A Well Rounded Watercolor Palette
THE COLORS ON MY PALETTE
Here is a list of the watercolors that always seem to be on my palette. I often have other colors that I call my “guest colors” that come and go but the ones listed below are my favorite.
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COLOR
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BRAND
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NOTES
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SUBSTITUTE COLOR
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Lemon Yellow
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D.S.
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Good cool yellow
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Hansa Yellow Med.
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Phthalo Yellow Green
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D.S.
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Bright spring green
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Cadmium Green Pale
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Rich Green Gold
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D.S.
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Mix with blues and yellows for greenery
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Phthalo Green YS
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D.S.
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Phthalo Turquoise
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D.S.
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Great for making darks
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Cobalt Blue Teal
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D.S.
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Good “Pop” color
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Cerulean
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D.S. or W.N.
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Manganese Blue/ good for skies & foliage
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Cobalt Blue
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W.N. or D.S.
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Good for skies
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Phthalo Blue RS
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D.S.
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Great for making darks and adding to foliage
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French Ultramarine
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D.S. or W.N.
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The warmest blue
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Carbazole Violet
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D.S.
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Good for adding to shadows
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Cobalt Violet Deep
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Quinacridone Violet
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D.S. or W.N.
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Good shadow color
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Permanent Magenta
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Permanent Rose
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W.N.
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Quinacridone Rose/ good for flowers
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Permanent Red
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D.S. or W.N.
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True red
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Winsor Red
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Permanent Orange
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D.S.
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Good for flowers
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Quinacridone Burnt Orange
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D.S.
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Good earth tone
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Quinacridone Gold
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D.S.
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Stone wall, mixes well to make greens
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New Gamboge
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D.S.
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Indian Yellow
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D.S. = Daniel Smith; W.N. = Winsor Newton
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