Color Notes

Observing Color – A Systematic Approach to Color Documentation

Color exists long before it becomes paint Color is present throughout the natural and built environment. It appears in plants, minerals, metals, ceramics, textiles, and countless other materials. Light, surface...

Observing Color – A Systematic Approach to Color Documentation

Color exists long before it becomes paint Color is present throughout the natural and built environment. It appears in plants, minerals, metals, ceramics, textiles, and countless other materials. Light, surface...

Why Handmade Honey Watercolors Can Take Weeks or Even Months to Complete

When a handmade honey watercolor pan is finished, only the final result is visible. The material development behind it, however, may have taken several weeks or even months. Unlike industrial...

Why Handmade Honey Watercolors Can Take Weeks or Even Months to Complete

When a handmade honey watercolor pan is finished, only the final result is visible. The material development behind it, however, may have taken several weeks or even months. Unlike industrial...

Why Make Handmade Watercolors?

Handmade production is more than a manufacturing method When people think about handmade watercolors, the first thing that often comes to mind is the fact that they are made by...

Why Make Handmade Watercolors?

Handmade production is more than a manufacturing method When people think about handmade watercolors, the first thing that often comes to mind is the fact that they are made by...

Why Do Handmade Watercolors Take Longer to Make?

Production Time Is More Than the Manufacturing Process People who discover handmade watercolors for the first time often notice that they take much longer to produce than industrially manufactured paints....

Why Do Handmade Watercolors Take Longer to Make?

Production Time Is More Than the Manufacturing Process People who discover handmade watercolors for the first time often notice that they take much longer to produce than industrially manufactured paints....

Why Material Development Benefits from Fewer Variables

Discussions about handmade watercolors often focus on what has been added to a formulation. Stabilizers, preservatives, wetting agents and other functional additives are commonly used to improve specific properties or...

Why Material Development Benefits from Fewer Variables

Discussions about handmade watercolors often focus on what has been added to a formulation. Stabilizers, preservatives, wetting agents and other functional additives are commonly used to improve specific properties or...

What Material Patterns Become Visible After Developing More Than 300 Handmade Watercolors?

The development of handmade watercolors is often measured by the number of colors that have been created. Over time, however, another form of progress becomes more significant. As more pigments...

What Material Patterns Become Visible After Developing More Than 300 Handmade Watercolors?

The development of handmade watercolors is often measured by the number of colors that have been created. Over time, however, another form of progress becomes more significant. As more pigments...