$24.12]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>*Rembrandt - Quinacridone Rose [PV19] £12.10 [US$16.02]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Schmincke - Ruby Red [PV19] £9.79 [US$12.96]</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Wallace-Seymour - Quinacridone Magenta [PV19] £7.55 [US$10.00]</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">See? Economical huh? Well, it gets better - <a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/st-petersburg-white-nights-watercolour?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=76dc611d6ebaafc66cc0879c71b5db5c" target="_blank">Jackson's retail White Nights fullpans starting at just £1.70</a> [US$2.25] which is amazing value. I was fully prepared for something really chalky and low quality but to be honest, I was amazed. The quality is a lot like Schmincke but with a slightly more sticky texture in the pans, like Wallace-Seymour, as they are made with honey. Most of the <i>White Nights</i> line are single-pigment colours, and they are made with honey and Gum Arabic, just like the more expensive brands.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">When selecting my colours, I went for a cool triad that was actually so cool it was technically in the CMY universe, which means beautiful bright and vivid mixes but a narrow gamut - this will make for challenges of the fun kind later. I also picked 2 random colours:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Lemon (PY3 Hansa Yellow G)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Rose (PR81 Rhodamine 6G)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Bright Blue (PB15:3 Phthalocyanine Blue BGS)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Blue Lake (PB1 Victoria Blue)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Voronezhskaya Black (PBk8 Vine Black)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I love them all very much and you can see my experiences over on my YouTube channel:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">If you want to buy Holbein watercolours to try them for yourself, you can try the following vendors - personally, I think Jackson's have the best deals and shipping prices and they have a better range of stock as a rule:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">UK based company with fantastic customer service and have international shipping options and a LOT of excellent discounts!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><a href="http://amzn.to/2hPfycY" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">They have a good selection and some good deals but if you want individual colours, Jackson's is probably better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Again, much like the UK site but a good selection of individual colours.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.the-spin-doctor.co.uk/2017/10/art-haul-well-it-has-been-like-whole.html" target="_blank">Per my recent haul</a>, I got many 2 fl. oz. bottles of <a href="http://dinastamps.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Dina Wakley</a>'s wonderful acrylic paints - all of which have a lovely thick body and dry in the conditions of my studio in under 5 minutes. The Magenta though was like milk or a thin cream - could not hold its shape and took over 30 minutes to dry. Not right! Weirdly, the bottom of the bottle didn't have a Lot Number or Date of Manufacture per usual, but Ranger's people DID manage to trace the issue to a batch that somehow got released when it shouldn't have and that was missing an ingredient - I was the first to report it so we don't know how widespread the issue is. I know the batch mine was from came into the UK between 25th Sept and 10th Oct based on it having been out-of-stock at my vendor of choice on 25th but in stock on 10th when I ordered. It only seems to be impacting the Magenta paint as far as we can tell.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This is part of my "must have full set syndrome" kicking in - I decided to get the rest - or near as damn it - of the <a href="http://dinastamps.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Dina Wakley</a> Media acrylic paints from Ranger. I already have bought two batches - my first was Night, Blackberry and Rosy (I had not realised the latter was a metallic) and then I expanded into some primaries and more secondaries with Lemon, Lime, Tangerine, Sky, Blushing and Umber. After the haul below, the only ones I don't now have are Gilt, Penny and Medieval - three metallics - I may or may not get them as I honestly seldom use metallic paints but who knows. I've stuck to the 1 fl. oz. (<i>c</i>. 60mL) bottles because they're very economical and have a fine-tip on them already, and above all, they're SMALL. I like to be able to keep all of my Dina Wakley Media Paints in the largest of my Dina Wakley Media storage bags - they're always to-hand and I can move them to other locations really easily. I did um-and-ah over the Black and White - I have a LOT of black gesso, white gesso, black acrylic, white acrylic - I don't really <i>need </i>them. That said, for monoprinting and a lot of other techniques, having paints of the same consistency is really important and it would save me a lot of hassle having to thin CRYLA down with GAC-100 every time I wanted a runnier paint. Dina's paints are quite stiff but they're not true Heavy Body paints like CRYLA that have the consistency of clay and huge pigment loads.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The Dylusions inks are the 4 of the current release (Aug 2017) that I don't already have - I've had Vanilla Custard and Rose Quartz for about a month, and I have Laidback Lilac and Mushy Peas already in the acrylic paints, but I wanted to get the others as I love these muted, more pastel-y shades when used dilute but as you can see from the swatches down below (which I paint with one of Dina's brushes), they're SO striking when laid on thick! The Dylusions paper is designed to resist the dyes so they blot off and leave a lovely even, vivid and bright effect. If you use watercolour paper (which is what I swatch onto) such as the stuff in Dina's Media Journal, you get AMAZING intense effects! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">All of the items in this haul are from <a href="http://www.afth.co.uk/" target="_blank">Art From The Heart</a> (Dyan Reaveley's business in Harrogate, North Yorkshire) - superprompt service and always a pleasure to deal with. Plus what's not to love when you get a package like this one?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Cheddar</b> [BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2ympLCV" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2yjoxqx" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Elephant </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xDH8k9" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g9axaN" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Evergreen </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2zmwThh" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g8VU7r" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Fuchsia</b> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2z6CGXx" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2kLUswF" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b> Lapis </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xEpnkH" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2yjPSZO" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Magenta </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2ymlX4F" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2kNpJPL" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Ruby </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xEcSAL" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2kMyl9C" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Turquoise </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2z7gjRM" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2kMyTfG" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>White </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2zlFX5W" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2yh2seU" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Black </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xEZWPO" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2kNFxSP" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Ocean </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2ymKF55" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2yj5RqZ" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Ancient </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xEdnuD" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2ykcWaX" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Sterling </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2ymHpGU" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2ygapkm" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">For those of you in the USA, you can get 6 tube sets of the 2016 colour release or the metallic paints for just $36, which is a pretty good deal - but sadly doesn't ship to the UK - in the 2016 set, you get Blushing, Evergreen, Cheddar, Fuchsia, Elephant and Ocean, and in the 2017 set you get Rosy, Medieval, Ancient, Gilt, Penny and Sterling. These</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> may be a good way to stash-build economically? It's about a 30% discount for each set.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Laidback Lilac </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2ymH5Il" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2yfZXt5" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Periwinkle Blue </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2zlVWRq" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="https://www.afth.co.uk/dylusions---ink-spray---periwinkle-blue-20002-p.asp" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Peony Blush </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2hFS7yG" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2kLKwmO" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This piece is my October entry to Dina Wakley's awesome <a href="http://dinastamps.typepad.com/ponderings/2017/09/show-us-your-media-challenge-4-all-about-fears.html" target="_blank">#showusyourme</a><a href="http://dinastamps.typepad.com/ponderings/2017/09/show-us-your-media-challenge-4-all-about-fears.html" target="_blank">dia challenge</a> done with #rangerink, and this month we have to cover "Fear". I've put it on Instagram as we have to, but I wanted to be able to show the whole process here. To me, it is a man living in darkness looking out of a window at a world being masked by the encroaching darkness spilling from Fear which floats overhead. The colours and beauty of the world are being destroyed by Fear.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">What does fear mean to me? I'm very open about my past bouts of clinical depression - I've had two in my lifetime. One hit during my Ph.D and I spent 1 month on Valium hoping it would pass, and then 18 months on Prozac when it didn't pass. I've since been in remission but I have had a few small relapses - the most recent one being around Christmas of 2016, but thankfully it only lasted a week or so and was caused by a pain drug I was trialing. Depression robs of you of so many things and for me, it robbed me of the ability to relax as I was paralysed with fear 24/7 - not the slight nervousness or worrying about finances that most people (irritatingly) call "anxiety" - I mean full blown unrelenting 24/7 clinical anxiety where your heart is racing all the day long and your adrenaline is at maximal levels and your body is ready to fight-or-flight...except you're just trying to sleep or watch TV. It's hell. It really is. NEVER dismiss someone who talks about depression or anxiety - not until you experience them can you really know what it feels like. I felt during both bouts that I'd become a shadow and that all the colour had been robbed from my life and the world. That was the basis of this work. Fear hangs over the man in the picture's world and spills out darkness. The world inside of his window is already just shadow and the world outside of his window is slowly being destroyed too. He has copper to his left, which is associated with beauty and creativity - things fear rapidly destroys.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>If any of my readers think that they or someone they know is suffering with clinical anxiety or clinical depression, speak to a medical professional - don't leave it to chance. If you're unsure, <a href="http://www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/depression.aspx" target="_blank">you can self-test online for free</a>, and if you live in the UK <a href="http://www.llttf.com/" target="_blank">you can get free online cognitive behavioural therapy</a> - I used that very website over 10 years ago and believe me - it works. You are not alone - but never try to ignore it. Depression is a fatal illness if not treated - you would not ignore cancer, don't ignore depression.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b><u>WHAT I USED</u>:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Ranger Dina Wakley Media Journal</b> [BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2yyNrW5" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g2EZqE" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(I used a "watercolour paper" page)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new, courier, monospace;"><b>Daler and Rowney Simply White Acrylic Gesso </b>[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2g2DIQu" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: courier new, courier, monospace;">(this is not available in the USA so I recommend <a href="http://amzn.to/2xqXYCv" target="_blank">this instead</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new, courier, monospace;"><b>Old credit card for applying gesso</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new, courier, monospace;"><b>Ranger Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paints </b>in:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: courier new, courier, monospace;"> <b>Lemon </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xqJxhZ" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2kvGzma" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"> <b>Lime </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xsbMIh" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2yyUXQX" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"> <b>Tangerine </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2fWEsTw" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g1JC47" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"> <b>Sky </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2fUXHgh" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2yylAVZ" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"> <b>Night </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xqs5u2" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g3C9l7" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new, courier, monospace;"><b>Ranger Dina Wakley Media 1" Flat Brush</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: courier new, courier, monospace;">(this is from the 4-pack of short-handled brushes <b>[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2yzGAvK" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2fUnOUp" target="_blank">UK</a>]</b>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new, courier, monospace;"><b>Dictionary definition of "Fear" </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: courier new, courier, monospace;">(mine is from a 1951 Oxford English Dictionary from a second hand book shop)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new, courier, monospace;"><b>Paper scraps </b>- mine are from:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"> <b>Idea-ology Tim Holtz Tissue Wrap Melange </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2gmE6Go" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g42UWy" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new, courier, monospace;"><b>Copper foil tape</b> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2y9r2xc" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g3E5Kx" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"><b>Ranger Dylusions ink sprays</b> in:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"> <b>Black Marble</b> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2z7Mscq" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2yR657R" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"> <b>After Midnight </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2y7NFCI" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2yRT5P4" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"> <b>London Blue </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2y9hu5t" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g3Av35" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"><b>Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Matte Collage Medium </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xrTfvv" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2hWsOvU" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"><b>Foam brush</b> for applying Collage Medium</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new, courier, monospace;"><b>Winsor and Newton ProMarker</b> in:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: courier new, courier, monospace;"> <b>030</b> <b>Black </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2yyToSV" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2ky53LF" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"><b>Idea-ology Big Chat stickers </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xrSVgm" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g2zOH2" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new, courier, monospace;"><b>Idea-ology Small Talk stickers </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xsGtBM" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2fV4lD2" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"><b>Ranger Dylusions White Linen acrylic paint pen</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: courier new, courier, monospace;">(this is from the 2-pack of paint pens </span><span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"><b>[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xsX6bS" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2yzh3Ts" target="_blank">UK</a>]</b>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"><b>Ranger Dina Wakley Media Scribble Sticks </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xrYlIr" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g3IFIN" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>STEP 10</b>: Using the stickers and a white paint pen, I added a phrase at the bottom of the page: "Fear is when no beauty shines and darkness robs the world of life and colour". DONE!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I've wanted to do a leaf-and-flower based collage for ages and I had just the dies to do it, which I'd not yet used - so it was pretty good fun. I used a lot of stamping and inking steps you <i>could</i> skip I guess, but they added detail, and I like my journal to look beautiful close-up as well as at a distance. It is based on a flower garden surrounded by trees with leaves blowing in the wind and butterflies and moths visiting the flowers and reminding us that there is immense beauty in their simplicity. I also wanted the idea of an entrance and of looking through the leaves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This is kind of a "big" project, in that it uses a <i>lot</i> of different things, but they were all from my stash, and it did not take terribly long - it did have some drying steps, of course, and I actually did this over a couple of days, but the total "active" time was maybe 2h at most. The result is vibrant and beautiful and I love it. You don't need to have all of the Dylusions Ink Sprays for example - you could use watercolour paint or markers or whatever you have, and you can use any suitable dies, or just cut things by hand - use what you have.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Garden Patina (Wendy Vecchi's Line) </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2gn4kIR" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g2LTMk" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Cactus Flower (Wendy Vecchi's Line) </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2yymnWW" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2hVZuFK" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Tea Rose (Wendy Vecchi's Line) </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xr2xwM" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g0S43C" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Dandelion (Wendy Vecci's Line)</b> [BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2yyuTp1" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g1wEmX" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Manganese Blue </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2y9eBla" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g3SSVo" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Ranger Dylusions Ink Sprays</b> in:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Rose Quartz </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2y93mcA" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g2AlsP" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Bubblegum Pink </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2y5Z7wE" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2fWsEka" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Pomegranate Seed </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2yzdg8H" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g4YG0R" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Vibrant Turquoise </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2glWTBE" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2hZ1CwR" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>After Midnight </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2yxJvot" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g2zKHd" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>London Blue </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2y8Jk1R" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2kwaPxs" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Lemon Zest </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2yz15sk" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g2zOqr" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Fresh Lime </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2yR9tzs" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g2EzR3" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Vanilla Custard </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2yQGQCJ" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="https://www.afth.co.uk/dylusions---ink-spray---vanilla-custard-20004-p.asp" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz red rubber stamp sets</b>:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Autumn Blueprints </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2gmgYHJ" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g0Tfjy" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Reflections </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xpGlDr" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g30Caf" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Ranger Tim Holtz Distress College Medium</b> in:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Matte </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2y4EqkA" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g31D23" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Vintage </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xrZ9wS" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2kAtZSW" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(you can buy a pack of three <b>Mini Mediums</b> comprising Matte, Vintage and Crazing, which could be more economical option </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2y9ke2D" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g3yUdD" target="_blank">UK</a>]</b>)</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tissue Wrap</b> in:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Melange </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xqDUQT" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g3TudE" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Tim Holtz Idea-ology Layers</b> in:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Botanical </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xrWisJ" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2hWOg3Z" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Tim Holtz Idea-ology Clipping Stickers </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2yxJKjn" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2hWOgRx" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>OASIS Feather Butterflies</b> in:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Pink/Cerise (7cm, pack of 12) </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xs1oQE" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g2MnCb" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>NB: the USA link points to a similar product as the OASIS brand was not available.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(I actually used a feather butterfly from my stash, which came from the wedding supplies section of a craft store some years ago, but these ones from OASIS are a good match)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Sizzix "Tattered Leaves" Bigz Die (Tim Holtz Line) </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xs0tQ7" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2fUhyfe" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Sizzix "Small Tattered Flowers" Thinlets Die Set (Tim Holtz Line) </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2y9zOvt" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g3skUp" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Winsor and Newton ProMarkers</b> in:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Y418 Ivory</b> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2yymnXh" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g3TFFQ" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Y919 Primrose</b> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2yRuxWu" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g3lvlG" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>O739 Saffron</b> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2y8IvGq" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g3TZV4" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>M428 Blossom</b> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2yzVsKB" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2fUaXBz" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(you can use any alcohol markers, obviously - and it's easy to find equivalent colours in other brands)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>3/4" golden taklon crafting paintbrush for applying the tissue wrap</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>3/4" natural hair or other very soft crafting paintbrush for the leaf/flower collage steps</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(for the latter, you can use any <i>soft</i> brush but <u>do not</u> use a watercolour brush as you'll ruin it. Both of the brushes that I've been using are dirt-cheap Craft Smart set of 40 brushes, which cost me under £10 for the set </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>[BUY NOW: <a href="http://www.michaels.com/craft-smart-brush-assortment-40-pack/10314575.html#q=craft+smart+brush&start=4" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/craft-smart-brush-pack-40-pieces/628902-1000" target="_blank">UK</a>]</b> - whatever you use, it has to be <i>soft</i> or you'll run into issues - these natural hair brushes are a mix of horse hair and synthetic)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool and Foams </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2y9sTlJ" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g2B9xt" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>2" foldback clips</b> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2y9thkj" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g3lVZi" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(you will need 8-10 of these, as they are for weighting the edges of the pages to keep them flat whilst drying - this completely prevents curl)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>STEP 2</b>: I prepped one tag to be cut into leaves ("the leaf tag"). I sprayed it all over with Lemon Zest and then added Vibrant Turquoise, which produces a dark green, followed by Fresh Lime to lighten it. I blotted it with scrunched paper towel that I'd used before so that the various types of Art Dirt™ on it would transfer over and add some dark flecks for texture. I then sprayed Vanilla Custard in two patches to create some lighter, warmer tones (the large warm yellow patch in the image above). I blotted that and left the tag to dry fully.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This layout called <b>"Beautiful Garden"</b> was a pretty quick one that I could have done in 20 minutes but I had a 24h gap waiting for the stamp set (below) Scribbly Insects by Dina Wakley to arrive, so that I could finish it off. I may extend the garden onto the opposite page or do some more pages in similar styles. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">It's worth my quickly saying - this project uses both the Media Journal and Scribble Sticks by Dina and you can buy them both together as a set and make savings if you don't have either of them already - follow <a href="http://amzn.to/2y5wuBc" target="_blank">this link for USA customers</a> - and <a href="http://amzn.to/2fRPj0U" target="_blank">this link for UK customers</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Ranger Dina Wakley Media Journal </b>[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2fQq3rT" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2wC19Tt" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(I used one of the "watercolour" pages, without any gesso etc)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Tea Rose</b> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2ggvGjE" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2fWxTUm" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[you can get the Forget-Me-Not very economically as part of the <b>Wendy Vecchi Media Palette</b> which is 4 full-size Archival Ink pads in one container - it also contains Orange Blossom and Fern Green, which you could use instead of Tea Rose and Lead Green in this project, plus Buttercup, which is just glorious. These palettes save you both space and money - BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2giuyMD" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2fQBoYL" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Circle Patterns </b>[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2fQue6Q" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2yvwYC6" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(3 pads are needed for this project)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>STEP 7</b>: I chose some phrases from the Clipping Stickers set that felt right: "a wonderful creature" "a very wonderful place" "in the garden" "there is nothing simpler" "be thankful". I added those top right, outlined them with the Umber Scribble Stick and then blurred it a little with a damp brush. Done!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I was toying with the blank adhesive canvases but I decided that my Dina Wakley Media Journal <b>[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2fYMNcR" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2g0vTul" target="_blank">UK</a>]</b> with its beautiful canvas pages has overtaken my desire to stick painted canvases into my Dylusions journals. I have never really felt "stuck" on the Dylusions postcards or canvases (which are the same images), but a few weeks ago, <a href="http://www.the-spin-doctor.co.uk/2017/09/doctors-ordersim-not-even-sorry.html" target="_blank">I got a signed postcard from Dyan in one of my orders</a>, and I really liked the quality of the image reproduction as well as the image itself - it was from the Dylusions Postcard Collection 1 <b>[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2z2cbTD" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2hTSObb" target="_blank">UK</a>]</b>, which has identical images to the Canvas Collection 1, which is this set. There are 8 images on 3 3/8" by 5 1/4" adhesive canvas and the printing is really sharp. They all have a narrow white border which could be useful for sewing them perhaps. My two favourite images are the ones below - the text on the lower one says "Why be difficult? But some effort in and be downright frikkin' impossible!" - that could easily me the mantra of my life I think... Not sure what I'm going to do with them - <a href="http://dyan-reaveley.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/dylusions-flip-journal-canvas-cover.html" target="_blank">I've seen Mrs Reaveley use them to make covers for her flip journals</a> which I thought was awesome.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I do already have Media Accessory Bag 2 <b>[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2ktkfcX" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2hRPvRO" target="_blank">UK</a>]</b> set of 3 bags, which I love, along with the Wendy Vecchi Bag 2 set <b>[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2z4nVFh" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2yMokLE" target="_blank">UK</a>]</b>, but I wanted a bag to keep my mixed media brushes in as they didn't really have a home. Unlike my watercolour and acrylic brushes which live in jars on my work table, I tend to do mixed media and art journalling on the floor or in other rooms, so bags are sensible storage. This one is shown below, with a ProMarker for scale - love Dina's artwork!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">As I said above, I have Dina and Wendy's beautiful sets of bags, but I've already filled them! Dina's contain (large to small) all of my mixed media acrylic paints; mica sprays; pens I use in mixed media, and Wendy's contain (large to small) stencils; tags/mixed media paper scraps; adhesives. So I really needed another large one at least to keep part-finished projects in, and I really wanted the Dylusions set <b>[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xnuDEe" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2hSdf8I" target="_blank">UK</a>]</b> but they were out of stock and I don't do delayed gratification! I'm honestly not so thrilled by them as they're a bit drab compared to the others and I like the bright ones. Even Wendy's which are in muted browns and beiges have plenty of red and green so they've very vibrant. So, I'm going to use these for now (they're already full!) and get the Dylusions ones later. The large one is unfinished projects, the small one is blending tools and foams and the middle one is TBC! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Last but by no means least! I've wanted these for SO long and I finally found them in stock on Amazon and got them <i>tout suite</i>! In the last year I've really come to appreciate <a href="http://dinastamps.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Dina Wakley</a>'s beautiful, loose and open style. It's taken me a long time to relax myself into working in that kind of way, but I'm slowly getting there! This set has 2 lovely butterflies that work better in loose work than the various ones by Tim Holtz that are much more realistic or literal. It also has a very handsome little bee, and she was just what I need for a new project - which I will post very shortly! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">There was, however, a small problem. I always say "you find out who your real friends are when the chips are down", and I do think you find out how good a company really is in terms of how they handle a problem. It's only a small problem and I'll add an update to this post once it's resolved to say how it went as I know it's useful to potential customers. Short version - I'd ordered a particular colour of ink spray and they must've picked up the wrong bottle as they sent something else. To be honest, I would usually just accept it and not care too much but I <i>really</i> wanted that colour damn it! I emailed them outside of business hours today, so we'll see.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>UPDATE:</b> within 3h of my emailing them, Ben (Mrs R's son) emailed me back (at 2100h!) to say he'd ship me a bottle of the missing colour first thing tomorrow - can't say much fairer than that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Pomegranate Seed</b> [BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xFsWDY" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2fC4yP3" target="_blank">UK</a>]*</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Vanilla Custard </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2x0bVCo" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2yazBZN" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>White Linen </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2ycEu4P" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2wmGsef" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Vibrant Turquoise</b> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2x07FTD" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2xFQ3OS" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Rose Quartz </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2wZQZeX" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2ywlvht" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Melted Chocolate </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xGDjaI" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2xFSscg" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(* this was the one that Art From The Heart slipped up on, hence the photo shows the Ground Coffee </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xNAXJa" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2ybQMKr" target="_blank">UK</a>] that they sent in error]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Some of these are re-stocks, some of them are new to me - including Vanilla Custard and Rose Quartz from the deliciously pastel Sept 2017 release of 6 colours. I've only got these 2 as inks and <a href="http://www.the-spin-doctor.co.uk/2017/09/doctors-orders-yet-another-bloody-art.html" target="_blank">I have 2 more as paints</a>, and I've not yet got the blue or the brighter pink.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">As you can see below, the Mixed Media palette from Dina is four full-size ink pads so it works put pretty economical actually. I love Dina's 4 colours so it's really nice to be able to use Archival over her paints (which I already do) and have more coordination.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Dylusions Creative Flip Journal (Small)</b> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xOjBMm" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="https://www.afth.co.uk/dylusions---flip-journal---small-19135-p.asp" target="_blank">UK</a>] - I use a similarly sized (8" by 5") sketch book of the same kind of shape a lot, and I thought this might make a cool alternative, plus it gives me the means to make smaller layouts too I guess.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Tangerine </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2fULoAK" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2yvUYB7" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Umber </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xG8yCD" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2hBahFe" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I have loved the 3 (Night, Blackberry, Rosy) that I already have and I wanted to get a primary triad and went with a CMY set as they make for bolder, more synthetic-looking colours and would be awesome for mixed media - I did want Magenta but Art From The Heart were out of stock, so I got Blushing which is much too warm for mixing but I can get Magenta at a later date. Given I already had a violet, I got 2 more secondaries - Lime and Tangerine, and Umber felt like a good neutral. Elephant may be my next! I love the thickness, ease of use and versatility of this line.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">To go with my Wendy Vecchi bags from my last post, here are the <b>Ranger Dina Wakley Media Bags</b> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2yvJsFD" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2fBpLbR" target="_blank">UK</a>] - very economical for a pack of three and perfect sizes for storing basic small items. I talk about my motivation for these in particular a bit in that last post so please go check it out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Buttercup</b> [BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2yuc1Dp" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2wkqsJy" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Cactus Flower</b> [BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2fyWy1m" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2wkpVr2" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Ranger Dina Wakley Media Circle Patterns Stamps</b> [BUY NOW: USA, <a href="http://amzn.to/2xBDbJq" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>STEP 1</b>: I selected the stamp that looks like a pen outlining a circle, as I want to put a similar motif in acrylic paint as the focal point at a later date.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>STEP 2</b>: I applied some stamps without a block down the righthand edge of the page, using Buttercup - Archival Ink goes on so well over acrylic that it's a great ink for this kind of project!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>STEP 3</b>: I then did the same using the delicious Cactus Flower - it reminds me so much of the <i>Schlumbergera truncata</i> Lem. (Christmas cactus) that my late Grandmother had and the beautiful magenta-violet flowers that seemed magical to me when I was a little boy and we went to visit her - the colour has stayed with me and after all these years - that vibrant colour standing out from the north-Bristol council estate browns and greys that I could see out of the window where the cactus was kept. I love this colour! I added a bit more of this colour in other areas on the page just to help join the foreground and the background a little more. There will be a focal point coming up in Part III! I've shown some close-ups below where you can see the 'fire' from the blue and red mica sprays and how cool it all looks!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">So erm...well...what can I say? The worst part? This isn't even all of it - there's at least 5 more instalments to come...! It's quite a big haul because there have been some fabulous discounts on at Amazon and at Art From The Heart! Everything herein is from Amazon UK.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Mwahahaha I struck a bargain here ;) I've wanted this <b>Tim Holtz Idea-ology Clippings Stickers</b> (BUY NOW; <a href="http://amzn.to/2k3aW3m" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2ya9AtR" target="_blank">UK</a>) pack for a while for use in mixed media, cards and art journalling...and when I ordered it and paid for one, two packs arrived yaaay! So for just £3.98, I got almost 600 stickers, 2 of each of them. Lovely!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Another item I've wanted for a long time - this <b>Ranger Dina Wakley Media Circle Patterns</b> stamp set (BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2yuaFsj" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2y9I8wa" target="_blank">UK</a>) looked so useful for mixed media and for framing elements like collaged images. I love circles and how even crappy patterns or bits of waste artwork look brilliant cropped into circles with a punch or die and then stamped with a pattern - try it - it really looks great!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">So I have to say, these were SO economical and I wanted something to keep my stencils and pens <i>etc</i> tidy and to hand. I also wanted to have some of this artwork to hand, because these beautiful <b>Ranger Wendy Vecchi Designer Bags </b>(BUY NOW: USA, UK) of course feature Wendy Vecchi's beautiful artwork - I have shown below the larger two that you can't see properly in the above image as I think they're so pretty. I've got the <b>Ranger Dina Wakley Designer Bags </b>(BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2yIdvLh" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2xxect5" target="_blank">UK</a>) on order too. Each set gives you a large, medium and small bag as a set (just over £13 when I bought these) and they're pretty useful sizes. I'm also hoping that having Dina's beautiful, bold and expressive mixed media work around me will inspire me somewhat to loosen up a bit when doing mixed media - which I find hard! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I was not feeling very good on Sunday and I wanted a nice, relaxing project that would not take too long and that would take me out of my comfort zone. I decided to make a background very, very loosely inspired by a <a href="https://youtu.be/fkKsd4EjG6w" target="_blank">video of Dina Wakley that I saw on YouTube ages ago making a wet-into-wet acrylic background</a>. As I was working in my Dina Wakley Media Journal, I decided to use my Large Dylusions Creative Journal...but I knew the gesso for this technique would take ages to dry and I wanted to do another layout, so I used the Dylusions Journal Insert Sheets I obtained a few weeks ago in one of my absurd number of art hauls. I started out with the same three Dina Wakley paints I've been using for ages, and one of my regular 3/4" cheap golden taklon brushes - but after the overnight cure, my beautiful Dina Wakley Media Short Handled Brushes arrived, so I used the 3/4" one to finish this off.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">As for the title of the background "My Love And I, In A Small Cafe"? It's a line from the 1957 Patsy Cline song "Three Cigarettes In An Ashtray", and it refers to the three stepped vertical lines in this background.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b style="text-decoration-line: underline;">"<i>My Love and I, in a Small Cafe</i>" - acrylic and mica on gessoed cardstock</b> (NB: this is just a background, not a finished layout)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Ranger Dylusions Journal Insert Sheets (Large)</b> [BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2wP8G5u" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2y4CMlZ" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(I used one of the mixed-media cream pages from this pack - you could just work direct in the Dylusions Creative Journal (Large) </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2wRRJTl" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2huuMzV" target="_blank">UK</a>], obviously, which is the exact same paper)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Prima Finnabair Art Basics Clear Gesso</b> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2ypai2h" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2hsTpAx" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Ranger Dina Wakley Media Heavy Body Acrylics</b> in:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Night</b> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2wOl59L" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2whl9e8" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Blackberry</b> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2yoFJdc" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2fMEJsr" target="_blank">UK</a></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Rosy</b> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2wSu3y6" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="https://www.afth.co.uk/dina-wakley-media-line-by-ranger---acrylic-paints---1oz-bottle---rosy-19064-p.asp" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Ranger Dina Wakley Media Mica Sprays </b>in:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b> Lapis</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(these are from a pack of three - you can't get them individually - but they're quite economical and last ages [</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2yoks37" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2xwVBLa" target="_blank">UK</a>])</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>3/4" Golden Taklon soft-bristled brush</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(this was just a really cheap one - I really don't spend money on acrylic brushes for crafting as for fluid acrylics, it really doesn't matter!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Derwent Spritzer</b> [BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2wPSctT" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2fN8CZq" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(obviously you can use any mister but I really like this one as it's economical and has a decent volume, maybe 20 mL</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Ranger Dina Wakley Short-Handled Brushes</b> in:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> 3/4" flat</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(this comes from a set of 4 brushes </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xBSZxv" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2wgvHdm" target="_blank">UK</a>] and arrived part way through the project so I decided to use them)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>STEP 6</b>: At this point, I moved to my Dina Wakley Short Handled 3/4" Brush, and applied 3 blobs of Rosy about 25% in from the righthand edge of the landscape page and worked each one to make a 3/4" wide stripe from that point to 3 different lengths - one almost to the end of the page and the others in between - I wasn't aiming for precision at all. <i>Et voilà! </i>I won't use it for over 24h, and I will re-attach it to the journal before I start adding some collage elements.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Two for the price of one today - a background and a tip-in to sit in front of it! It will be taped into the journal spine so it sits in front of the green background but it not attached over it, more like an extra page.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">A month ago now, I made this background in my Dina Wakley Media Journal using a couple of fluid acrylics and stamped all over it with one of Dyan Reavely's beautiful couture stamps, but I've not done anything with it since - as you can see in my photos, the very middle stamp on the page is much darker and I was going to colour that one in with India ink or something once the paint had cured but I never got round to doing it. T</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">his afternoon, I wanted to do a little, quick project, and I made a little tag and was going to stick it over that background, but I've opted to stick it into the spine of the journal instead, like an extra mini-page. I'm </span><i style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">fairly</i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> sure a "tip-in" has to go on the outside edge of the page (help, anyone?!) so I don't know what to call it! I'll go through how I made the background first too, since both techniques are so simple and quick.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The tip-in dress stamp really reminded me so much of the Dior New Look and in particular the costumes that Claire wears in Season 2 of <i>Outlander</i>, which were also interpreted as 18th Century versions of the New Look too, in amazing colours. Season 3 has just started a few weeks ago and it's amazing - if you've not seen <i>Outlander</i> but love any of the following, I think you'll love it too - it is helping me to cope without <i>Game of Thrones</i> at the moment:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Historical adventure and drama.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Men wearing kilts.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Men not wearing kilts.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Men not wearing anything at all.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Just Google "Sam Heughan Outlander"... go on...</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Realistic portrayal of battles, sex, life in general <i>etc</i>.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="http://amzn.to/2jXYwtA" target="_blank">Fantastic theme tune</a>.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Because of the green-based background, the dress I made obviously had to be a shade of red or pink, so that it would really stand out - and one of Claire's most notorious Season 2 dresses whilst in 18th century France was a vibrant shade of red, but I chose to use an almost violent shade of pink with red accessories. In a way, of course, Claire is never one of the crowd, but you'll have to watch the show to find out why!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Dina Wakley Media Journal </b>[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xyUT1R" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2fKzhpP" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(I used one of the righthand "watercolour" paper pages)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Daler and Rowney <i>Simply</i> Acrylic Gesso (White) </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2wfmEcG" target="_blank">UK</a> - I can't find this in the USA but you can <a href="http://amzn.to/2yAmle8" target="_blank">use this awesome alternative instead</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> (PG36 Phthalocyanine Green Yellow Shade, PY83 Diarlylide Yellow HR, PW6 Titanium White) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b> Hansa Yellow Light </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xywCsP" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2hsHkrw" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Ranger Dylusions Couture Collection silicone stamp set</b> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[DISCONTINUED]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(this set and the rest of the couture collection were discontinued a few years back but keep an eye out for them - you could alternatively use the larger stamps this set was based on, if you can find them, which were Walk In The Park </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xyMdbO" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2xt6rSG" target="_blank">UK</a>] and Night At The Opera </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: USA, UK]. For this background, I used the dress from the latter in its mini version from the Collection set, which I will call the "Opera Frock" for clarity)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Leaf Green (Wendy Vecchi Collection) </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xt1zgj" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2y22XJU" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b> Vivid Chartreuse</b> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xyFDlw" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2y22Z4u" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>3/4" Golden Talkon paint brush with soft bristles, suitable for acrylic paint</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(any really cheap golden taklon set of brushes will have one of these in it - they're very inexpensive!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>DoCrafts PaperMania 5" by 7" acrylic stamping block</b> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xyFNJE" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2xti389" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>STEP 1: </b>I covered the page entirely in white gesso and left it to dry fully, overnight. I applied it with a damp brush as 2 thin coats, the second applied after about 20 minutes when the first coat had just gone a bit tacky.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>STEP 2</b>: I used the same brush (washed of course and a little damp!) to apply the paints. I applied the yellow first and then added the green on top - I only used up-down brushstrokes to get a nice vibrant blend and was careful not to let the colours mix too much!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>STEP 3</b>: Once the paints had cured for 24h, I stamped the Opera Frock onto the page first in Leaf Green and then in Vivid Chartreuse, making a kind of grid pattern of alternating colours - down at the bottom and along one edge, you have incomplete stamps but that's normal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><u>Screw The Crowd Tag/Tip-In</u> </b>(ink on paper)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Ranger Dylusions Size 10 Journalling Tag </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2wMnGRF" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2fK2LUJ" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Ranger Archival Ink</b> in:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Shadow Grey </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2fqR88y" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2wf2AqO" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Tonic Studios Tim Holtz Stamping Platform </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2xtOJhZ" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2y1TdPN" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(NB: I didn't use this - I used another common tool on the market, but I cannot recommend it as I've heard awful stories of both shop owners trying to get damaged stock sorted out and customers too, and of pretty nasty, bullying tactics from the owner thereof - as such, I won't recommend it, and will recommend the superior product above, that has a nicer price point!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Ranger Dylusions Couture Collection silicone stamp set</b> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: USA, UK]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(this set and the rest of the couture collection were discontinued a few years back but keep an eye out for them - you could alternatively use the larger stamps this set was based on, if you can find them, which were Walk In The Park </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: USA, <a href="http://amzn.to/2xt6rSG" target="_blank">UK</a>] and Night At The Opera </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: USA, UK]. For this tag, I used the dress from the former and one of the hats too, in their mini versions from the Collection set, which I will call the "Park Frock" for clarity)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Kuretake ZIG Clean Colour Real Brush Markers</b> in:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>022 Carmine Red</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b> 025 Pink</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b> 071 Flesh Colour</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(I got these from the ZIG Clean Colour Real Brush Markers 24 Pack </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2wQlSCl" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2hservw" target="_blank">UK</a>])</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Winsor and Newton Series 7 Kolinsky Sable Size 0 Round</b> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Ranger </b></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2y1VVVt" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2jY1xtU" target="_blank">UK</a>]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(this is the brush I used, but it ain't cheap - as you probably know, I'm really a fine-art watercolourist so I don't have many inexpensive brushes - but do try the Prolene Plus Size 0 Round as an excellent high-quality-low-price alternative - you can get with a set of other beautiful Prolene Plus brushes too for very economical price - BUY NOW <a href="http://amzn.to/2wQ4VYS" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2weQWMx" target="_blank">UK</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Ranger Dylusions Paint Pens</b> in:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Postbox Red</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b>Cut Grass</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(these don't come in open stock, so you'll need to get the 6-pack of Dylusions Paint Pens </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">[BUY NOW: <a href="http://amzn.to/2y2qtXj" target="_blank">USA</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2jUADD1" target="_blank">UK</a>] to get them - they're SO cool!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>STEP 3</b>: Whilst the frock dried, I did the same on the hat, this time using Carmine Red. I did the shoes in Carmine Red also, and once the frock was dry too, the belt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>STEP 4</b>: The legs of this image are just single lines, so I added a narrow cone in Flesh Colour that you can hardly see to be honest on the cream tag - doing this added a 'leg' and made the original grey line into the seams on her stockings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>STEP 5</b>: Using the Dylusions Paint Pens I then wrote in a very free and non-conformist way, in Postbox Red (to match the Opera Frock) and Cut Grass (to represent the crowd of Park Frock ladies) my sentiment - <i>why be one of the crowd</i>?</span><br />
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