I keep signing up for chances in these watercolor supply giveaways people are offering for World Watercolor Month, and forgetting to put the links here, so you can sign up, too, if you want to… so here is a good one through “Doodlewash”… (Let us know if you win!!)
click here to register for a chance to win some QoR watercolor paints and painting mediums
(image taken from Doodlewash’s giveaway page)
When I register for others, if they look attractive, I’ll link them here for you as well…. I may be offering one of my own, too!
Oh, more REALLY exciting news (for watercolor lovers…)
Daniel Smith, this fall, will be offering their paints in brand new hand poured pan sets!!! I tried QoR’s new pan set not long ago and was really wow’d by their performance. I love QoR, but Daniel Smith is better overall, in my opinion, and I’m super excited that these will be offered. I can’t wait to try them!! They will be offering 6 sets (the pans will not be available individually right now), including a new “Jane’s Grey” pan which they aren’t going to offer any other way… this is a mixed grey Jane Blundell (watercolorist) uses frequently, which everyone loves.
Here is a link to the article on Doodlewash.. instead of stealing their thunder and plagiarizing it, I’ll send you there to read it 🙂
I’m so excited!! Because, you know, all I need in life are MORE PAINTS. Yeah. A brand new line to collect. That’s what I need. Because the crazy collection I have now is unable to satisfy my inner watercolorist???? … (I’m actually embarrassed by the quantity I have now, but I love them ALL. Like babies. Really. Don’t judge me.)
(-photo from Doodlewash’s page. OMG look how delectable… I know what I’m asking Santa for.)
ThreeSixFiveArt 
That is wonderful new Holly – I’ve always wished that Daniel Smith would do their watercolours in a pan form. I’m definitely going to treat myself… ! I hope they will sell the pans individually as well eventually… how exciting!
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I don’t NEED these, but I’m so looking forward to them and I’ll definitely try at least one set, and see how I feel about them. I’m quite content using their tubes and making my own pans. I prefer using full pans to half pans, even though I only fill one side of them… that way I have an area to add water and create a thinner wash easily, and larger brushes work well, too. If I could, I would use the very large pans Japanese paints use (their full size pan is shallow but long, to accommodate the larger japanese brushes… pans like the kuretake gansai tambi sets have. But I can’t find those pans empty anywhere!!)
(ha!! I say I’ll try at least one… I have no self control and see me “trying” them all as soon as I possibly can…)
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LOL !! I would probably buy the Ultimate Mixing Palette, as it has the widest variety of colours. I agree with you about the half pans – full pans are much more economical and practical…
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