Filling my watercolor palette ✥ Art Toolkit folio unboxing, setup and swatch

In this video I’m setting up and swatching my new travel watercolor palette: the Folio palette by Art Toolkit.
✥ Chapters ✥
[00:00] Art Toolkit folio watercolor palette
[00:34] DIY alternatives
[02:00] Unboxing
[03:49] Organizing the palette
[05:27] My colors
[13:04] Drying the pans
[14:25] Labelling
[15:13] Problems with cerulean cobalt
[17:04] Swatching
[21:21] Final thoughts
✥ Color references ✥
Schmincke Horadam 215 Lemon Yellow
Schmincke Horadam 657 Transparent Ochre
Sennelier 599 Quinacrigone Gold
Schmincke Horadam 349 Cadmium Red Light
Schmincke Horadam 353 Permanent Carmine
Schmincke Horadam 784 Perylene Green
Schmincke Horadam 521 Hooker’s Green
Schmincke Horadam 519 Phtalo Green
Schmincke Horadam 499 Cobalt Cerulean (later replaced by Qor Cobalt Blue)
Schmincke Horadam 494 Ultramarine Finest
Schmincke Horadam (Super Granulating) 967 Haze Blue
Schmincke Horadam (Super Granulating) 965 Glacier Black
Schmincke Horadam (Super Granulating) 915 Volcano Brown
Sennelier 919 Caput Mortuum
Schmincke Horadam 782 Neutral Tint
Schmincke Horadam 663 Sepia Brown
Schmincke Horadam 661 Burnt Sienna
✥ Music ✥
Immersion by Gavin Luke
In This Moment by Gavin Luke
Gentle As She Goes by Gavin Luke
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[@rejaneb6970]

Bonjour Julie, je suis ravie de vous rejoindre sur cette nouvelle chaîne, j’ai levé le pied sur le tricot pour revenir à mes premières amours : le dessin, l’aquarelle, l’huile... Waiting for your next videos. All the best for you. Réjane

[@Julie.Miette]

Félicitations pour ce retour aux arts ! À très bientôt 😊

[@awatercolourist]

Bonjour! Regarding the cerulean blue, I think you just need to mix the paint in the tube. Use a long needle to mix the paint inside the tube then you can pour it out. My Schmincke cobalt paints were also gloopy and shiny until I mixed the paint inside the tube.

[@Julie.Miette]

Ooh thanks for the tip! I will definitely give it a try 🙇🏻‍♀️

[@canllaith]

Seconding this tip - I think you just have the binder separating rising to the top of the tube.

[@Julie.Miette]

Thanks to you both, I mixed it with a toothpick and the paint seems normal now :)
I had been purchasing Prussian blue in the meantime but I'll have opportunities to try out this cerulean later!

[@awatercolourist]

@@Julie.Miette Glad to be of help!

[@tholi457]

another nice video, it's interesting to see your preferences concerning the colors (you seem to like to have greens in your palette)

[@Julie.Miette]

Thank you! I just love greens, I can't resist them ☺️

[@talpanoe]

Thanks Julie !

[@melodies_are_alive]

I have never seen such a miniscule palette ever! I had to look it up on Art Toolkit's website (there are non of their products available in my country, but I was pleasantly surprised at the ordering of one to be rather quite affordable - currently on sale for 54 Euro). This pocket palette box is delightful (your alternative suggestion on how to create a DIY palette was a clever idea actually). The magnetic attributes of the pans make it very versatile with the ability to customise your palette workspace. A trick to make liquid pigment stick better when spreading on such a smooth surface, is to lightly sand the bottom inner surface of the pan with fine sandpaper. Labelling the underparts was brilliant. A VERY interesting colour choice for your palette. I was surprised at the end state of the pigment Cerulean Cobalt. I have not used this pigment before, instead I always mixed Cerulean with Cobalt when required. I have not noticed any differences in quality/state regarding the use of Cerulean on it's own compared to other pigments in any other medium. It was weird to see that pigment act as it did - especially considering the brand... Very nice colour swatch pages! Excellent reference when planning ahead for a composition. I had to smile when you added Phtalo Green! I have a similar pigment in my oil range (Schmincke Mussini, Helio Green) - and it is INCREDIBLY highly pigmented. Just a dab of it is enough to fill a massive area in it's beautiful colour. Scratches on the outer surfaces of the box now indicate 'character'! 😀I am looking forward to your works with this splendid little box-of-magic. Have great enjoyment using it and thank you for the upload! 🤟

[@Julie.Miette]

Thank you for the trick, I didn't know about it! It's going to be difficult for such small pans but I'll definitely keep it in mind for later.
I rarely use that phtalo, but when you need saturation it's good to have it here, you can always mix down but you can't add saturation to the colors you have. I agree about the scratches! Like well worn boots 🤗