I love your system Scott, thanks for sharing, perfect for having plenty of strongly pigmented washes available so that you can paint freely and spontaneously without worrying about mixing on the fly. I'm going to have a think about whether to get a bunch of bowls and try it out!
Thanks Lois! I also love your tray with the watercolour squeezed out of the tube that you use right there and then. I have heard people say that if the pigment dries out it becomes more dull but that has not been my experience. The only thing that seems to affect the pigment is dust and moths if you leave them out! By the way was going to say you should check out the website blog.feedspot.com/watercolor_painting_youtube_channels/ they will list your channel for free. Many watercolour channels I know are on there.
@@ScottSwinson Hi Scott! You are really endowed with the skill of guiding us with such ease and simplicity! Thanks for that. Guess using cling film/ food wrap could prevent dust and moth, whilst at the same time reduce drying time. Worth trying! Warmest regards from Mauritius!!
So your table and bowls of pigment comprise your palette. That is art in itself. Trying out your method and the results really are true to the fluidity of colors in our tropical skies. Thanks for being unique!
Hello again. This answers my questions about your previous video. It's very interesting to see how other artists practice. Thank you for taking the time to explain your way of doing things to us. Have a good end of the day.
Hi Nathalie! Yes this would have been the video I pointed you towards. Glad you found it helpful. Let me know if you have any other questions. Cheers Scott
@@ScottSwinson thanks Scott. I picked this up from your “mentor” in “Landscapes of the Imagination” and use them whenever I can - albeit very small bowls.
What a timely video!! Was standing in a $2 shop in Maroubra yesterday looking at the little white bowls thinking of your paint system!! Bought 6 to start. You've inspired me Scott!! Would love to know some of your colours. Saw a couple of bowls to the left that showed some wonderful choices. TFS!!
Thats pretty cool! Grab those $2 bowls. They are brilliant! Just got to make sure they don't tip over too easily! Glad I've inspired you! I replied to the comment below with all the colours I use. Good luck! by the way what does TFS! stand for?
I use winsor and newton colours. The most common colours I use are: yellow ochre, cobalt blue, light red, mix of cobalt blue and light red, cobalt turquoise, cobalt turquoise light, raw umber, burnt umber, alizirin cimson, cad yellow, winsor yellow, mix of winsor blue (red shade) and light red, paynes grey, french ultramarine, cerulean blue, raw sienna and burnt sienna. I think that is about it....
Thanks! Glad you like the video!! Most of those paintings are inspiration for me by Geoff Dyer, Tasmanian Landscape artist. His oils are amazing!!!!! 👍🙏
I have been toying with this idea and usually when I am doing a big Lena painting I mix up some paint in the little squeeze bottles you can get at cheap shops. That way I can run a band of another colour where I want it. But today I mixed up a bowl of my first Scott colour. I’ve just been reluctant to squeeze out so much from a tube previously. So I thought I’d start on some mixes of my older Art Spectrum paints to break myself into it. I now prefer W&N or DS paints. I’ll let you k ow how I progress
Hi Jen! Got your email! What an amazing painting you did!!! I really love it! The best one I have seen of yours! Congratulations on the bowl of watercolour! It can be a bit scary to squeeze that much watercolour out of the tube!! I'm about to post your video on Patreon! See you there! cheers Scott
This has really helped me as I don't get the paint to that creamy consistency therefore everything is too watery. I don't have the space in my house for bowls lying about and I don't get to paint as much as I like so would need to find a storage space. So they keep for weeks or months?
Hi Empeoen! Glad it has helped! It is easy with watercolour to do weak washes and try to paint with too much detail. In terms of storage the bowls can keep for months dried out. Obviously the longer they dry out the longer you will want to leave some water sitting on top before trying to mix them up into a wash. Good luck! 👍
So Scott if you want to put out some paint from your bowl or mix it with another colour, you put it on your table? My table wouldn’t be able to handle that I think as it’s only a matt laminéx sort. But I suppose I could just put it onto a big dinner plate that I use a lot. I want to also get an enamel baking dish like Lois Davison uses. I’ll look in op shops for one. I have lots of little bowls to try this out, but dust and bugs could be a problem. I suppose I could put glad wrap over it? I even had a big tarantula spider come into my water one night. Sent a photo to the museum and they identified it. Joys of North Queensland. Ha ha.
Hi Jen, yes I do colour mixing on the table. I used to just have a square chunk of thin laminate bench top. It worked well! You can buy bowls that stack on top of each other with a lid for the top one! See if you can find them! 👍
Hi Missher! Yes just winsor and Newton paint from a tube squeezed into a bowl then water added. In between painting sessions I let it dry out. Then wet it again with my spray bottle, then mix it up with a mixing brush then paint! 👍👍
Thanks for this. When you recharge the dried paint does it not always weaken what was in the bowl already? Do you have to add more pigment each time you re-wet a bowl to maintain the strength?
Hi Joe, no it's all good. I just make sure I don't add too much water. It is really easy to add too much water if you just pour it in. that's why I use the spray bottle.
Hi Yvonne, I use winsor and newton colours. The most common colours I use are: yellow ochre, cobalt blue, light red, mix of cobalt blue and light red, cobalt turquoise, cobalt turquoise light, raw umber, burnt umber, alizirin cimson, cad yellow, winsor yellow, mix of winsor blue (red shade) and light red, paynes grey, french ultramarine, cerulean blue, raw sienna and burnt sienna. I think that is about it. 🙏👍
I really like how you have your paints, they seem extremely convenient that way. Seems like in watercolor there's a lot less waste , with paint anyway.
It is really convenient Shannon, the only thing you need to watch if using something like a hake brush is loading up with too much pigment trim washing the brush out. But apart from that it works really well!! 👍
I know! Great way to paint. You can even spray the excess paint that is in the brush back into the bowl. Even better! And paint with the jar you clean your brush with by coming back a few days later. 👍
Hi again! Actually I don't. You would think that I would painting in this way but actually I have tubes of light red that I bought 13 years ago that I am only just using up now! You should give it a try. You don't waste anything as you just let the paint dry then use it again. 👍
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That helps a lot. It confirms the problem I have, which is not using enough paint out of the tube.
Glad it was helpful Patricia. Strong pigment, especially working wet in wet, is really important. 🙏
I love your system Scott, thanks for sharing, perfect for having plenty of strongly pigmented washes available so that you can paint freely and spontaneously without worrying about mixing on the fly. I'm going to have a think about whether to get a bunch of bowls and try it out!
Thanks Lois! I also love your tray with the watercolour squeezed out of the tube that you use right there and then. I have heard people say that if the pigment dries out it becomes more dull but that has not been my experience. The only thing that seems to affect the pigment is dust and moths if you leave them out! By the way was going to say you should check out the website blog.feedspot.com/watercolor_painting_youtube_channels/
they will list your channel for free. Many watercolour channels I know are on there.
@@ScottSwinson Hi Scott! You are really endowed with the skill of guiding us with such ease and simplicity! Thanks for that. Guess using cling film/ food wrap could prevent dust and moth, whilst at the same time reduce drying time. Worth trying! Warmest regards from Mauritius!!
So your table and bowls of pigment comprise your palette. That is art in itself. Trying out your method and the results really are true to the fluidity of colors in our tropical skies. Thanks for being unique!
Hi Ernestina! Thanks! Glad you like the videos! Happy painting! 👍👍
Sretna sam i prije početka vašega slikanja jer znam da će biti dobar osjećaj na kraju ❤...hvala
Very helpful. Thanks and Love from Germany 👍😊
Hi Sesam, you’re welcome! It’s always good to see how someone else uses their medium! Thanks for watching! 🙏😃
love your large and energetic brush strokes! you inspire me.
Hi Jayne! Thanks! I do love to paint in standing with energy. Sometimes I do a few too many energetic brush strokes! Thanks for watching!👍🙏😀
It sure is fun to watch you paint! This was a super helpful video! Thanks.
Thanks! You are always welcome Thom!
Hello again. This answers my questions about your previous video. It's very interesting to see how other artists practice. Thank you for taking the time to explain your way of doing things to us. Have a good end of the day.
Hi Nathalie! Yes this would have been the video I pointed you towards. Glad you found it helpful. Let me know if you have any other questions. Cheers Scott
Thanks for sharing your method with us!
No worries Helene!
I would like to see more pigments how to use and mix to create different styles. What colours do you used.
Hi Lee! I’m pretty sure I’ve done a video on that! I’ll have a look and see if I can find it. Eel free to search my channel as well! 👍👍
Great setup. Ty Scott.
You're welcome! thanks for watching!
This was REALLY useful. Thank you.
Hi Mike! Glad it was helpful! It is not common to paint like this out of bowls with watercolour but I really enjoy the freedom of working in this way!
@@ScottSwinson thanks Scott. I picked this up from your “mentor” in “Landscapes of the Imagination” and use them whenever I can - albeit very small bowls.
What a timely video!! Was standing in a $2 shop in Maroubra yesterday looking at the little white bowls thinking of your paint system!! Bought 6 to start. You've inspired me Scott!! Would love to know some of your colours. Saw a couple of bowls to the left that showed some wonderful choices. TFS!!
Thats pretty cool! Grab those $2 bowls. They are brilliant! Just got to make sure they don't tip over too easily! Glad I've inspired you! I replied to the comment below with all the colours I use. Good luck! by the way what does TFS! stand for?
@@ScottSwinson my question as well!
@@ScottSwinson TFS means Thanks For Sharing. I obviously watch way too much UA-cam and am learning all the parlance!!
Thanks for letting me know! TFLMK!
I use winsor and newton colours. The most common colours I use are: yellow ochre, cobalt blue, light red, mix of cobalt blue and light red, cobalt turquoise, cobalt turquoise light, raw umber, burnt umber, alizirin cimson, cad yellow, winsor yellow, mix of winsor blue (red shade) and light red, paynes grey, french ultramarine, cerulean blue, raw sienna and burnt sienna. I think that is about it....
Good idea and The painting in the wall look amazing
Thanks! Glad you like the video!! Most of those paintings are inspiration for me by Geoff Dyer, Tasmanian Landscape artist. His oils are amazing!!!!! 👍🙏
thanks Scott!!
No worries Stone! Always welcome! 👍
❤❤❤ Conserve your valuable pigments.
Great video. I have been wondering about how you created your bowls.
I have been toying with this idea and usually when I am doing a big Lena painting I mix up some paint in the little squeeze bottles you can get at cheap shops. That way I can run a band of another colour where I want it. But today I mixed up a bowl of my first Scott colour. I’ve just been reluctant to squeeze out so much from a tube previously. So I thought I’d start on some mixes of my older Art Spectrum paints to break myself into it. I now prefer W&N or DS paints. I’ll let you k ow how I progress
Hi Jen! Got your email! What an amazing painting you did!!! I really love it! The best one I have seen of yours! Congratulations on the bowl of watercolour! It can be a bit scary to squeeze that much watercolour out of the tube!! I'm about to post your video on Patreon! See you there! cheers Scott
This has really helped me as I don't get the paint to that creamy consistency therefore everything is too watery. I don't have the space in my house for bowls lying about and I don't get to paint as much as I like so would need to find a storage space. So they keep for weeks or months?
Hi Empeoen! Glad it has helped! It is easy with watercolour to do weak washes and try to paint with too much detail. In terms of storage the bowls can keep for months dried out. Obviously the longer they dry out the longer you will want to leave some water sitting on top before trying to mix them up into a wash. Good luck! 👍
That was most interesting, may I ask what colour the light blue in the small dish is. It has a pale turquoise sort of shade?
Hi Mike! It is cobalt turquoise light! Very amazing colour! When added wet in wet will push other pigments out of the way! Such a dominant pigment!
@@ScottSwinson Thank you for responding.
So Scott if you want to put out some paint from your bowl or mix it with another colour, you put it on your table? My table wouldn’t be able to handle that I think as it’s only a matt laminéx sort. But I suppose I could just put it onto a big dinner plate that I use a lot. I want to also get an enamel baking dish like Lois Davison uses. I’ll look in op shops for one. I have lots of little bowls to try this out, but dust and bugs could be a problem. I suppose I could put glad wrap over it? I even had a big tarantula spider come into my water one night. Sent a photo to the museum and they identified it. Joys of North Queensland. Ha ha.
Hi Jen, yes I do colour mixing on the table. I used to just have a square chunk of thin laminate bench top. It worked well! You can buy bowls that stack on top of each other with a lid for the top one! See if you can find them! 👍
@@ScottSwinson ok. Thanks Scott.
Wonder if cheap "poundland" plastic bowls with clip on lids might be useful
Hi Joe, that are good for a travel kit set up but they do wobble and are easier to tip over! 👍
Thank you, I had been wondering about your system. What is your table top made from?
Hi Terry, glad it was helpful. The table top was bought from bunnings. It is Aligloss White/Black composite panel. 1220mm x 2440mm x 3mm. 👍
Scott Swinson thank you.
Is it just alot of paint in the bowl and water or there something else in it?
Hi Missher! Yes just winsor and Newton paint from a tube squeezed into a bowl then water added. In between painting sessions I let it dry out. Then wet it again with my spray bottle, then mix it up with a mixing brush then paint! 👍👍
Thanks for this. When you recharge the dried paint does it not always weaken what was in the bowl already? Do you have to add more pigment each time you re-wet a bowl to maintain the strength?
Hi Joe, no it's all good. I just make sure I don't add too much water. It is really easy to add too much water if you just pour it in. that's why I use the spray bottle.
What colour do you use.....
Hi Yvonne, I use winsor and newton colours. The most common colours I use are: yellow ochre, cobalt blue, light red, mix of cobalt blue and light red, cobalt turquoise, cobalt turquoise light, raw umber, burnt umber, alizirin cimson, cad yellow, winsor yellow, mix of winsor blue (red shade) and light red, paynes grey, french ultramarine, cerulean blue, raw sienna and burnt sienna. I think that is about it. 🙏👍
I really like how you have your paints, they seem extremely convenient that way. Seems like in watercolor there's a lot less waste , with paint anyway.
It is really convenient Shannon, the only thing you need to watch if using something like a hake brush is loading up with too much pigment trim washing the brush out. But apart from that it works really well!! 👍
You've got some big pans
Yes I do! 👍
Expensive paints and all, nothing goes to waste :)
I know! Great way to paint. You can even spray the excess paint that is in the brush back into the bowl. Even better! And paint with the jar you clean your brush with by coming back a few days later. 👍
You must use up a tube of paint pretty quick .
Hi again! Actually I don't. You would think that I would painting in this way but actually I have tubes of light red that I bought 13 years ago that I am only just using up now! You should give it a try. You don't waste anything as you just let the paint dry then use it again. 👍