Setting up a limited watercolor palette and putting it to the barn test!

Kristin Van Leuven March 19, 2025
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I’m a watercolor artist from Arizona and I have a passion for education and helping everyone feel like they can paint beautiful paintings at home. Join me as I discuss materials, techniques and show step by step tutorials. New videos release every Wednesday! Thank you for being here ❤️

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In this video I show you my process for setting up a limited watercolor palette and using my barn test to see if the colors work well together. In THIS video Winsor and newton palette: https://amzn.to/3RihWG9 Etsy shop palette: https://www.etsy.com/shop/FloandForj?ref=reviews_header_shopname&listing_id=1567170469#items Letter Sparrow palette: https://qdvid9-5p.myshopify.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabeqIN0o3gaj4qVhOVgAIzY26Hm78R93SSjqY8blIChhgHmnWFqloBuykA_aem_ygKB_KMyG-atw88bOGKPXA Ceramic palette: https://potterybyeleni.com/ Find more tutorials on my patreon channel: Patreon patreon.com/kristinvanleuven For more tips and tutorials, follow me on instagram @hellolovelypeople_ My first book, Modern Watercolor https://amzn.to/3zHaWHv My second book, Your Year in Art: Watercolor https://amzn.to/3zzJg7v Flower color guide https://amzn.to/3SY8OYV Flower color theory https://amzn.to/48lcSH5 Supplies list and links: Paint Lately I've been using handmade paint by letter sparrow and I'm loving it! https://www.lettersparrow.com winsor and newton tube paints https://amzn.to/38WuRas (can select paint color and tube size) Ceramic palette https://amzn.to/3jV41Gb Paint colors in my Winsor and Newton palette Hookers green light emerald viridian cad yellow hue lemon yellow hue cad red deep turquoise Opera rose winsor and newton cotman travel pans (student grade) https://amzn.to/3yRjBXv Daler Rowny 48 watercolor pan set https://amzn.to/4bJFuN6 Lately I've been using handmade paint by letter sparrow and I'm loving it! https://www.lettersparrow.com Paper arches cold press watercolor paper https://amzn.to/3l4wubT Baohong watercolor paper https://amzn.to/3I1mAUv Student grade paper canson cold press https://amzn.to/3z6L9bP “Just Journal It” watercolor notebook Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/JUSTJOURNALIT?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=946783696&from_page=listing Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/just_journal_it_?igsh=dGc1NDhrNG5nM25q Brushes princeton round 2 https://amzn.to/3zYEzVM Princeton round size 8 https://amzn.to/49h9GOd Princeton flat brush https://amzn.to/3SZvk3I Princeton angular https://amzn.to/42KFSqP Polina Bright Brushes link: http://www.polinabright.com/hellolovelypeople code: Hellolovelypeople for 10% off on her site (My favorite is the round brush size 0) Masking fluid w/ brush https://amzn.to/3lThoq9 Masking fluid - fine detail https://amzn.to/4bE1SaK Masking tape https://amzn.to/3T16ujX Travel watercolor kit https://amzn.to/3wlrDfO

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