This one's fantastic, I love the way you added in the Joshua Tree as well!

Thank you! =D I'm about to upload yours and Crimson's too. ^^

Oh gosh, excitement! ;3;

PREPARE FOR QUESTIONS RELATED TO ART STUFF

What type(brand) of materials do you use?
The colors look so rich and vibrant and I need to get some new supplies for FWA
Also how big are these(I think I already know but I'm really just curious)



OKAY END OF QUESTIONS ABOUT ART STUFF, NOW FOR COMMENTS:

I really do love these badges your making. they are so cute and so so much personality. I love that you've been adding little things like the tree in there as well <3 cant wait to see the others

I AM READY! *girds loins*

The paper I'm using is 300lb coldpress Fabriano, a high quality heavy textured watercolor paper. My paints are primarily Winsor & Newton (aka Cotman), but I've been adding the occasional tube of Daniel Smith paints to my collection as well. My ink is a black India ink, but the label on the bottle has long since worn off. It's waterproof though, I know that for sure! And my brushes are sable rounds, best for watercolor if you ask me.

ALSO, look into getting a waterbrush! Waterbrushes have a water well where the handle is, which means the bristles are always wet, and you don't need a water cup. They self clean as you paint, and are handy for watercolor on the go.

Each one is 3" X 4", and thank you so much for the kind comment! =D

Thank you! I got a little winsor and newton kit froma friend and got to play around with it some last year at AC( I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I"M DOING :D) so it's good to know at least I know i can stick with that brand. I'll keep the india ink in mind next time I go a searching too

I actually got a couple of waterbrushes as a suggestion from a friend last year, they are REALLY neat..I definitely need more practice though. I was afraid of piling on too much color too quickly. Also Do they still sell sable brushes any more? Last I heard they got banned..or something in america..or something. Which I'm very sad about because I tried to get one right around the time it happened *cries*

Otherwise Thank you citizen for your very helpful and informative information.
*flies off into a wall*

I got the same kit, 12 cakes right? If you're contains pthalo blue, BEWARE THAT SHIT INFECTS ALL OTHER COLORS. I'm very careful to keep it contained, because just a little bit of it on the other cakes will really change the color, and waste a bunch of paint as you try to get it out of there. But it's so pretty, and I love using it. ;___;

I heard the same thing about sable brushes, but I keep finding them all over the place in art supply stores, so I dunno. If you find any, snap them up just in case! I'm due to get a new larger sable round myself, had this same one for about 16 years and it is RAGGED.

We are very limited on local supply stores...pretty much just michaels(makes me cry a bit inside)

AND NOW IM WORRIED I ALREADY DID IT..IS IS THAT SUPER PRETTY DEEP BLUE?? WHAT HAVE I DDDOOONNNEEE (No seriously, I have to check i might have ruined all the cakes......) I think I was pretty careful...but ITS ME AND I DO STUPID THINGS SOMETIMES.



but yea same kit, a friend of theirs gave it to them, they never used it and was like HEY HERE YOU GO. I dont think either of us new the valuehttp://youtu.be/i3FWQcO8plk of it till waaayyy later, though I knew they were good paints hahaha

Don't worry, with a little care pthalo can be your BEST friend!

Once you really get into this, start looking into Daniel Smith paints. You can order what's called a dot test paper directly from Daniel Smith, which has teeny dried dots of various pigments for you to test. These colors are just so glorious, I had an art-gasm the first time I tried them. Now it's my goal to replace my Winsor Newton cakes with all Daniel Smith, but they are pricey so it's slow goin!

ooooo i'll have to try them..they sound shiny D:

Also I just checked Dick blick and apparently you can still get sable brushes, but they are very regulated and can be hard to get now...Their store says they'll be restocked 1/23 for most sizes, I think it's JUST for the kolinskys sable I think regular sable is still good to go hahahaha

Gah! Wish I could do arts as good as you!!

Oh my goodness, that looks excellent! And that's black INK??? The richness of that black just looks crazy good, I'm so used to seeing black in traditional pieces being some type of gray instead, really does give it some wonderful color contrast and depth with the rest of the piece! :3

I have never found a better ink than India ink ;) Rapidograph pens require it, they are refillable.

This is really beautiful!

This is so pretty. I like competent watercolors. well done.

Scott