Most Used Watercolors From My Bijou Box

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A Gallo Royal Yellow (PY154, Hansa Yellow Med, Primary Yellow), Carmine (PV19, Cool Red), Aqua (PB15:4, PG7, Phthalo Turquoise, Cool Blue), Indanthrene (PB60, Warm Blue), Burnt Sienna (Pbr7, Mixing Orange Brown).

Picture of the colors in the tin, described in post. It’s a bit messy, and I circled the ones I’m talking about. — I put the colors in my whiskey painters bijou box. It holds 12 half pans.

I think to that I would add a Sap (m graham, earthy green, bossy like Qor), or a Monte Amiata Natural Sienna (Daniel Smith, Yellow Ochre, harder to rewet) to make a set of 6 for travel.

The two blues are essential for me. I usually have mostly blues in a palette. The Amiata sienna and Sap make plein air easier, as does the Burnt sienna. You can make a easy gray with Burnt Sienna and Indanthrene.

Of course, the painting I was doing earlier didn’t have green, so I might have used the Fig (bright green on the right, PY151,PG17) with Indanthrene to get greens, or the Indian Yellow (PY110,PY154) with Aqua. That makes a nice green.

These colors are from A Gallo, Medley Set. You can see the current A Gallo sets on Jackson’s.

They’re handmade Italian watercolors. Made in Italy. From Italy. Made in Italy. Italian Italy Watercolors. (*i may be excited*)